AddressLocation of Role: Maidstone
Advert Closing Date: 24/01/2024
Salary Range: £22,098.00 (pro-rata for part-time vacancies)
Part/Full Time: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Mon-Fri
Weekend/Evening Working: No
A vacancy has arisen for an individual to join the Firearms Licensing Team on a full time basis. The role is a Firearms Administrator within the specialised realm of Firearms Licensing at Force Headquarters, Maidstone.
This is an opportunity for you to be part of a team managing the administrative side of firearms licensing. You will process new and renewal applications for firearms certificates. You will be required to complete the administrative tasks associated with the on-going review of firearms certificate holder’s suitability. You will provide the administrative support for a team of Firearms Investigating Officers who work at various locations across the county. Knowledge of Police databases would be advantageous, but not essential as full training will be offered.
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their abilities in the following areas:
- Organisational skills – Due to heavy workloads, individuals need to be able to manage their own workload and prioritise their workload effectively in order to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work as a team – The administrators work within three separate teams each with a team leader. However at times administrators will be required to help their colleagues from other teams.
- Ability to deal with a changing environment – The world of firearms licensing is ever changing and the successful candidate must be able to deal effectively with changes in processes and procedures.
- Data accuracy and attention to detail – Due to the high risk nature of firearms licensing attention to detail is vital. Individuals must adhere to data protection at all times.
- Interrogation of a number of police databases is necessary and you must be competent in the use of Microsoft Word.
- The successful applicant will find this a varied, interesting position which provides an insight and experience into the world of firearms in general.
Kent Police offer incremental increases within this salary band, therefore the salary for this position will rise to a maximum of £26,958.
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Note for potential candidates - It is currently proposed that the Kent Police, Headquarters site is re-locating back to Sutton Road Maidstone. As part of the relocation members of staff currently working at the current Headquarters in Northfleet may be redeployed to other workplaces and/or required to work in a more agile way. All new staff appointed to roles currently based at Kent Police, Northfleet after 12th June 2023 and before the move of the site will be accepting the contract knowing that their workplace could change. They will not be eligible to claim for any additional ‘home to work’ mileage costs or additional public transport costs incurred from the requirement to travel their new contractual workplace. By applying for this role, you are demonstrating that you accept these conditions. The only exceptions to this will be for existing internal staff where the new role is a promotional opportunity or a move internally with the Kent Police, Northfleet site (i.e. from one role based at that site to another role based at that site).
Your application is shortlisted on the content provided within the 'reason for application' section, which is limited to 9000 characters. Within your answer please refer to the criteria stated in this job advert and include any experience, skills and abilities you feel you have that will make you suitable for the role. Please ensure you provide as much detail as possible as insufficient information may mean that you do not meet the shortlisting criteria.
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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 the circumstances to do so.
This post is open to British Citizens, members of the EC or other states in the European Economic Area. If you are a Commonwealth citizen or a foreign national, you must be a resident in the UK free of restrictions and with indefinite leave to remain in the UK. All applicants must have lived in the UK continuously for the past three years.
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