Job Introduction
Role Purpose
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join the Valuation Team within the Rating and Valuation service at BCP Council. The primary purpose of the role is to undertake property inspections to ensure that the Council Tax and Business Rates property databases are accurate to facilitate the collection of local taxes.
Main Responsibilities
You will be
- Travelling within the BCP Council area, visiting both domestic and commercial premises to undertake property inspections for the purpose of maintaining the property databases for Council Tax and Business Rates.
- Monitoring and inspecting property and sites where planning permission has been given for development.
- Reporting new and altered properties to the Valuation Office Agency in a timely manner.
- Acting as an expert witness if a completion notice is challenged in the courts.
- Liaising with other units within the Council and external agencies.
The Ideal Candidate
You will have a good understanding of Council Tax and Business Rates legislation, particularly completion notices.
You must have a full driving licence, provide your own vehicle and be prepared to make visits as a lone worker.
For an informal chat about the role, please contact Claire Middleton on 01202 123670
Closing date is Friday 6th June 2025.
About BCP Council
BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.
Our Benefits
We offer an excellent benefits package to colleagues. Find out more on our website
As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We have been in a process of collective bargaining since 2019 and have positively worked forward to reach an agreed position with the unions for the new contractual offer. This has taken longer than we hoped and therefore we are having to consider all alternative avenues available to enable us to remove inequality in the organisation as a result of bringing together 3 councils.
We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation, and all colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. We want to reassure everyone that whichever route is taken to reach the new terms and conditions, we can honour continuous service and there will not be any job reduction as a result of the implementation of Pay and Reward. If you have any questions at all about this process, please feel free to raise this with the hiring manager.
DBS
BCP Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants to this post will be required to complete the appropriate level of Disclosure & Barring Service Check. Please refer to the Job Description or Role Profile for more details
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