Terrier Clerk

About the job

Key information

• Permanent contract
• Salary: £15,452 – £16,733 per annum for 22 hours/week
• The 22 hours can be worked across a 5-day week.

What will I be doing?

You’ll be responsible for the capture, maintenance and coordination of Somerset Council’s County Terrier data on our property database.

This role is a statutory requirement within a property service whose portfolio currently consists of over 3,200 land holdings, 750 Establishments and over 2,000 buildings.

Using our Terrier mapping, you’ll be able to indicate Somerset Council’s interest in further land and buildings to add to our portfolio. For our existing portfolio, you’ll be maintaining information and key dates relating to leasing, rent breaks or any covenants placed against the land.

As well as using your technical skills to accurately maintain this mapping information, you will be showing an understanding of the legal documentation related to the land/property, the previous transactions that have taken place and the statutory compliant responsibilities linked to it.

Once a legal transaction has been completed, you’ll need to ensure this is updated on our systems. You’ll also need to notify key professional staff and any other teams involved in the process.

You’ll also be the first point of contact for colleagues within the Council, as well as members of the public, for any land ownership queries that may arise.

So, as you can see, this is a varied role requiring a lot of different skills. If you have everything we’re looking for, we’d love to hear from you!

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be.

We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

What is in it for me?

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave.
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more.

Supporting documents and information

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact Neil Punter via email at Neil.punter@somerset.gov.uk.

We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve. We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team.

If you have everything you need, just hit the apply button. We can’t wait to hear from you.

When completing your application/CV please provide your full employment history and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. Please start with your current or most recent employment.

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