Senior Official (Legal and Casework)

£43,023 per annum

Based in Rednal, Birmingham

The NASUWT is the leading Trade Union representing the interests of teachers and school leaders throughout the UK, working across the maintained sector and in academies and independent schools.

The NASUWT offers an excellent benefits package and 48 days leave per year inclusive of public holidays and closure days.

Our Legal and Casework team provides advice, support and guidance to lay activists and paid officials across the full range of legal services, including employment and trade union law, industrial disputes, professional regulatory work, teachers’ contracts and legal challenges to government policy.

Working as part of a team, you will undertake casework up to and including employment tribunals, liaise with solicitors and ensure that the Union effectively applies all relevant legislation to its activities.

You will be able to demonstrate an excellent understanding of employment law, and experience in providing related legal advice and guidance on behalf of workers is essential.

You will also provide training and undertake policy work and represent the union at external meetings and events.

Closing date for receipt of applications: 23 April 2018.

An application pack can be downloaded from the NASUWT website:

www.nasuwt.org.uk/jobs quoting the reference: SOLC6.

Any queries should be directed to: personnel@mail.nasuwt.org.uk or tel: +44 (0)121 457 6225.

The NASUWT is an equal opportunities employer