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Coroner's Officer

Manylion swydd
Dyddiad hysbysebu: 13 Medi 2024
Cyflog: £35,730 i £38,585 bob blwyddyn
Oriau: Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau: 27 Medi 2024
Lleoliad: Woking, Surrey, GU22 7AP
Cwmni: Surrey County Council
Math o swydd: Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd: SCC/TP/304099/1780_1726237363

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The starting salary for this role is £35,730 per annum for working 36 hours per week.

We are currently recruiting for a Coroner's Officer to join us in our fantastic team, based in Woking. As a Coroner's Officer you will provide a high-quality service to bereaved families by progressing cases efficiently and with empathy. Could you help support the Senior Coroner deliver their judicial duties in a role where no two days are the same? Rewards and Benefits
  • 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
  • Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
  • An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
  • Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
  • Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
  • A generous local government salary related pension
  • Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
  • 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
  • Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
About the Role We are looking for individuals who can work at pace to make a difference to the lives of people who have lost family members, loved ones or friends. This role requires being able to deliver the legal duties required compassionately, whilst being personally, emotionally resilient when dealing with what may be difficult or traumatic situations. Key duties of a Coroner's Officer include:
  • Be the single point of contact for bereaved families an provide them with regular updates
  • Assist the Coroner in their investigations
  • Manage your own caseload from referral to inquest
  • Work with other key stakeholders and partners: doctors, pathologists to obtain evidence for the coronial investigations
This role is key to helping investigate where circumstances of a death may have been avoidable and so help prevent that from happening in future. This is a hugely rewarding role that is of benefit to the residents of Surrey. Your excellent customer service and communication skills will tie in with your ability to relate to people from backgrounds which reflect the diversity of the people who live and work in Surrey. Shortlisting Criteria To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:
  • Experience of working within a coronial service, the police, legal profession or other investigatory or regulatory profession
  • Analytically minded in order to perform this investigation driven role
  • Experience of providing high levels of customer care and professionalism to members of the public
  • Ability to write well structured, clear and concise reports using information gathered from multiple sources (for example, from families, GPs, the police or other health professionals)
  • Excellent IT skills and the ability to follow defined processes in a timely manner
This role requires travel across the county and for the successful candidate to be part of an on-call rota. The role holder will need to have the willingness and ability to travel around the county to meet the demands of the role. The job advert closes at 23:59 on 29th September 2024 with interviews to follow. Our Commitment Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applicants where:
  • The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
  • The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.