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Case Management Officer

Employer
West Berkshire Council
Location
Newbury, Berkshire
Salary
£33,136 - £43,757 per annum
Closing date
1 Oct 2018

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Practice area
Crime, Regulatory
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years
Position
Solicitor
Sector
Public sector/Charities

Job Details

Case Management Officer

Economy & Environment

Public Protection and Culture
Public Protection Partnership

37 hours per week

Permanent

£33,136 - £43,757 per annum, grade J-K

The Public Protection Partnership is a shared service delivering Trading Standards, Environmental Health and Licensing functions to 450K residents and over 10,000 businesses across Bracknell Forest, West Berkshire and Wokingham.

The Case Management Unit works jointly with Oxfordshire County Council (Trading Standards and Fire Services) and Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service to deliver a case management function that specialises in regulatory and general crime.

The work of the unit covers a range of fields from:

  • unfair trading
  • food safety  
  • health and safety
  • licensing  
  • housing to
  • enviro-crime  
  • fire safety
  • regulatory matters
  • major frauds
  • asset recovery 

The workload is significant hence the team includes three case managers as well as two Accredited Financial Investigators and specialist disclosure resource.  

We are now seeking an experienced lawyer to carry out case management functions as part of the unit. The work of the successful candidate will include evidential analysis, the provision of advice to OIC’s, magistrates court advocacy, advising on procedural applications, proceeds of crime procedural and court oversight, disclosure etc.

The successful candidate will be a qualified lawyer with experience in crime and regulatory law including significant knowledge of some or all of the law enforced by trading standards, environmental health, licensing and fire and rescue services. An in-depth understanding of legal framework governing investigations is also essential.  

West Berkshire Council offer excellent employment benefits such as flexible working, access to a wide range of relevant training, local government pension scheme, family friendly policies, a range of local discounts and much more. You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave entitlement of 26 days per annum rising to a maximum of 34 days, depending on how long you’ve worked for us and the grade of your job.

This role has been identified as public facing in accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2017; the requirement to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English applies.

For an informal discussion please contact Mary Kigonya, Acting Team Manager – Case Management on 01635 519123 or Sean Murphy, Public Protection Manager on 01635 519930.

Based in Newbury, Wokingham or Bracknell with travel required across Berkshire and Oxfordshire.

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Closing date: 1st October 2018

Interview Date: 11th October 2018

Company

West Berkshire Council

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