Firearms Enquiry Officer - Eastleigh, United Kingdom - Hampshire Constabulary

Hampshire Constabulary
Hampshire Constabulary
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Eastleigh, United Kingdom

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Job Details:


Location:
Eastleigh, with the requirement to travel to various locations across Hampshire & the Isle of Wight. After the initial training period, there is an opportunity for some flexibility to work from home.


Salary:
Scale 6, £30, £32,772.00 pa


Hours: 37.00 hours per week


Contract:
Permanent


Closing Date:
Sunday 7th April 2024 at 23:59

Interviews will take place at Mottisfont Court in Winchester, dates are to be confirmed.

Are you looking for a new opportunity?:

We are recruiting for a Firearms Enquiry Officer to join a dedicated and well-established team on a full-time and permanent basis.

The role of Firearms Enquiry Officer is challenging but very rewarding, with full training and development opportunities available.


About the role:


This is a challenging but rewarding role, and while development training will be provided, applicants should provide evidence of experience in the areas of firearms and relevant legislation.


This particular vacancy will be located at Eastleigh, but will cover the surrounding geographical area (including Eastleigh, Southampton, Winchester and Botley) and travel to various locations through Hampshire and the Isle if Wight will be required.

A full description of the role is detailed in the Role Profile here.


About you:

Are you ready for a challenge?

Do you have a full UK drivers licence?

Do you have experience working in a specialised customer focused environment?

Do you have risk assessment and report writing skills?

Are you a confident and clear communicator?

Do you have experience working in strict guidelines or legislation?

Are you competent in the use and safe handling of firearms and shotguns?


How to apply:

Education - Are you educated to Maths and English to a minimum of QCF level 2?


Specialised customer environment - Please tell us about your work experience in a specialised customer focused environment where you manage complex enquiries.

Risk assessment

  • Please tell us about your skills and experience assessing risk.
Report writing - Please tell us about your experience collating assessment findings into reports, guided by legislation.


Communication - Please provide us with an example of when you have had to communicate an unsatisfactory outcome to a customer and how you dealt with this.

We are emotionally aware Level 1

We are collaborative Level 1

We analyse critically Level 1

We take ownership Level 1

Public service


The interview will also include a written assessment on assessing and effectively managing risk with persons in possession of a licenced firearm/shotgun.


Contact details for an informal discussion:

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is an inclusive employer and strives to have a workforce representative of the communities we police and serve.

We recognise that we are not fully representative and are working to address this imbalance through a variety of initiatives.


The Disability Confident campaign aims to remove barriers, increase understanding and ensure that people have opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

We will accommodate requests for reasonable adjustments where possible throughout our recruitment and promotions processes and encourage anyone requiring reasonable adjustments to disclose this at the earliest opportunity.

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