Valuer/Trainee Valuer

Monday to Friday - 7 hours per day.  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. 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) , salary details below:  Trainee / Part Qualified Valuer salary £25,183 up to £43,158 Valuer salary up to £53,177 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. 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. A trainee valuer who holds or is working towards a qualifying degree to enable direct entry to the RICS assessment of professional competence, or a qualified surveyor who has passed their assessment of professional competence. 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. 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 desirable for this role. View the Trainee Valuer/Valuer job profile Please Apply online -  All correspondence will be via your email address Preferred candidates will be required to complete a Level 1 Disclosure check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made. Overseas Criminal Records Check An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of three months in the past 10 years. Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant 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.