Police Enquiry Officer

3 months ago

Worthing, United Kingdom Sussex Police Full time

Division / Department - Contact and Control
Grade - Grade 8
Status - Part Time
Contract Type - Permanent
Salary Grade Range - £26,487 - £28,302
Working Hours - 18.5 Hours per Week
Shift Allowance - Yes
Politically Restricted - No
Location - Worthing, Chatsworth Road
- The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time._

Chief Constables' Message

We really welcome your interest in joining our Police Force. It is a privilege to lead the teams in Surrey Police and Sussex Police who continuously work selflessly and tirelessly in order to keep people in our counties safe.

We are looking for talented and inspirational people who put the needs of the public at the heart of everything that they do and who want to make a difference. If you feel you are that person then we want to hear from you.

**Chief Constable Tim De Meyer & Chief Constable Jo Shiner**

The Role & Key Responsibilities

From your first day with us you will be part of a policing family making a real difference.

It is our mission to identify and protect vulnerable people, prevent and respond to harm and keep people safe.

**The Role**

As a Police Enquiry Officer, you will perform a role on our policing front line, helping members of the public across Sussex reporting incident and crimes. We aim to respond to each contact in a timely way and contribute to making our communities feel safe, by inspiring trust and confidence in the Police.

You will be employed on a mobile contract. This means you will have a base station, but you will be required to travel and work from other Police Stations within the hub. This is a good opportunity to work with different teams and have a change of environment. This requires you to be flexible, this can happen at short notice where your shift time and location may be changed.

The location for the Police Enquiry officer posts will be at:

- Worthing Hub, supporting Littlehampton and Steyning. Travel between locations will be required.

INITIAL TRAINING WILL BE 5 FULL WEEKS AT POLICE HQ IN LEWES

FOLLOWING ON FROM YOUR INITIAL TRAINING YOU WILL CONTINUE WITH ON THE JOB TRAINING WITH A COACH, WITHIN YOUR DEDICATED OR NEIGHBOURING HUB.

SHIFT PATTERNS

STAFF WOULD BE EXPECTED TO WORK A ROTATING SHIFT PATTERN BETWEEN MONDAY AND SATURDAY 0900-1700 (THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY PUBLIC OR BANK HOLIDAYS).

**Key Responsibilities**

To act as the primary point of contact to all visitors to the Police station. To act as a conduit between Police Officers and the public. Accurately assessing and recording incidents, ensuring the prompt resolution of enquiries through effective communication whilst maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards.

To Identify the purpose and nature of each contact by asking questions to elicit sufficient and relevant information to enable an accurate and timely assessment of appropriate means of resolution.

To provide a proactive, customer focused service to all enquiries made via the Front Officer whether in person, by phone or online in a compassionate and highly professional manner in accordance with the Sussex Police Policing Strategy and the Victim Code.

Skills & Experience

QUALIFICATIONS

GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Good verbal communications skills with the ability to listen to others

Ability to breakdown problems into component parts and determine appropriate action

Ability to communicate difficult messages to the public effectively and sensitively

Decision making skills. The ability to think laterally and be able to creatively resolve incidents

Proven ability in problem solving

Ability to produce accurate written reports or other documents

Level of confidence in using standard IT packages, systems and/or databases to fulfil role requirements

Demonstrate Personal Responsibility, planning own work with the ability to work with mínimal supervision

Work effectively in a team to achieve shared objectives, demonstrating an awareness of individual differences and providing support as required

Why Work With Us?

Policing is an exciting 24/7 business and we all have commitments outside work. We’re invested in supporting people to balance their life with work and we encourage flexible working.

We take pride in looking after our people and offer a variety of benefits;
career progression

contributory pension scheme (LGPS)

generous annual leave allowance

discounts for everyday spend

on-site gyms and a range of sports clubs

generous and supportive parental leave

financial and mental wellbeing guidance and support

Diversity Statement

We are only as good as our people. It's really important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach and skills that diversity brings; all of which help us to deliver a better policing service. We st

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