Legal Services Support Officer - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills

Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills
Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills
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Birmingham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Reference number:


Salary:

- £26,874 - £27,144- £26,874 per annum (pro rata). Rising to £27,144 per annum (pro
- rata) on successful completion of probation.
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Part-time minimum 4 days

Job grade:


  • Executive Officer
  • B3 APT
    Contract type:
  • Temporary
    Length of employment:
  • Temporary until 31 March 2024 (This role may become permanent)

Business area:


  • Strategy and Engagement Directorate
    Type of role:
  • Legal Services
  • Other
    Working pattern:
  • Fulltime, Parttime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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About the job


Benefits:

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Location

  • 23 Stephenson Street, BirminghamAbout the job

Job summary:

The Legal Services team provides legal and professional advice on all aspects arising from Ofsted's work.

We work in supportive, specialist teams that handle a broad range of different areas of law including public law, judicial review, children's social care law, education law and litigation relevant to Ofsted.


As a Legal Services Support Officer you will provide high quality support to the Legal Services Team compromising of dedicated paralegal support to the in-house and the lawyers as required.


Job description:

The key responsibilities of the role are outlined below. However, this is an overview of the role and is not exhaustive. Ofsted reserves the right to assign other duties commensurate with the
B3 APT grade as required.

  • To provide administrative support for the team, as required.
  • To liaise as necessary with legal finance and with other paralegal officers regarding invoices for payment.
  • To book meetings and travel arrangements and carry out other routine administrative tasks for the team.
  • To manage the team's correspondence
  • To undertake legal research and other research, as required.
  • To organise training for the team.
  • To assist with regulatory enforcement matters under the supervision of the regulatory enforcement lawyers as required.
  • Liaising with external parties in respect to enforcement matters.
  • Preparing bundles and other court documents.
  • Managing court and third party correspondence.
  • Filing documents with the Care Standards Tribunal ("the tribunal") or at Court and attending the tribunal or at Court, as required.

Person specification:


  • Please refer to job specification for more information

Behaviours:

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Seeing the Big Picture
  • Making Effective Decisions
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Managing a Quality Service
  • Delivering at Pace

Technical skills:

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

  • Ability to organise and prioritise a workload and work to tight deadlines whilst maintaining a positive attitude.
  • Ability to communicate accurately, clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing with a wide range of clients and various stakeholders
  • Experience of working in an office administration capacity.

Benefits:


Ofsted is committed to maintaining employee health and wellbeing, whether it is physically, emotionally, financially or socially, and offers a range of benefits to support employees in this.

Such benefits include the option to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme, professional and personal development opportunities, 32.5 annual leave days per annum (plus eight days public holiday) and counselling and advisory services for you and your family.


Ofsted operates a hybrid working approach, allowing colleagues to benefit from time in the office, with the flexibility also to work from home.

Our expectation is that you will spend at least 60% of your time working in your office, or at external meetings or events.

The exact balance will depend on the nature of your role and the suitability of your home environment, and will be discussed and agreed with your line manager.

Any move to Ofsted from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility here.

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Selection process details:


  • This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills

Application and Shortlisting:

Use the STAR model (Situation, Task, Action, Result) to present your evidence.


Interview:

Please ensure you are available to attend during the
week commencing Monday 21 August 2023.**Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment


Security:


  • People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks

Nationality requirements:

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
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