Pound Officer - Charlton, United Kingdom - Metropolitan Police

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Job Title:
Pound Officer


Salary:
The starting salary is £39,447.20 which includes allowances totalling £2,841.


The salary is broken down as £30,507 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £32,639 Plus, a location allowance of £1,841 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000, 20% shift allowance and weekend premiums when on shift.


Location:
Charlton car pound, London, SE7 7HY

In addition to large-scale transformation, there's the unique and ever-evolving challenge of policing London.

This means that as a Met employee, there are more opportunities for you to get involved in making London the safest global city in a time of unprecedented change within the UK's largest Police Service.


The Vehicle Recovery Examination Services (VRES) is a key part of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) drive to tackle vehicle crime on the streets of London.

We work in partnership with a number of external agencies and MPS contractors to remove, recover, restore and dispose of vehicles that are involved in collisions, serious and organised crime that require forensic examinations or those that are seized under Police powers for no insurance or unlicensed use.

We support frontline policing and operate 24/7/365, we have our own unique in-house policing team and a command and control team.

We operate out of two compounds at Perivale (Ealing) and Charlton (Greenwich), processing approximately 40,000 vehicles per year. We deal with everything from two-wheel bikes all the way up to and including HGV's.

Our work has a direct impact upon the service the MPS delivers Londoners, and it is vital we are able to continue to deliver this service to meet current and future demands.


Key Responsibilities

  • Receiving, processing and disposal of vehicles and property in the pound in accordance with statutory regulations.
  • Supervising of loading and unloading of vehicles in accordance with statutory regulations including Health and Safety at Work Act, Institute of Vehicle Recovery standards (IVR), Lifting Operations Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) and Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and
Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR

  • Receiving and processing of vehicles, to include, confirming vehicle identity upon arrival, the accurate completion of vehicle removal forms, entering the information contained on the forms onto the ELVIS system and ensuring a high degree of accuracy is achieved. Being competent in and utilising a number of internal and external programs including, CAD, PNC, CRIS, COPA, Experian, MIAFTER, HPI, HPI Crushwatch as part of the receiving and booking on
On occasion using additional programs such as ILP, CRIMINT, custody imaging and DVS.

  • Move vehicles into designated storage area. Where applicable considerate to the provision of evidential continuity in relation to vehicles removed under PACE, POCA, RTA and statutory removals.
  • Use of specialist vehicle movement equipment, ensuring the correct Health and Safety and operating procedures are followed at all times and complete all necessary paperwork in relation to this equipment. Reporting any faults found in the vehicle moving equipment to the pound manager.
  • Processing of vehicles including searching post forensic examination, restoration or predisposal checks. Processing and recording of property, including cash, drugs, weapons and valuables in accordance with VRES SOP's.
  • Significant numbers of vehicles removed by VRES are accident damaged and present significant Health and Safety risks. These vehicles require careful processing as they present danger from damage and fluid spills. Ensuring care is taken when undertaking this work and in accordance at all times with Health and Safety Risk Assessments and using dynamic Risk Assessments when required.
  • Dealing with oil and fuel spills as a result of accident damaged vehicles. These must be dealt with in accordance with Health and Safety risk assessments and disposed of in accordance with environmental legislation.
  • Conducting regular pound inventories, identifying vehicle movement issues, checking physical inventory against electronic records ensuring 100% accuracy. Compiling a post inventory report detailing incorrect movements, discrepancies, vehicle husbandry and general performance.
  • Undertake preliminary vehicle document checks at triage point.
  • Working within front counter areas, open to the public daily. Being proficient in handling and examining driving licences, ownership documents, and insurance policies. Utilising bespoke ID verification equipment, police, insurance and vehicle databases as well as own knowledge of security markings to authentic such documentation
  • Considerate to providing high level customer service and remaining professional at all times, dealing with a wide variety of people from all walks of life, including victims of crime and those that are wanted for arrest. Processing of customers in line with time current
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