Visor Administrator

Vacancy Information
Division / Department - Public Protection
Grade - Grade 8
Status - Part Time
Contract Type - Permanent
Salary Grade Range - £26,487 - £28,302
Working Hours - 30.0 Hours per Week
Shift Allowance - No
Politically Restricted - No
Location - Crawley
The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time.
Chief Constables' Message
We really welcome your interest in joining our Police Force. It is a privilege to lead the teams in Surrey Police and Sussex Police who continuously work selflessly and tirelessly in order to keep people in our counties safe.
We are looking for talented and inspirational people who put the needs of the public at the heart of everything that they do and who want to make a difference. If you feel you are that person then we want to hear from you.
We wish you all the very best with your application.
Chief Constable Tim De Meyer & Chief Constable Jo Shiner
The Role & Key Responsibilities
From your first day with us you will be part of a policing family making a real difference.
It is our mission to identify and protect vulnerable people, prevent and respond to harm and keep people safe.
In this role you will be responsible for -

• Creating, maintaining and updating records in the ViSOR system. Specifically creating new Visor records on receipt of relevant conviction and or notification of a sex offender registration. Ensuring these records are accurate, consistent, relevant and timely, within MAPPA and ViSOR National standards.
• Liaising with the Public Protection Supervisor to assign an offender manager and allocate that record to that manager.
• Updating or creating intelligence records for all new offenders (except category 2 Level 1 offenders), recording initial information, intelligence and relevant warning markers. Carrying out quality control of ViSOR subjects and ensuring data accuracy and maintaining local systems supporting the management of offenders.
• Archiving ViSOR records at the end of registration periods
• Receiving correspondence into the unit, assess it in terms of priority and relevance and then forward to appropriate officer / manager
• Managing those subject to notification requirements under part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, Including undertaking home visits and liaison with other forces as appropriate, carrying out and reviewing risk assessments (eg OSP) and developing risk management plans for low and medium risk sexual offenders
• Attending and providing active input to Level 2 and Level 3 MAPPA meetings (with supervisors) in accordance with the MAPPA Operational Guidance, implementing actions from those meetings and contributing to other multi-agency arrangements as required
• Making applications for civil orders such as those under the Sexual Offences Act 2003. To give advice and guidance and assist with obtaining relevant orders through the Force Solicitor and the Courts
  Keeping up to date with legislation, force policy, joint agency protocols and reports by outside agencies that may impact on the unit's work
• Undertake other duties appropriate to the grade and character of work as may be reasonably required, including specific duties of a similar or lesser graded post.

Skills & Experience
- High level of professionalism in answering phone calls and emails
- High levels of discretion around the appropriate handling of sensitive material
- Good computer skills with sound knowledge of using NICHE, VISOR, PNC, Microsoft Word and Excel
- Good capacity to prioritise workload
- Good ability to identify immediate safeguarding risks to children or vulnerable persons and raise these to an Offender manager or supervisor
- Good attention to detail and focus when inputting data.
- High motivation to assist the ViSOR managers with administrative process
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
- Good partnership working
- MOSOVO training
Why Work With Us?
Policing is an exciting 24/7 business and we all have commitments outside work. We're invested in supporting people to balance their life with work and we encourage flexible working. We are open to conversations about job shares and part time working. We encourage agile working, giving you the opportunity to manage your own diary and work wherever you give the best service to the public. This may include flexi-time and home working.
We take pride in looking after our people and offer a variety of benefits;

• career progression
• contributory pension scheme (LGPS)
• generous annual leave allowance
• discounts for everyday spend
• on-site gyms and a range of sports clubs
• generous and supportive parental leave
• financial and mental wellbeing guidance and support
• discounted contributory healthcare scheme

Please use the following links for more information on the benefits of working with Sussex Police
Further Information
For further information, please contact DS Melanie Pyle DP965 07763 574052 / melanie.pyle@sussex.police.uk or DI Debbie Ricks DR420 07909 687745 / deborah.ricks@sussex.police.uk
Diversity Statement
We are only as good as our people. It's important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach, and the skills that diversity brings; all of which help us to deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all.
We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index and Disability Confident, a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.
We are committed to being an anti-racist police service. We promise to challenge injustice, ensure fairness and to uphold anti-racist principles in both our organisation and our communities.
We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status, or religious belief, we would love to hear from you.
Please use the following links to find out more on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Surrey Police and Sussex Police
Additional Information
Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly. You may wish to consider adding noreply@surreysussexpolice.as.recruitmail.com to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.
This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes. Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference. This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process.
Please note that not all jobs are available for internal candidates across both Forces, the current agreed recruitment principles are;

• vacancies in collaborated units are available to all officers and staff across both Forces
• vacancies in non-collaborated units are only available to officers and staff within the Force with the vacancy unless it is advertised externally
• if the vacancy is advertised externally and an officer or member of staff from the other Force is successful it will result in a transfer of employment

Surrey Police and Sussex Police Special Constables, Volunteers and Agency Staff (excluding self employed workers) covered under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) are eligible to apply for internal advertised posts.