Coroner's Officer

at  Gloucestershire County Council

CORONER’S OFFICER

Date: 16 Jan 2025
Job Location:Gloucester

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: Coroner’s Officer
• Job Location: Coroners Service
• Salary: £36,124 - £39,513 per annum
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Closing Date: 31/01/2025
• Job Requisition Number: 10725
• This post is not open to job share

ABOUT US

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

• Agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• An option to purchase up to 5 days of additional leave per year (dependent on business need)
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network

We are currently recruiting for a Coroner’s Officer, on a permanent contract, to act on behalf and in support of, His Majesty’s Senior Coroner for Gloucestershire by performing investigative and administrative tasks in connection with the occurrence of sudden and reportable deaths within the Gloucestershire Coroner’s Service area.
To be part of our team, and able to deliver this key role, you will need to be confident in dealing sensitively and professionally with people, and in particular those who are vulnerable and/or distressed. You will need to liaise with bereaved families, police, medical personnel and other internal and external agencies as required. You will be able to demonstrate the capability to produce accurate work, paying meticulous attention to detail and you will also be able to clearly evidence an investigative background, excellent organisational and time management skills.