Job Aide Support Worker - Joint Legal Team
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 18 Mawrth 2026 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £13.26 i £13.69 yr awr |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 29 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Reading, Berkshire |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Reading Borough Council |
| Math o swydd: | Dros dro |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: |
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21 Hours per month - Fixed Term for 22 months - Salary: £3,339 to £3,446 Per year
We are currently recruiting for a Job Aide Support Worker to join our Adult Social Care and Education Team to support one of our Senior Education Lawyers within our Joint Legal Team.
We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.
We support hybrid working, it’s important to us that working arrangements are designed to enable our employees to excel and within this role you’ll have the opportunity to work in a way that suits your lifestyle.
The role involves regular on‑site attendance at the Civic Offices in Reading. Weekly working hours may fluctuate in line with the requirements of the Senior Education Lawyer you will be supporting. All working hours will be scheduled between Monday and Thursday.
About the role:
As a Job Aide Support Worker, you will be supporting a Senior Education Lawyer who is part of a dynamic team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability.
Duties will include:
To provide the Senior Education Lawyer with high quality administrative support.
To schedule appointments; coordinating/making arrangements for virtual meetings with clients, other parties and lawyer, and booking rooms for the lawyer to use in the office.
To attend remote Tribunal hearings and take detailed notes.
To assist with formatting, organising and filing digital documents (including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and PDFs) onto SharePoint and the case management database.
To separate/extract and collate pages in PDFs as required, for example, where several documents are combined into one PDF.
Where required, to assist in collating documents in readiness for the bundle preparation by a paralegal.
To input basic data onto standard forms as instructed by Lawyer.
Where required, to make travel arrangements.
Where required, to check payment of invoices and any other disbursements on files.
Where required, to liaise with barristers’ clerks regarding invoices and purchase order numbers.
Where required, to liaise with barristers’ clerks regarding availability of counsel and fee estimates.
To be flexible around demands of the service, for example, attending a half or full day hearing to take notes and on other days undertaking administrative tasks.
To add text as drafted by Lawyer to workflows in the case management system.
About the Team:
Now is the perfect time to join our Joint Legal Team as we deliver our ambitions to be the best place to practice law in local government; being close to our customers, recruiting the best talent, successfully deploying legal technology and ensuring the continued growth of the business to new customers.
Reading’s Legal Service provides the Council and its partners with the highest quality professional legal advice and representation which allows them to run their organisations well, and to serve our community.
We host a Joint Legal Team, a long-standing shared legal service for all the Berkshire councils and a recognised centre of excellence for childcare, adults and education law. As well as leading a highly regarded internal Corporate Legal Team, serving the needs of the Council across a wide range of functions.
Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this:
Work Together as one team - work collaboratively, with each other and with our partners, and demonstrate the Team Reading values in everything we do
Drive Efficiency - show initiative, be adaptable to change and put forward ideas to help improve delivery and efficiency. Take responsibility for our own learning and development and for reaching our potential.
Be Ambitious - be demanding of our own performance – striving to be even better – and be prepared to engage with and challenge leaders in a constructive and positive way.
Make a Difference to Reading - maintain the highest levels of customer service and be flexible and willing to provide the services needed at the time they are needed.
Our offer:
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition are strongly encouraged.
A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 33 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave
A wide range of flexible working opportunities
Modern working environment at the Civic Offices in the heart of Reading
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted
Season Ticket Loan - a loan to help with the cost of your rail or bus journey, to and from work
Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax
For more information on this position please contact the - Recruitment Team – recruitment@reading.gov.uk
Closing Date: Sunday 29th March 2026
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Interview Setup: In person at the Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading, RG1 2LU
We are currently recruiting for a Job Aide Support Worker to join our Adult Social Care and Education Team to support one of our Senior Education Lawyers within our Joint Legal Team.
We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.
We support hybrid working, it’s important to us that working arrangements are designed to enable our employees to excel and within this role you’ll have the opportunity to work in a way that suits your lifestyle.
The role involves regular on‑site attendance at the Civic Offices in Reading. Weekly working hours may fluctuate in line with the requirements of the Senior Education Lawyer you will be supporting. All working hours will be scheduled between Monday and Thursday.
About the role:
As a Job Aide Support Worker, you will be supporting a Senior Education Lawyer who is part of a dynamic team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability.
Duties will include:
To provide the Senior Education Lawyer with high quality administrative support.
To schedule appointments; coordinating/making arrangements for virtual meetings with clients, other parties and lawyer, and booking rooms for the lawyer to use in the office.
To attend remote Tribunal hearings and take detailed notes.
To assist with formatting, organising and filing digital documents (including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and PDFs) onto SharePoint and the case management database.
To separate/extract and collate pages in PDFs as required, for example, where several documents are combined into one PDF.
Where required, to assist in collating documents in readiness for the bundle preparation by a paralegal.
To input basic data onto standard forms as instructed by Lawyer.
Where required, to make travel arrangements.
Where required, to check payment of invoices and any other disbursements on files.
Where required, to liaise with barristers’ clerks regarding invoices and purchase order numbers.
Where required, to liaise with barristers’ clerks regarding availability of counsel and fee estimates.
To be flexible around demands of the service, for example, attending a half or full day hearing to take notes and on other days undertaking administrative tasks.
To add text as drafted by Lawyer to workflows in the case management system.
About the Team:
Now is the perfect time to join our Joint Legal Team as we deliver our ambitions to be the best place to practice law in local government; being close to our customers, recruiting the best talent, successfully deploying legal technology and ensuring the continued growth of the business to new customers.
Reading’s Legal Service provides the Council and its partners with the highest quality professional legal advice and representation which allows them to run their organisations well, and to serve our community.
We host a Joint Legal Team, a long-standing shared legal service for all the Berkshire councils and a recognised centre of excellence for childcare, adults and education law. As well as leading a highly regarded internal Corporate Legal Team, serving the needs of the Council across a wide range of functions.
Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this:
Work Together as one team - work collaboratively, with each other and with our partners, and demonstrate the Team Reading values in everything we do
Drive Efficiency - show initiative, be adaptable to change and put forward ideas to help improve delivery and efficiency. Take responsibility for our own learning and development and for reaching our potential.
Be Ambitious - be demanding of our own performance – striving to be even better – and be prepared to engage with and challenge leaders in a constructive and positive way.
Make a Difference to Reading - maintain the highest levels of customer service and be flexible and willing to provide the services needed at the time they are needed.
Our offer:
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition are strongly encouraged.
A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 33 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave
A wide range of flexible working opportunities
Modern working environment at the Civic Offices in the heart of Reading
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted
Season Ticket Loan - a loan to help with the cost of your rail or bus journey, to and from work
Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax
For more information on this position please contact the - Recruitment Team – recruitment@reading.gov.uk
Closing Date: Sunday 29th March 2026
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Interview Setup: In person at the Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading, RG1 2LU
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