Part-Time Caseworker for Vikki Slade MP
Job Title: Part Time Caseworker
Working For: Vikki Slade MP (Mid Dorset & North Poole)
Location: Wimborne, Dorset
Salary: In line with IPSA pay scales
Length of Contract: Permanent
Job Details
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Caseworker to join Vikki Slade's friendly and passionate constituency team.
The role would suit someone who has experience of dealing with casework previously. This could be through work in a local authority, the CAB, a legal background or similar.
This is a part time role. Hours to be negotiated.
The successful candidate will be required to:
- Assist surgeries and other meetings and follow up as appropriate
- Attend constituency meetings as appropriate
- Critically analyse patterns of enquiries and articulate the findings in reports and communication with the MP and other staff members
- Deal with large numbers of standard queries, as well as assisting on more complex cases from members of the public by phone, email, social media or face to face. Ongoing communication may be required
- Draft responses to constituents
- Ensure records are kept and information managed confidentially in line with the data protection legislation
- Ensure that each case is dealt with promptly, sensitively, confidentially and accurately in accordance with the MP
- Gather relevant information to assist with resolving cases
- Log all cases; monitor progress and ensure all identified actions are taken
- Retain records and information confidentially and in line with the Data Protection Act
- There may be a requirement for the role holder to work outside of the normal working hours and travel for work occasionally
Upon appointment you will be required to apply for security clearance, undertaken by the Security Vetting and Pass Office. See Members’ Staff Security Clearance page for further info. MPs generally pay staff in accordance with IPSA guidelines.
Closing Date: 31 July 2025
Interview/Start Dates
We may conduct interviews as CVs are received and before the closing date.
Start date - to be negotiated.
Application Details
Please send a CV along with covering letter to: vikki.slade.mp@parliament.uk FAO Emily Harman (Chief of Staff)
Website: http://www.vikkislade.uk