Job description

The Office of the Public Guardian & The Office of the Accountant of Court, Falkirk (part of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service)

Post: 2 x permanent full time, 2 x permanent part time, 10 x fixed-term full time, (plus reserves).

The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) and Accountant of Court (AoC) are offers excellent working conditions, incl. hybrid working and has an open plan environment.

Staff car parking is available on site, and the office is close to motorway and bus networks. The centre of Falkirk and the train station is a 20 minute walk from the office.

The Senior Management Team at the OPG & AoC consists of:

• The Public Guardian & Accountant of Court (Fiona Brown)

• 1 Deputy Public Guardian

• 1 Deputy Public Guardian/Deputy Accountant of Court

• 1 SEO Product Owner (Tribunals & OPG Lab).

The OPG have a staff complement of around 104 staff (including a dedicated Training Team), and the AoC is a relatively small team of around 5 staff (including the post holder).

The successful applicant will be expected to undertake the duties outlined in the job description, and will be expected to work diligently both individually and as part of the team.

The posts advertised will be located within either the Power of Attorney and Investigation Team or the Guardianship Team.

The Power of Attorney and Investigation Team deal with Power of Attorney applications as well as investigating complaints and concerns relating to the property and financial affairs of incapable adults.

The Guardianship Team deal with the registration and supervision of Guardianship applications sought through the Sheriff Courts. The roles advertised will involve considerable liaison with customers and partners of the Office of the Public Guardian.

These roles require confident, capable individuals who have excellent communication skills, are proactive and able to adapt to change and have the ability to gain and apply a wide range of specialist knowledge.

The successful candidates will be required to build and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues and customers and, due to the competing priorities and demands of the team, they will have to be able to react quickly and undertake a variety of tasks at short notice. They should be a proficient user of Microsoft IT packages and be willing to learn and become a competent user of the other software packages used in the office.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Fixed term contract, Temporary contract

Salary: £22,000.00-£23,780.00 per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Falkirk, Falkirk: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

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