Disclosure & Barring Co-ordinator - Brighton, United Kingdom - Surrey Police

Surrey Police

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Brighton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Division / Department - Corporate Development
Grade - Grade 8
Status - Full Time
Contract Type - Permanent
Salary Grade Range - £26,487 - £28,302
Working Hours Hours per Week
Shift Allowance - No
Politically Restricted - No
Location - Brighton, John Street

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 team that makes a real difference, with a mission to identify and protect vulnerable people, prevent and respond to harm and keep people safe in our communities.
The Sussex Disclosure and Barring team are looking for enthusiastic and result focused team members that have experience of working in a high demand role with the ability to make decisions. The role also requires high levels of attention to detail and writing rationales as to why a decision has been made, experience with report writing is essential.
The role works closely with partner stakeholders, police officers and the other agencies and is responsible for searching and identifying information. Following the Quality Assured Framework the Coordinator role considers information to be disclosed for the Enhanced Disclosure Certificate.
Key Responsibilities
Key responsibilities:
Assess and priorities work streams in order of type and priority, and produce an audit trail of the decisions made.
Ability to write clear and concise rationale on decisions
Clear Communication is important when liaising with internal and external Stakeholders including other Child and Adult Services
Monitoring the units mail box, delegating work, managing any fingerprint or Image identification requirements for disputes or complaints.

Skills & Experience

To be successful in this role you must demonstrate knowledge or experience of information gathering, decision making and report writing.

You would be educated to level A-C in GCSE English or the equivalent qualification, experience will also be considered.

Well developed interpersonal skills together with excellent verbal and written communication including spelling, grammar and attention to detail.

Ability to problem solve, make decisions objectively and clearly record in writing your decision process objectively with confidence on how you came to a conclusion

Your skills and knowledge will enable you to analyse large amounts of information from various sources

Ability to work under pressure in a high volume environment which will require organisation and planning skills

Understanding of relevant legislation including Data Protection, Freedom of Information, Human Rights Act and Safeguarding

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 which may include working from home part of the time. We are open to conversations about job shares and part time 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
- discounted contributory healthcare scheme

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 strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all.

We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work.

We are proud members of the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index and Disability Confident, a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.

We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status or religious belief, we would love