Salary: Apprentice Band, £23,473 per annum
Contract: Fixed-term apprentice contract for two years
Hours: Full time (37 hours per week)
Closing date: Sunday 2 March 2025, 23:59
Why come to live and work in Portsmouth?
Portsmouth is a great waterfront city and a vibrant place to live and work. It is an island city with an “inner city” feel, a seaside location packed with attractions and events, and the advantage of fantastic countryside on its doorstep. With fast road and rail links to London, Brighton and major airports, and ferry links to Europe, it is the perfect place to live and work. Portsmouth has a strong history of partnership working and has successfully integrated several local services.
The Service:
Portsmouth Legal Services is a friendly hardworking and dedicated team of approximately 40 lawyers and assistant staff who provide commercial and litigation support to the Council departments. The Childcare team is a small energetic team who work tirelessly in a fast paced and demanding area of work to provide support to Children's Social Care in all aspects of safeguarding children.
Your New Role:
You will learn to provide efficient and effective administrative assistance to the childcare legal team including the preparation of court bundles, filing and serving documents and preparation of application forms under supervision. You will join a large team of busy solicitors, barristers, Chartered Legal Executives and paralegals covering areas of law such as child protection, criminal law, civil litigation, projects, commercial and others. You will correspond with external agencies and keep accurate records and schedules.
P lease read the job profile for the full details of this role.
What you'll need to succeed:
You are organised, with an attention to detail, and ensure your work is completed within agreed timescales. You have good communication and teamworking skills, and are consistent, supportive, proactive and flexible. You are an ambitious and creative individual able to bring fresh new ideas to set us apart from others, and you are committed to team success with a positive and energetic attitude.
You have Level 2 Maths and English (GCSE or equivalent). An interest in working within a legal environment is an advantage but not essential.
Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.
You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
Additional Information:
The full job profile is attached below.
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
Peter Baulf, City Solicitor and Monitoring Officer, peter.baulf@portsmouthcc.gov.uk, 023 92 834 041
A commitment to our values:
We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.
Application process:
How to complete your application:
We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.
Please give detailed answers to the questions in the application form.When writing about your skills, give examples that relate to the 'Who is the Person' section of the job profile where you can.
We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.
We look forward to speaking with you soon. Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
What we can offer you:
Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.
Read more about working at Portsmouth City Council and our benefits on our careers portal homepage: Careers Portal - Find jobs with Portsmouth City Council
Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is also committed to promoting quality childcare across the city that works to improve outcomes for children.
Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children Partnership safer recruitment procedures.