Armoury Storekeeper

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 355260**Salary**:

- £22,011- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Industrial- Skill Zone 2**Contract type**:

- Fixed term**Length of employment**:

- 23 Months**Business area**:

- MOD - Army - Army/ARITC**Type of role**:

- Logistics**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Catterick GarrisonAbout the job

**Job summary**:
The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants. Within that, the Army Top Level Budget (TLB) employs around 7,000 MOD Civil Servants located at over 300 locations. Ours is a diverse workforce, with roles ranging from trainers, human resources, teachers, and psychologists to storekeepers, financiers, project and programme managers, and policy secretariat staff. There are many different functions and professions delivering key outputs for the Army. As such using data to aid understanding of our workforce is vital.

The Infantry Training Centre (ITC) delivers Infantry basic training and initial trade training and is based in Catterick Garrison. The ITC consists of three units; 1st and 2nd Infantry Training Battalions and a Support Battalion all collocated along with Headquarters Soldier Academy (North). The 1st and 2nd Battalions undertake the Combat Infantry Course (CIC) for all recruits, who wish to join the Infantry whether regular or reserve. The ITC also commands Pegasus Company, the Army School of Ceremonial, and the Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming (based in Edinburgh).

We deliver training which covers everything from developing a civilian arriving with no military experience into a trained, confident Infantry soldier, to teaching people to play the Bagpipes.

Whilst military training is undertaken by highly skilled and experienced members of the Army, we are supported by almost 200 Ministry of Defence (MOD) Civil Servants along with a number of Defence contractors. We are in roles from drivers to HR Clerks and storekeepers to tutors

If you have the skills and/or drive to support us in delivering World Class Infantry Training, we would love for you to join us Ready to find out more about our roles?

We are advertising for one Armoury Storekeeper advertised at 37 hours per week. Attendance in the workplace will be required on a daily basis.

**Job description**:
This is a Fixed-term Appointment as a Skill Zone 2 Armoury Storekeeper in the Armoury at the Infantry Training Centre. Your responsibilities will be as described in this job advert. Your responsibilities will be as described in this job advert. The reason why you are appointed for a fixed period is due the authority given by the Army Civilian Resourcing Committee and current recruiting restrictions. This post will therefore begin on your appointment and end 23 months after that date.You should be aware that when your Fixed-term Appointment at MOD comes to an end, arrangements will be made in line with the FTA policy.

If you are a permanent MoD civil servant and are found successful for an advertised Fixed-term Appointment (FTA) you should move into the post under a Temporary Transfer (for up to a maximum of 23 months). At the end of the posting you will return to your previous MoD Business area. If this posting is at a higher grade, your promotion will be temporary, and you will return to your substantive grade at the end of the Temporary Transfer. If a Temporary Transfer cannot be agreed between all parties then a transfer on an FTA contract is possible, read the FTA and Change of Work Location in the UK policy for further information.

If you are transferring to MoD from another government department (OGD) you should join the MoD on an inward loan. At the end of the loan you will return to your home (OGD) department. If a loan cannot be agreed between all parties then a transfer on an FTA contract is possible, read the FTA policy for further information.

You will be part of a large team and will be responsible for the issue and receipt of all weapons and ancillaries, including the safe custody and security of all items held within the Armoury.

Duties and responsibilities include:
Ensuring all issues and receipts of weapons are carried out as per policy requirements.

Updating, maintenance and cleanliness of the working area, also updating the issue sheet and replacing identification labels.

Inputting of fault reporting sheets onto computer programme.

Aiding customers with queries and answering questions.

Working with various staff and stakeholders, so effective communication and organisation skills are required.

There will be occasions when you will work as a lone worker.

On a roster basis, act as Duty Storekeeper for a 7-day period inclusive, applicant must be able to be at ITC within 30 minutes of receiving a call out from the Guardroom. This is