Land Charges Assistant

4 weeks ago


Maidstone, United Kingdom Maidstone Borough Council Full time

Job reference

001902

Date posted

07/11/2023

Application closing date

27/11/2023

Location

Maidstone

Salary

Grade 4 (£21,185 to £21,502 per annum)

Package

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Contractual hours

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Basis

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Job category/type

Planning

Attachments

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Job description

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen in Mid Kent Planning Support for a Land Charges Assistant to join a small but busy team responsible for logging and processing Land Charge searches on behalf of Maidstone, Swale and Tunbridge Wells.

As a Local Land Charges Assistant, you will have the sole responsibility for handling all searches received within the section and managing the daily workload folders. These searches can be received via various electronic methods, and if accurate, will then need logging onto our computer system. For those searches which are not correct, you will need to have the confidence to liaise with Solicitors and Agents in dealing with any issues until deemed acceptable, taking ownership of these problems through to a satisfactory resolution. You will require key skills in accuracy, map and plan reading abilities, time management and self-motivation, as well as a good customer service manner and ability to work to tight deadlines.

This is a part time position being offered on a 1-year fixed term contract, working 20 hours per week. (Half days Monday to Friday)

The post is offered on a remote basis with occasional travel to Maidstone House as required.

About You:
You will gain experience in various aspects of Local Land Charges which includes reading information received by solicitors/search companies, confirmation of fees, and accuracy of plans against these searches; and also have the responsibility for logging these into the computer database system.

About Maidstone Borough Council

Maidstone Borough Council is a confident organisation with ambition and aspirations to deliver high quality services to our residents and local businesses. We strive to make the borough an attractive place for all and secure a successful economy. We continue to build on our strengths - assets, knowledge and expertise and our track record for innovation and improvement to create a financially sustainable future so that we can continue with our undiminished plans.

We will only achieve the results we are aiming for through the talents and hard work of all our people. You are encouraged to become part of our vision and in return you can expect support, training, and fair reward from us. We will give you the opportunity to develop the skills to do your job well and create a positive working environment where your ideas about improving how we do things are valued and we manage the changes needed for new ways of working well.

At Maidstone Borough Council we recognise the importance of flexible working and the benefits this can bring to both our staff and the Council. We know that by offering employees a range of flexible working opportunities we can positively impact their wellbeing and engagement, and drive productivity in return. As such we have developed a highly flexible hybrid working policy, alongside our flexi time and flexible working policies, enabling staff to shape their working patterns around building a greater work life balance.

Our Offer:
A range of benefits including:

- Highly flexible hybrid working opportunities
- 7am to 7pm flexi time to suit personal circumstances for most roles
- Generous holiday entitlement which increases after 5 years LG service plus bank holidays with the option to buy additional leave.
- Additional 3 days leave given to enable a close down of the offices between Christmas and New year.
- Free parking
- Range of flexible working opportunities to accommodate people’s home/work life balance including compressed hours, 9-day fortnight, part time.
- Invitations to staff events to celebrate success and support wellbeing that include holistic therapies and outdoor activities
- Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential & independent information and access to counsellors
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with valuable life cover and financial protection for your family.
- Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
- Season Ticket Loan - to help with the cost of your rail/ bus journey, to & from work
- Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand-new car. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax.
- Annual flu vaccine
- Cycle to work scheme
- Staff benefits discounts on leisure, eating out, holidays and shopping
- Excellent learning and career opportunities for committed individuals
- A professional fee payment, if required for the role

Selection Process:
Maidstone Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employee and volunteers to share this commitment.

For further information or if you would like to discuss this


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