Npas Flight Dispatcher external

2 months ago


Wakefield, United Kingdom West Yorkshire Police Full time

Location
- Wakefield

Salary
- £23,100 - £25,353 per annum plus 20% shift allowance and weekend enhancements

Job Advert
- THE FOLLOWING VACANCY HAS BEEN ADVERTISED EXTERNALLY
- NPAS Operations Centre
- National Police Air Service
- Flight Dispatcher
- 1 full-time permanent post (37 hours) plus succession list**Salary**: £23,100 rising incrementally to £25,353 over four years. In addition, 20% shift allowance and 13.45% weekend enhancements (as applicable).
- This takes the salary to a combined amount of £30,826 rising to £33,833 based on full time hours.
- The National Police Air Service (NPAS) is the national provider of air support to all the Police Forces of England and Wales with West Yorkshire Police currently being the lead Force.
- NPAS is looking to recruit Flight Dispatchers to join our Operations Centre based in Wakefield.
- We need you to ensure and support the efficient and safe deployment of air assets to Police forces. Receiving, recording, and communicating information regarding requests for specialist air provision; maintaining the trust and confidence of aviation staff and customers nationwide.
- The role includes considering multiple requests and prioritising deployments in accordance with procedures. Full training will be given to support this.- You will be playing a critical role in the arrest of offenders and ensuring public safety, often at major, high profile events nationally. You will also require a working knowledge of computerised systems such as databases and information input and recording.
- The NPAS Operations Centre provides around-the-clock service. NPAS Flight Dispatchers are therefore required to work shifts, provide 24/7 cover in accordance with departmental working patterns, occasionally work at other locations as may be reasonably required.
- We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance. Some of which are listed below:
- Generous annual leave allowance - 25 days per year (pro-rata) rising to 30 days after 5 years
- Bank holidays
- Pension scheme
- CPD events for staff for continuous personal development
- Mentoring and coaching scheme
- Access to a range of occupational health facilities
- Employee assistance service - accessible 24/7 and providing counselling and financial advice for you and your immediate relatives.
- Cycle to work scheme

The NPAS Ops Centre work 12-hour shifts (with an occasional 8-hour shift). As a dispatcher you would usually work two dayshifts (0700hrs to 1900hrs) followed by two nightshifts (1900hrs to 0700hrs), followed by four rest days.
- Interviews are likely to take place week commencing 22nd May 2023.
- As part of the selection process you will be asked to undertake a typing test.-
The post is suitable for job share.

Any shift enhancements/weekend allowances are based on the published Force pattern any deviations from this could mean the enhancements/allowances may differ or not apply, for full details refer to staff Terms & Conditions.

Applicants should be aware that it is not always possible to carry out adequate vetting checks on persons who have not been resident within the UK for the last three years. Therefore, where this applies, applicants may be refused because it was not possible to vet them to the appropriate standard.

Shift Allowance
- 20%, Weekend Enhancements



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