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Caseworker for Jenny Gilruth MSP

  • Full time
  • £29,335
  • On site: Markinch
  • Closing 1st June 2026

As a Caseworker, you will play a vital role in Jenny’s office, helping to ensure that constituents concerns are heard, understood, and acted upon. You will work in a public‑facing capacity, serving as the first point of contact for constituents through providing support to address personal and community issues on a local level.

Responsibilities

  • Supporting with keeping casework up to date and responding to public enquiries.
    • Keeping cases up to date by tracking, logging and recognising when to escalate issues within team.
    • Meeting constituents on a wide range of issues, including those of a sensitive nature and escalating accordingly.
    • Advocating on constituent's behalf with relevant bodies to resolve matters.
  • Reviewing constituent records and documentation in line with casework GDPR requirements.
    • Ensuring casework filing systems, both electronic and manual, are kept up-to-date in line with GDPR requirements.

Requirements

  • Have excellent organisational skills while being flexible in prioritising workloads during busy times.
  • Have excellent communications skills, with accurate attention to detail and the ability to work effectively with colleagues.
  • Be patient and sensitive while remaining objective and open minded.
  • Be comfortable being in a front facing role explaining regulations such as GDPR to the general public.
  • Be acutely aware of the responsibility of representing those unable to do so themselves in certain situations.
  • Have a natural interest in helping people with a curiosity to probe for further information where required.
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