Geographical Facilities Assistant (Colchester)
Location of Role: Colchester
Advert Closing Date: 25/12/2024
Starting Salary: £24,219.00 (pro-rata for part-time vacancies)
Part/Full Time: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Mon-Fri
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to undertake the role of Geographical Facilities Assistant based at Colchester Police Station. The candidate will join an established team which provides daily support to the various departments at Colchester Police Station.
This role involves providing general facilities duties, including minor repairs to property and furniture, maintenance, and equipment inspections mainly at Colchester Police Station but also across sites of Essex as required. Strong communication skills and customer service are essential as the candidate will be liaising with staff, officers of all ranks, and outside service providers.
A force vehicle will be available as the role will involve covering other Essex Police sites as directed by your line manager. The logistics aspects of the role involve lifting and moving bulky/heavy items with the use of aids where appropriate.
Work will be administered through various channels, including bespoke computer programs, and the use of office applications such as MS Word, Excel, and Outlook will be part of daily duties. Essex Police offers agile working which allows some flexibility in terms of work arrangements. Due to the operational nature of this role, it will be predominantly office-based within an office-based team. Some travel may be required to other police sites. Given the requirement to provide a core service to cover an operating period of between 0800 to 1700 Monday to Friday, the candidate needs to have a flexible approach towards their start and finish times as directed by local management. Typical working hours would be either 8am-4pm or 9am-5pm.
This role would suit a motivated and practical individual.
The post holder can demonstrate the following on the application form in order to be forwarded for an interview:
* Experience in practical maintenance and general repairs
* Knowledge of Health and Safety and manual handling techniques in the workplace
* Evidence of excellent communication skills
* Working knowledge of IT and MS Office applications
* Hold a full UK driving licence
* Flexibility in core working hours and geographical location
Essex Police offers incremental increases within this salary band; therefore, the salary for this position will rise to a maximum of £25,623.00.
Your application for this role will be shortlisted based on the content you provide within the “reason for application” question in the application form. CVs, covering letters, or attachments are not included in the shortlist. Please refer to any experience, skills, and abilities you feel you have that will make you suitable for this role, based on the role criteria stated in the job advert or job description. Provide as much detail as possible as insufficient content may mean you do not meet the shortlisting criteria; however, please note this question is limited to 9000 characters.
All posts require a level of vetting and security clearance. During the recruitment process, you will be sent vetting information forms to complete.
Kent Police and Essex Police welcome applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, sex, or employment status.
Please let us know if you require extra support at any stage of the application process, or for further information regarding this position, please email us at recruitment.business.services@ecis.police.uk stating ‘Application Support and Adjustments’ in the title of your email. Alternatively, you can call us on 01245 452833.
Where appropriate, we will make adjustments to the selection process, working arrangements, and/or the working environment provided it is reasonable in all circumstances to do so.
This post is open to:
* Members of a European Economic Area (EEA) state who hold settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme.
* Commonwealth citizens or foreign nationals who have leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom for an indefinite period that is free from restrictions.
All applicants (except those who have been serving abroad with the British Armed Forces) must have lived in the UK continuously for the past three years.
Essex Police and Kent Police are equal opportunities employers. Communications may be recorded for monitoring purposes.
Essex Police is a Disability Confident Leader:
* We have subjected our Disability Confident self-assessment to external challenge and validation.
* We are taking an active leadership role in encouraging and helping other employers on their journey to becoming Disability Confident.
Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion are central to the values of our organisation. At Essex Police, we value and embrace the unique experiences, identities, and abilities that each of us bring to our roles. We strive to empower everyone to bring their authentic self openly and safely to work.
Through the dedicated commitment of our support networks, DE&I team, and wider HR departments, we are on a journey to embed our DE&I commitments, ensuring Essex Police is an employer of choice; where everyone feels included.
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