Senior Legal Assistant (Safeguarding & Education)

Job Title: Senior Legal Assistant (Safeguarding & Education) Rate of Pay: £19.85 per hour Hours: 37 hours per week Location: Hybrid/Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, B69 3DE. Start Date: ASAP Contract type: Agency

Job Description and Personnel Specification are attached, which also provides more information above the role.

Brief description: This post supports pre-proceedings PLO, discharge of care applications and private law. The ideal candidate should be a Member or Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives (or equivalent) or a newly qualified Solicitor or Barrister (or equivalent). Alternatively, in the absence of being able to meet this criteria, 3 years' experience of practical legal work (to include 2 years' experience of practical legal work in childcare).

Sandwell is in the heart of the Midlands and 10 minutes train ride from the centre of Birmingham and is a rapidly expanding, vibrant and diverse place to live, work and play. How better to contribute to our vision than through a unique and rewarding career with Sandwell? So, if you're looking for the chance to make a difference, this is the role for you.

This role would be suitable for someone who can demonstrate the ability to deal with a high and varied caseload, with excellent client care skills, and an eagerness to provide a high-quality service to our clients.

Please can agencies send over a CV, 2x up to date references and a copy of Terms and Conditions. *You must include your agency on-cost details to each submission. Stated rates must be inclusive of all known costs.

No DBS is required for this role. Please note this advert is also out with our Master Vendor

You will receive further information regarding invoice terms if your candidate is appointed to this role. Invoices must be sent electronically on a weekly basis to [email protected] along with your workers authorised timesheet supplied by your agency. Payments are then released 14 days from the date of the invoice.

The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement opportunity, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the related documents. To submit your documents, you will be required to opt in.

For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. If you require further assistance in respect of the system, please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810.

Closing Date: Thursday 24th August 2023 at 17:00pm.

Additional information: The Quotation Document(s) will be made available to suppliers who Express Interest on the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Tendering Portal. To access the portal please click the following link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc

You will be required to log into an existing account or register a new one. Once logged in, from the top menu bar click on 'Tenders' to list all the current opportunities. Once you have found the relevant opportunity you should click on 'View Details' in order to Express Interest.

Closing date for submission of quotations is Thursday 24th August 2023 at 17:00pm.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No