Property Assistant (Medway)

Essex Police and Kent Police; England; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000

Job description

Starting Salary: £24,768.00 (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 Property Assistant based at Medway Police Station. Please note that though this position is based at Medway, there will be the requirement to cover other property stores countywide when deemed necessary; therefore, a full and clean UK driving licence is essential.

This is a challenging role that requires the successful candidate to receive, log, and store all items of seized property. This includes updating movements of property on the Police computer system, to and from officers and staff as and when required, reviewing the need to retain items by ascertaining when property can be disposed of via the Officer in the Case, arranging for its return or disposal as appropriate to ensure that the property retained in storage is kept to a minimum. The role also requires consultation with the Property Team Leader regarding items suitable for auction or disposal by other means.

You will be self-motivated, able to work unsupervised at times, and will also work well within a team. The post does involve manual handling; therefore, you will need to ensure that you are able to perform these duties using safe manual handling practices and be able to risk manage situations. You will also need a basic knowledge of Health & Safety procedures.

Competent IT skills and familiarity with Microsoft packages (Outlook, Word, and Excel) would be advantageous, whilst training will be provided for bespoke Software Packages used in this role.

The successful candidate will possess a good all-round education to at least GCSE A-C standard or equivalent in English and Maths, have excellent communication skills demonstrating the ability to deal with calls from members of the public as well as other agencies and organisations. You will also be able to plan and organise tasks effectively and deal with multiple tasks by prioritising, using strong customer service skills.

Knowledge of the Police environment and policy, as well as previous experience in Managing Police Information (MOPI), would be advantageous.

Benefits Include:

1. Training and professional development opportunities
2. A healthy Annual Leave package; increasing with employment term.
3. Flexible working dependent on duties
4. On-site fitness centre and canteen (location dependent)
5. Collaborative and supportive work environment.
6. Cycle to work scheme.
7. Wellness programmes
8. Blue light Discount Card
9. Opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to public safety and community well-being.

For further information about this role, please contact Evidential Property Manager Caitlin Sullivan on 07980 684184 or [e-mail].

Kent Police offer incremental increases within this salary band; therefore, the salary for this position will rise to a maximum of £28,239.00.

Your application for this role will be shortlisted 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 and this system will count spaces and blank lines as characters. This count may differ from the Microsoft Word word count function; therefore, you may wish to use a different online character counter to check the characters used.

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.

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 [e-mail] 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 the circumstances to do so.

If you’re not from the UK, you must be a resident in the UK and have lived here continuously for the last three years. You must also be free from restrictions with indefinite leave to remain.

If you’re from the UK, you must have lived here continuously for the last three years. This doesn’t apply to those serving abroad in the British Armed Forces.

Essex Police and Kent Police are equal opportunities employers. Communications may be recorded for monitoring purposes.