Job Description
Statement Taker | 23 Month Contract | (Outside IR35) | Onsite Required - 3 days per week
Day Rate: £223.15 per day
Job Description:
The successful candidates will work under the supervision of the Head of Statement Taking or their designated deputy. Primary responsibilities will include leading complex interviews with applicants and other witnesses. This will involve questioning and gathering relevant evidence in line with client's Terms of Reference.
This post offers an excellent opportunity for a highly skilled, conscientious individual to work in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary environment, where they will be making a significant contribution to the client's investigation, and recommendations to changes in policy and practice.
1. Prepare and lead sensitive private session interviews with vulnerable applicants;
2. Prepare and lead complex interviews with other types of witnesses who have been involved in the care process. These could be in depth and technical;
3. Work closely with another Statement Taker and a witness support representative in an interview environment to build and maintain good rapport with the witness/applicant;
4. Take detailed record of the private session or interview and have responsibility for audio recording the session;
5. Prepare often complex and lengthy witness statements, based on the private session or interv...