Firearms Administrator Chelmsford, England
Job description
Location of Role: Chelmsford
Advert Closing Date: 03/03/2023
Salary Range: £23,100.00 to £25,353.00 (pro-rata for part-time vacancies)
Part/Full Time: Part 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 Firearms Administrator
This role requires the successful candidate to support the research and development officers in the receipt collation and distribution of applications and information received in the department. Further examples include providing guidance to the public, Police officers and other agencies, managing daily expiry lists to ensure certificate holders do not fall into illegal possession and you will use the National Firearms Licensing Management System (NFLMS) and other police systems on a daily basis.
What we are looking for:
At shortlisting we will be looking for essential evidence of:
IT Skills
Organisational skills
Good communication skills with a particular focus on customer service
Analysing information
Motivation to work unsupervised
Our location:
The department is based at Chelmsford Police Station in Chelmsford Town centre easily accessible by road and on public transport routes.
The successful candidate will be required to work from Chelmsford Police Station as and when required by the department. The department operates agile working, at the moment, so when not required agile working is available.
For further information regarding the role please contact Helen Dawson by email [email protected]
Successful applicants for this role will be defined as an; Home based Agile Worker - Works predominately (80% or more) at home only working in the office when required to do so.
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.
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 welcomes 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 [email protected] 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.
Essex Police and Kent Police are an equal opportunities employer. Communications may be recorded for monitoring purposes.
Essex Police is a Disability Condifent Leader, we:
have subjected our Disability Confident self-assessment to an external challenge and validation
are taking an active leadership role in encouraging and helping other employers on their journey to becoming Disability Confident.
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