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Directorate: Finance and Business Services

Job Title: Solicitor (Temporary, for a fixed term to cover maternity leave – up to 15 months from July 2024)

Hours: 37 hours per week (to be worked flexibly in line with business needs)

Salary: £42,300 – £47,000 (dependent on skills and experience) per annum (Plus Casual User Mileage Allowance)

Location: Based at Gadbrook Park, Northwich.

Flexibility to work from a variety of places including our office at Gadbrook Park, Northwich and home (dependent on the job role and the needs of our customer, our organisation and our teams)

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity working as part of a professional, engaged, and friendly organisation? Our values are Compassionate, Accountable, Respectful and Exceptional, we are constantly striving to demonstrate these values in our day to day working environment and culture.

The Opportunity

Weaver Vale Housing Trust has an exciting opportunity for someone who is looking to develop their career with a great company. We are looking for a driven, diligent, and friendly Solicitor/Chartered Legal Executive to join our Legal and Commercial Services Team

What Will You Do?

Assist the Legal Services Manager to deliver legal services and provide a range of advice and support to all teams across the Trust. Your primary focus and responsibility will be managing disrepair claims, including responding to claims in accordance with the pre-action protocol and negotiating settlements where applicable, as well as reporting monthly to the Trust’s Senior Management Team. You will also be the key responsible person managing and reviewing warning alerts for high risk properties including where dual visits are required by staff. You will also line manage up to two other members of the Legal and Commercial Team and assist the Legal Services Manager with any delegated tasks particularly relating to the management of the Trusts’ commercial property portfolio and legal research and advice.

Requirements For This Role*

• Degree or Equivalent
• Qualified Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive
• Minimum 2 years experience of disrepair claims
  
  

In line with the Trust’s Disclosure & Barring Policy, please confirm WITHIN YOUR APPLICATION if you have any current convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants will be subject to a DBS check.

Additionally, due to the flexible working arrangements with this role, you will need access to a room where you can work from and a suitable internet connection.

• Please see Accountability profile for further information and requirements.
  
  

For More Information Contact

Elizabeth Chan (on our website: www.wvht.co.uk)

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Generous annual leave entitlement - 24-29 days (entitlement increases 1 day each year, over the first 5 years) holidays plus UK public/bank holidays (based on level of service) (part time pro rata)*
• Ability to buy up to 5 days additional annual leave* (pro rata for part-time) each year*
• 5% employer contribution to our Pension Scheme (minimum 3% employee contribution) with life assurance benefit*.
• Contribution to the cost of nursery or afterschool care to help with childcare costs*
• Commitment to support your ongoing learning and development, with the opportunity to develop a range of transferable skills.
• Day off for your Birthday to be taken during your birth month (based on contractual hours)
• One day’s paid leave (per year) to support a charity or community group of your own choice*
• An annual Health and Wellbeing Allowance or the option to enrol in a Health Cash Plan*
• ‘Thank you’ gift for your continuous service starting at 5 years’ service, and every 5 years’ thereafter.
• 24/7, 365 day Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including free counselling
• Compensation for professional memberships which are an expressed requirement for the role.
• Free annual flu vaccines and free Eye Care Vouchers every 2 years*
• Discounts on a gym membership and phone contract
• Cycle to work scheme*
• Free to use car park at our office on Gadbrook Park
• Involvement in regular health and wellbeing initiatives and charity fundraising activities
• Opportunities to give feedback and join various colleague forums, to help shape change at the Trust.
• Benefits offered providing you meet the eligibility criteria
  
  

How To Apply

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 15th May 2024 (12:00 noon)

(Please be aware that applications received after this time may not be considered)

In person Interview date(s): Wednesday 22nd May 2024

Please review the job Information pack (on our website: www.wvht.co.uk) for further information and submit your CV with a covering letter (max. 2 pages) demonstrating how you meet the minimum criteria in relation to the accountability profile.

Those applicants that consider themselves to have a disability and meet the essential criteria within the accountability profile for the role will be guaranteed an interview. Please confirm within your application if you consider yourself to have a disability and if so, what reasonable adjustments may be required for you to attend an interview or assessment.

Disclaimer

• We may conduct social media checks from sources such as Google, Facebook and LinkedIn to assist us in our assessment of your suitability for the role.
• We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.
• Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
• The recruiting manager will review your skills and experience to determine if there is a match with the position you have applied for. If there is, we will contact you by phone or email to schedule an interview / assessment. If not, you will not be contacted.
• Please note due to the high volume of applications we are unable to respond to all unsuccessful applicants. If you haven’t heard from us within 3 weeks of the vacancy closing date, unfortunately we will not be pursuing your application further.
• Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK evidence of essential qualifications, complete a health questionnaire and undertake a DBS check (if relevant to the role).
• We reserve the right to refuse applications if they do not have an accompanying cover letter.
  
  

We appreciate your interest in Weaver Vale Housing Trust and the time you have invested in applying to us.

The Trust invites applications from all members of the community, irrespective of Gender, Gender reassignment, Sexual orientation, Race, Religion or belief, Disability, Age, Pregnancy and maternity, Marriage and civil partnership.