Vetting & Psd Researcher

**Permanent. Full time, 37 hours per week**:Mon, Tues**, Wed, Thurs, Fri**
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**Based at Alverton Court, Northallerton for initial training. Once initial training has been achieved to ensure an individual is able to work unsupervised, remote working options will be available along with the ability to work from York.**

**Salary: Sc 4 £21,837- £24,156**

Vetting & PSD Researcher Job Description.pdf

Do you have a professional curiosity and a passion for making a difference? Then this is the role for you. We are appointing new Vetting and Professional Standard Department Researchers into a vital, dynamic and growing team within North Yorkshire Police.

The vetting unit are the gatekeepers of organisational integrity, as an integral member of the Vetting and Professional Standards team you will play a vital part in keeping the community safe and upholding ethical policing standards, at a time when reassuring the public about the suitability of police personnel has never been more important.

You will build rapport with applicants and have an innate sense for the truth. You’ll know when to dig a little deeper, with the ability to spot inaccuracies or inconsistencies. No matter what you hear or see, you will remain professional, fair, and discreet. Report writing must be balanced, succinct and clear and decision making in line with the police national decision model, summarising your analysis and recommending or deciding whether someone should hold a particular Police Security or National Security Vetting clearance.

Your interactions and vetting decisions must be without conscious or unconscious bias and will be open to scrutiny.

No direct experience is required as full training will be given; however we are looking for a handful of key skills.

**Key Skills**:

- Excellent IT skills and the ability to work accurately
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Working as part of a team and providing excellent customer service
- Proven ability to manage high process driven workloads in accordance with strict deadlines

Working for the emergency services is truly rewarding, and we want to inspire all colleagues to achieve their full potential. Everything we do has a direct impact to the service our organisation delivers, and each of us contributes to ensuring our communities continue to feel safe.

You’ll work for an organisation that cares about the well-being of its personnel, and actively supports people so they can perform to their best at work.

In addition, we offer a range of benefits including:

- Flexitime Scheme and early finish on Friday’s
- Staff support networks and access to onsite Health and Wellbeing Services
- Training and Development
- Excellent government pension scheme
- 24 days holiday entitlement, increasing to 30 days with length of service (plus bank holidays)
- Access to discounts at major retailers (Bluelight card)

We value different perspectives, skills, and experiences, we care about the well-being of our staff, and actively support people so they can perform to their best.

Additional Information

Successful postholder will be require MV level vetting clearance, which will be undertaken at the point of conditional offer.