Reference: 92023
Date Added: 14 March 2024
Closing Date: 5 April 2024
Job Title: Senior Caseworker
Working For: Shaun Bailey MP (West Bromwich West)
Location: Constituency
Salary: IPSA Payscales
Length of Contract: Permanent
Job Details
Shaun Bailey MP welcomes applications from experienced and enthusiastic self-starters for the role of full time Senior Caseworker based in his constituency office (Wednesbury WS10 7AG). Some flexibility on location and part time working, may be available for an exceptional candidate.
The successful applicant will have significant casework experience, a background working in politics, public affairs and/or Parliament – or significant experience from working in customer service and/or complaints management, a strong work ethic and demonstrate a willingness to undertake a variety of tasks as a team player in a fast-paced office with a heavy workload.
As Senior Caseworker you will:
- Analyse, evaluate, and interpret data to make sure the Member is accurately informed on key issues;
- Assist with surgeries, public meetings, and other visits, and follow up as appropriate;
- Develop knowledge in specialist areas;
- Respond professionally, sensitively, confidentially and with integrity to routine and complex correspondence and enquiries by email, telephone, social media, and face-to-face interactions. Logging all cases, monitor progress, and ensure all identified actions are taken;
- Ensure records are kept confidentially and in line with data protection legislation;
- Exercise a high level of autonomy in reaching decisions on cases based on evidence;
- Liaise and engage with external organisations, Government agencies, and others;
- Manage a large caseload of complex cases in a professional, confidential, caring, and sensitive manner;
- Supervise other members of staff;
- Have sign off on correspondence in the Member’s name;
- Support the Member with constituency engagement initiatives;
- There may be a requirement to work outside of normal working hours and travel for work occasionally;
- Other responsibilities as reasonably required.
Skills & Values:
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience of customer service, complaints management, politics, public affairs, and/or Parliament;
- Strong communication and organisational skills and able to take the initiative;
- Fluent and clear written style;
- Hardworking, flexible, proactive team player, with the ability to work to tight deadlines;
- Excellent project management;
- Attention to detail;
- Sympathetic to the aims and values of the Conservative Party;
- Sound judgement.
Upon appointment you will be required to apply for security clearance, undertaken by the Security Vetting and Pass Office. See Members’ Staff Security Clearance page for further info. MPs generally pay staff in accordance with IPSA guidelines.
Closing Date: 5 April 2024
Interview/Start Dates
Interviews will be held on an ongoing basis - a candidate may be appointed before the closing date.
The role will start in mid-April or as soon as the successful candidate is available.
Application Details
Please send your CV, together with a short covering letter outlining your suitability for this role to: shaun.bailey.mp@parliament.uk
Website: http://www.shaunbailey.org.uk