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Senior Caseworker

  • Full time
  • £29,693 – £33,458
  • East Kilbride
  • Closing 19th February 2023


  • Advertised from 30th January 2023
  • 35 hours. Salary depending on skills and experience

Role

Collette Stevenson MSP is looking for a Senior Caseworker to join her team

Working for a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP)

MSPs are employers in their own right. Under their employment, you will become part of a team supporting them in carrying out their duties. You'll work in a dynamic and fast paced environment to provide an outstanding service for constituents.

Key Responsibilities

• Engaging with constituents, responding to public enquiries and managing cases through to completion.

- 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

• Advocating on constituent’s behalf with relevant bodies to resolve matters.

• Attending surgeries, producing reports, briefing me and drafting responses

• 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.

• Providing office and administrative support and representing on my behalf as and when required.

- Monitoring and regularly reporting on office budgets and dealing with constituency utility accounts.

About You

Requirements:

• Previous experience in a casework-type role, in supporting people making representations or in engaging as a professional with bodies such as the NHS, social security agencies and social work, would be desirable.

• 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 confident in managing budgets

• 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.

Application notes

Closing date: 11.59pm on Sunday 19th February 2023

To apply, please visit careers.parliament.scot/vacancies/497/senior-caseworker-for-collette-stevenson-msp.html to upload your CV and a Supporting Statement. Your supporting statement should outline how you meet the requirements detailed above for this role. Applications that do not include a supporting statement may not be considered.