Role:
Salary: Band 7, £31,548 – £34,329
Location: Bedlington
Hours/Contract: 37 Hours, Permanent
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Our purpose at Team NP is simple: to keep people safe and to fight crime. But it takes more than officers alone to do the job – and that’s where our 2,000-strong team of police staff and 200 volunteers come in.
As one of the largest police forces in England we have a huge variety of departments and specialisms offering you endless opportunities. From mentoring and coaching schemes and online soft skills courses to leadership development programmes; we’ll give you the support, training and time to carve out the career you always wanted.
As one of the top 50 UK inclusive employers and a disability confident employer, we promote a culture of respect in the workplace so everyone can feel seen, heard and valued.
Whether you’re a member of staff or a volunteer, you can also expect first-rate support to manage your health and wellbeing. With year-round events, a 24/7 welfare support hotline and a leading approach to neurodiversity, our initiatives enable you to be at your best.
Above all else, here at Team NP, we can offer you a career that is so much more than just a job, it’s a chance to be part of something that really matters.
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The role
Here at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing! It takes a great deal of people from different backgrounds, with diverse skills and experience to serve our force area effectively, think you have what it takes to help us make a difference? This could be the perfect time for you to join us in our Professional Standards Department as a Vetting Supervisor.
Join our team to support the Vetting Manager in planning and delivering the vetting function. Ensure a high standard of service that meets organisational needs, reduces risk, and enhances public confidence in policing.
Provide daily supervision and support to the vetting team, assisting with workload prioritisation, staff development, and offering procedural and tactical guidance.
What you’ll do
1. Act as an escalated point of contact for vetting matters, to provide advice and guidance and to support supervisors and managers across the Force.
2. Prepare vetting reports to the highest standards, issuing vetting clearance or providing rationale for vetting decline, escalating only the most complex cases directly to the Vetting Manager with a reasoned recommendation.
3. Interrogate local and national systems to carry out the full range of checks specified in the line the College of Policing Code of Vetting Practice and Authorised Professional Practice, to ensure that all relevant information is obtained.
4. Carry out risk assessments of information gathered and ensure the production of an auditable rationale for vetting decisions, identifying potential vulnerabilities and any matters relating to an applicant’s suitability for vetting clearance which may be a threat to security. Conduct further research and investigation into identified vulnerabilities, outlining any risk mitigation required.
5. Coordinate and support the tasking of the Vetting Analysts, allocating and prioritising work to ensure that the team can effectively manage Force vetting demand to provide an effective service which meets and responds to business need.
6. Supervise staff in their day-to-day duties including allocation of work, individual performance management and development, appraisal, attendance management and assist with recruitment, discipline, welfare and development of staff to provide a quality vetting function.
7. Coordinate and support
the tasking of the Vetting Analysts, allocating and prioritising work to ensure
that the team can effectively manage Force vetting demand to provide an
effective service which meets and responds to business need.
8. Supervise staff in
their day-to-day duties including allocation of work, individual performance
management and development, appraisal, attendance management and assist with
recruitment, discipline, welfare and development of staff in order to provide a
quality vetting function.
9. Provide resilience for
the Vetting Manager role in their absence, maintaining competency to undertake
decision making for complex or contentious vetting cases.
10. Quality assure vetting
checks to ensure compliance and consistency across the Vetting Team and support
effective decision making.
11. Work with People Department to provide
independent oversight into cases of potential disproportionality, implementing
changes to practices where appropriate.