Cctv Operatives

Organisation
- Dorset Council
- Location
- Dorchester, United Kingdom
- Reference
- 61057407
- Occupational group
- Professional
- Salary details
- £25,854 - £28,842
- Job term
- Full Time
- Appointment type
- Fixed Term
- Contact
- John Newcombe
- Contact telephone
- 01305 838027
- Closing Date
- 07 August 2023

**CCTV Operatives**

**X2 Vacancies Available**

**42 hours average per week**

**Fixed term opportunities until 31**st** March 2025**

**Salary £25,854 - £28,842**

Dorchester

**Are you passionate about helping others and able to work under pressure?**:
**What’s in it for you**:
We are looking for two motivated individuals to join our CCTV Monitoring Team in the Community & Public Protection Section. The service is operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and you will be working to our existing shift pattern of 4 days on and 4 days off, which means an average of 42 hours per week.

**What you can expect to be doing**:
You will be required to survey multiple camera monitors, liaise with police and other services, including our Community Safety Patrol Officers, and keep accurate records in compliance with a strict code of practice. You must be able to concentrate, especially during periods of intense activity, and have excellent observation skills. You will also be liaising with Dorset Police Control Room, making decisions within guidelines, and taking the relevant action to deal with the incidents appropriately. You should be able to work positively in a team setting, have very good verbal and written communication skills, be well presented, and have a professional and personable nature.

The ability to work calmly and effectively when dealing with emergency situations, viewing of sensitive and emotionally distressing images, or dealing with incidents involving vulnerable persons is also essential. A high level of IT skills is necessary as the work is involves using the CCTV software and equipment, as well as Microsoft Office. You will be required to work flexibly, working day shifts, to cover for annual leave and occasionally, sickness. A shift pattern will be set be agreed in advance with a supervisor.

There will be opportunities for you to develop your skills, learn how to use Police systems and build relationships with a range of individuals and organisations. This is an exciting and challenging role providing the opportunity to make a real difference to improve the safety of Dorset for residents, businesses, and visitors, as well as protecting the lives of vulnerable people.

**About you**:
You will need good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain requirements in a friendly, tactful, and understandable way.

You will also be required to undertake training and certification to enable you to possess the necessary licence from the Security Industry Authority, which the Council will fund, if you don't already hold.

You will be required to work a variety of shifts covering days, evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

The role will, at times be demanding but at the same time very rewarding.

**Contact details**:
For more information about these vacancies please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification provided, or for an informal chat about these roles please contact John Newcombe, Licensing and Community Safety Manager on 01305 838027.

**Dorset Council: A great place to work**

We’re passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.

At Dorset Council we:

- provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
- have ambitious aspirations
- are excited about our future
- care about Dorset and all the people who live here
- know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success

You will:

- have access to a range of employee benefits
- be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
- have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

These roles are UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.

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