Border Force Assistant Officer

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

- 378847**Salary**:

- £30,750- Plus Annualised Hours Allowance of approximately between 23.13% and 46.39% of salary, which equates to an additional between £7,112 and £14,265 per annum based on salary minimum. The total expected remuneration for this role is approximately between £37,862 and £45,015.**Job grade**:

- Administrative Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- HO - Border Force**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Full-time, Part-time, Shift working**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- HeathrowAbout the job

**Job summary**:
The Home Office works to build a safe, fair and prosperous UK. We achieve this through our work on counter-terrorism, policing, fire, crime, drugs policy, immigration and passports.

Border Force is a law enforcement arm of the Home Office. We are responsible for handling the UK border control by implementing immigration and customs regulations and working with the wider Home Office on counter terrorism, organised crime, modern slavery and trafficking. Learn more on the Border Force careers page.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a team that both protects and enhances the UK economy. Our work is varied and rewarding, attracting people from all backgrounds and walks of life.

As a Border Force Assistant Officer at the frontline of our operation, your contributions will have a direct impact in delivering what the public expect from us. Your role at port will facilitate the clearance of passengers and goods from all over the world, representing the UK, while directly maintaining national Border Security in your role.

**Job description**:
The role our Assistant Officers perform is dynamic, fast -paced and always evolving. You can expect to join a team where together we make a real difference to everyday life. Our work can be difficult and challenging but there will always be your team to support you throughout your career, not just the start. The part you play will be a fundamental aspect in how we maintain the security of the UK Border. Our work is high profile within public interest as we deliver the Home Office’s wider policy agenda to keep our country safe and prosperous.

Border Security includes a wide range of systems that function in tandem to facilitate a world class border the public expects. Our intention is to enable the flow of passengers and goods quickly and effectively through the Primary Control entry points, while refusing entry to the UK when appropriate and required. This includes checking passengers to ensure travel and trade is optimal whilst ensuring our legal duties towards Customs, Freight, Immigration, Safeguarding are always upheld.

Our operational activity is intelligence-driven with searches for prohibited, counterfeit or restricted goods (such as drugs, firearms, weapons, cash, tobacco, and alcohol) as well as people of interest.

As a Border Force Assistant Officer, you may be involved in the following types of activity:

- Undertaking checks and research on IT systems to identify people or vehicles of interest at the border.
- Conducting searches on people, goods and vehicles to establish if a customs offence has been committed.
- Using law enforcement powers to assist in the arrest and detention of people involved in border offences, preserving evidence and liaising with law enforcement partners.
- International Trade work including processing and recording documentation, investigating errors and responding to complaints.
- Using and gathering intelligence to inform border activity.
- Identifying vulnerable adults and children, prioritising their safety and welfare and referring to the appropriate agencies.
- Supporting wider frontline Border Force activity in its operational and corporate functions including recruitment, training and finance.

For more information about working for Border Force and to hear from some of our colleagues, please visit our careers website at Border Force - Home Office Careers.

**Border Force Heathrow**

Heathrow is one of the world’s busiest and most high-profile airports. It is also where Border Force has its largest port operation. Heathrow sees upwards of 75 million passengers a year passing through its 4 terminals. Added to this, 65% of the UK’s air freight, valued at £100 billion, passes through the airport each year.

The region also covers Farnborough, RAF Brize Norton, RAF Northolt and other general aviation sites. The region’s varied work includes conducting immigration checks on all passengers arriving by air and conducting risk-led detection customs/freight activity for prohibited and restricted goods, cash, tobacco, alcohol, counterfeit goods and clandestine entrants.

**Working Pattern**

**Training**

You will receive full training and support to do the job. Training takes place initially in the classroom and the