Unison’s Leicestershire County Local Government Branch is a large Trade Union Branch based at Leicestershire County Council’s County Hall Offices in Glenfield, Leicestershire and covers a wide range of different employers including Local, District, Borough, Town and Parish Councils; Schools including large Multi-Academy Trusts and F.E. Colleges as well as a large number of voluntary, charitable and privately-owned businesses which work within the social care and education sectors. These employers all have a base or a connection to Leicestershire and Rutland so the post would require a significant amount of travel as part of fulfilling the job requirements.
The postholder will be directly responsible to the Branch Secretary and flexibly support the representation, administration and organising needs of the Branch.
Job Title: Branch Caseworker
Length of Contract: 12 month fixed-term
Salary: £32,601 per annum
Hours of Working: 37 hours per week
Mon-Thursday: 8.30am – 5.00pm Friday: 8.30am – 4.30pm including 1-hour unpaid lunch break
Location: Hybrid Working to include Field, Office and Home with contractual base located at the Unison Office at Leicestershire County Council’s County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester. LE3 8RA.
Benefits to include Contractual Sick Pay, Annual Leave, Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Entitlements and Travel Allowances.
The successful candidate will be subject to a probationary period following an initial induction process.
Start Date: As soon as possible.
How to apply:
Interested applicants can contact the Branch on 0116 3056153 for further discussion about the post.
Applicants should submit a CV which should cover the key responsibilities and essential skills and requirements in its contents.
The completed CV with any covering note should be emailed to the following address unison@leics.gov.uk
Closing date for submission of CV is 5pm Friday 8th May 2026
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview and assessment which will take place on Tuesday 2nd June 2026 at the Unison Office in Glenfield, Leicestershire County Council County Hall, LE3 8RA.