Are you experienced in working in a fast-paced environment focused on customer interaction, and do you excel in making strategic decisions to resolve issues?
Are you interested in managing a team to support HM Senior Coroner deliver the Coroners Service for West Sussex, Brighton and Hove?
Can you effectively demonstrate leadership, personal resilience, empathy and professionalism?
We are seeking a passionate Senior Coroners Officer/Supervisor to become an integral part of the Coroners Service. This dedicated team plays a vital role in supporting the Senior Coroner by ensuring that the legislative and case management processes, along with the planning and handling of all aspects of the service, are carried out with both efficiency and compassion.
Salary: £46,731 to £49,764 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full-time (37 hours per week)
Location: County Hall North, Madeira Ave, Horsham RH12 1AB (Hybrid and Flexible Working) with countywide travel including Brighton and Hove.
Interview Date: Thursday 01 May 2025
This role offers hybrid working arrangements and will require you to work from county council office buildings and make regular visits across Horsham and Brighton, as well as the flexibility of home working as appropriate. Final arrangements to be confirmed with successful candidate.
You will need to be able to travel independently around the county, including to areas that may not be easily accessible by public transport. Pool cars and pool bikes available.
About the job
In this role, you will be responsible for the efficient management of a team of Coroners officers and Administrators managing all referrals, as well as the subsequent investigations and inquiries that lead to inquest hearings.
Any given day can often feel quite different from the next! There will be some key responsibilities likely to feature in this role, including:
* Overseeing the preparation and submission of inquest files for Court, in consultation with HM Senior Coroner, West Sussex. Actively manage and allocate work to the Coroner's Officers ensuring that procedural timelines and legislation is adhered to.
* Managing a team of Coroner's Officers, delivering high quality investigations whilst maintaining a healthy and supportive environment, ensuring good performance management and development of people.
* Acting as a single point of contact to partner agencies to provide expertise and maintain effective multi agency working.
* Promoting the development of the Coroner's Service.
* Managing the Coroner's Office ensuring resilience is maintained and staff are fully equipped with all equipment and knowledge required to conduct their role safely, efficiently and effectively.
* Ensuring that the team is supported and empowered to provide a high-quality service to bereaved families.
In collaboration with HM Senior Coroner and the Coroners Service Manager, you will serve as the primary point of contact, taking on the responsibility of representing and being accountable for the Coroners Service.
If you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and relish being part of a close-knit team and can use your expertise to support the residents of West Sussex. we want to hear from you!
About you
We are seeking an individual who can demonstrate exceptional communication skills, effectively engaging with diverse audiences and adapting their style to meet the specific needs of our customers.
To thrive in this role, you will need to exhibit personal resilience and professionalism when addressing potentially sensitive, confidential, or distressing inquiries.
You will be tasked with efficiently managing your own workload while also coordinating tasks for others. This will require flexibility, multitasking abilities, and the capability to effectively prioritise various responsibilities to meet the needs of the bereaved, HM Coroners, and partner agencies.
A strong attention to detail is essential, along with the ability to work independently and comfortably in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with rapidly changing deadlines, workloads, and priorities.
For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached.
Rewards and Benefits
From flexible working (where possible) to access to our Employee Assistance Programme, we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance or we aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do.
A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. You will benefit from 30 days annual leave plus the opportunity to buy additional leave and an excellent local government pension scheme
A range of discounts give our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform.
For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Rewards and Benefits page.
Further Information
The reference number for this role is CPP01059 .
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* Outline your motivations for applying.
* Explain the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills in the attached job description).
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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to right to work within the UK, satisfactory references, and a health check.
Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.
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