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
Weekend/Evening Working: No
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 interesting and varied role involves providing general facilities duties, which will include minor repairs to the property and furniture, maintenance, and equipment inspections mainly at Colchester Police Station but also across sites of Essex as required.
This role requires strong communication skills and customer service 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 to discharge your full duties.
The logistics aspects of the role involve the lifting and moving of items that may be bulky/heavy with the use of aids where appropriate. Work will be administered through a variety of 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 to discharge duty. 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
* Customer service experience
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, within the application form itself. CVs, covering letters, or attachments are not included in the shortlist. Within your reason for application answer, 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. Please 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 of our posts require a level of vetting and security clearance. During the recruitment process, you will be sent vetting information forms to complete.
This post is open to:
* British Citizens
* Members of a European Economic Area (EEA) state who hold settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme.
* Commonwealth citizens or foreign nationals (who are not British citizens or European Economic Area (EEA) state members) 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 an equal opportunities employer. 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
* 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.
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