886 - Trainee Valuer / Part Qualified Valuer, salary £23,395 up to £40,093. Valuer salary up to £49,400 - Lanarkshire Valuation Joint Board

Job Description 

Hours: 35 hours per week

Vacancy: Permanent

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday - 7 hours per day. 

Address: Lanarkshire Valuation Joint Board, David Dale House, John Street, Blantyre, G72 0AA

Who we are: Lanarkshire Valuation Joint Board is an independent public authority established by The Valuation Joint Board (Scotland) Order 1995.

What we offer: An exciting opportunity to join a professional team of chartered surveyors offering the potential for excellent career progression. 

In addition, we offer a structured training plan toward the RICS assessment of professional competence. This includes, but is not limited to, regular planned training sessions, mentoring from senior members of staff all of whom are members of the RICS, guidance by those who sit on assessment panels for the RICS assessment of professional competence. Trainees also benefit from advice and guidance on all aspects of training, our current resources include employees who are qualified in RICS Diploma in Rating and employees who have experience in level 3 valuation within the private sector. Lanarkshire Valuation Joint Board will provide excellent opportunities in all aspects of learning and development to enable career progression.

Additionally, we offer the following:

• Up to 37 annual leave days
• The opportunity to buy additional leave/bank leave
• Hybrid working, between the office and home
• 35 hour working week
• Flexible working
• Family friendly policies (maternity/paternity/term time working/carer’s passports)
• Enrolment in an award-winning Local Government pension scheme

Progression through the salary scale is conditional upon satisfactory completion of the various stages (full membership of the RICS is required to progress beyond Grade 3 Level 2 £40,093), salary details below: 

Trainee / Part Qualified Valuer salary £23,395 up to £40,093

Valuer salary up to £49,400 

View the Trainee Valuer/Valuer job profile

What we do: Provide a professional valuation and electoral registration service for both North and South Lanarkshire council areas in respect of the compilation of the Valuation Rolls, Valuation (Council Tax) List and Register of Electors.

Our vision: To deliver quality in the work which we undertake, provide efficient services to all service users, and ensure completeness and accuracy of the Electoral Register, Valuation Rolls and the Valuation (Council Tax) Lists.

Who we are looking for: A trainee Valuer who holds or is working towards a qualifying degree to enable direct entry to the RICS assessment of professional competence. 

Requirements:

You will be responsible for the survey and valuation of all lands and heritages in a designated geographical area for the purposes of the Lands Valuation Acts and the Local Government Finance Act 1992. You will manage a portfolio of survey work under appropriate supervision. Duties include maintaining all property files to an appropriate standard by drawing plans and calculating areas. 

You will have a high standard of report writing and presentation skills as well as good communication skills. You will also have good time management skills and well-developed literacy and numeracy skills. The post holder will have a positive, professional and responsible attitude and the ability to work under pressure while ensuring strict deadlines are achieved. You will have the ability to work as part of a team or individually. The role requires self-motivation to undertake the necessary training to progress to qualification.

A full driving licence and use of a car for business purposes, or the ability to drive a pool car for business purposes, is essential for this role.

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Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.

Lanarkshire Valuation Joint Board are Equal Opportunities employer and encourage applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum behaviour requirements for the position.

Lanarkshire Valuation Joint Board is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

Please note South Lanarkshire Council are facilitating the recruitment on behalf of Lanarkshire Joint Valuation Board.