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Joint Force Vetting Caseworker
| Posting date: | 05 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £26,487 to £28,302 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 July 2024 |
| Location: | Lewes, East Sussex |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Sussex Police |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SYSX STAFF03872 |
Summary
The Role & Key Responsibilities
The Joint Force Vetting Unit, based at HQ Lewes, covers both Surrey and Sussex force areas and is seeking 5 Vetting Caseworkers to join the team.
3 x Full Time permanent - 37 hours per week
1 x Part Time permanent - 22 hours per week
1 x Part Time permanent - 18 hours per week
The role will be to undertake the vetting research function and providing advice relating to security vetting procedures, including a variety of computer system checks and enquiries. The post-holder will often be required to offer credible advice concerning highly sensitive personal issues such as finance and relationships. Therefore, we are looking for individuals who have are able to demonstrate tact, diplomacy and the ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality within a secure environment.
The post-holder with be responsible for creating, updating and quality assuring information onto the force vetting database, ensuring intelligence data is submitted and inputted to a consistently high standard, reviewed and updated, logging sensitive personal data and Police and National Security Vetting Levels.
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.
Skills & Experience
Essential:
You must be a competent and organised administrator, able to work with minimum supervision and be relied upon to use your initiative to achieve results within agreed timescales.
You will need a high level of computer literacy and be able to demonstrate a good operational knowledge of the Intranet and Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Powerpoint, Excel and Outlook.
Proven experience of obtaining and collating relevant information to identify potential security risks. With the ability to analyse large amounts of information in differing formats.
The ability to acquire and apply knowledge to learn appropriate legislation and administrative policies, procedures and systems in order to ensure that intelligence and data is managed correctly.
Strong attention to detail.
Able to demonstrate good problem solving skills in order to provide accurate research on data and suggest resolutions quickly and effectively.
The successful candidate will need to obtain Security Check (SC) level Vetting Clearance for the role and have 5 years UK residency.
Desirable:
Experience of relevant Police and partnership agency computer systems necessary to undertake a wide range of system checks in order to complete the vetting process eg PNC, PND, Experian, Centurion, NSVS, Niche, Open Source / Social Media and a number of additional systems. Training will be provided.
Excellent interpersonal skills with well-developed oral communication to utilise skilled interview techniques to obtain voluntary information (conditional clearances and security vetting briefings).
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 are open to conversations about job shares and part time working. We encourage agile working, giving you the opportunity to manage your own diary and work wherever you give the best service to the public. This may include flexi-time and home 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
Please use the following links for more information on the benefits of working with Surrey Police or Sussex Police
Further Information
Please specify in your application which position/hours you would prefer.
Contact details: To find out more about the role, please contact us on; supervisors.vetting@sussex.police.uk
Interviews: Interviews will be held W/C 12th August 2024
The Joint Force Vetting Unit, based at HQ Lewes, covers both Surrey and Sussex force areas and is seeking 5 Vetting Caseworkers to join the team.
3 x Full Time permanent - 37 hours per week
1 x Part Time permanent - 22 hours per week
1 x Part Time permanent - 18 hours per week
The role will be to undertake the vetting research function and providing advice relating to security vetting procedures, including a variety of computer system checks and enquiries. The post-holder will often be required to offer credible advice concerning highly sensitive personal issues such as finance and relationships. Therefore, we are looking for individuals who have are able to demonstrate tact, diplomacy and the ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality within a secure environment.
The post-holder with be responsible for creating, updating and quality assuring information onto the force vetting database, ensuring intelligence data is submitted and inputted to a consistently high standard, reviewed and updated, logging sensitive personal data and Police and National Security Vetting Levels.
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.
Skills & Experience
Essential:
You must be a competent and organised administrator, able to work with minimum supervision and be relied upon to use your initiative to achieve results within agreed timescales.
You will need a high level of computer literacy and be able to demonstrate a good operational knowledge of the Intranet and Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Powerpoint, Excel and Outlook.
Proven experience of obtaining and collating relevant information to identify potential security risks. With the ability to analyse large amounts of information in differing formats.
The ability to acquire and apply knowledge to learn appropriate legislation and administrative policies, procedures and systems in order to ensure that intelligence and data is managed correctly.
Strong attention to detail.
Able to demonstrate good problem solving skills in order to provide accurate research on data and suggest resolutions quickly and effectively.
The successful candidate will need to obtain Security Check (SC) level Vetting Clearance for the role and have 5 years UK residency.
Desirable:
Experience of relevant Police and partnership agency computer systems necessary to undertake a wide range of system checks in order to complete the vetting process eg PNC, PND, Experian, Centurion, NSVS, Niche, Open Source / Social Media and a number of additional systems. Training will be provided.
Excellent interpersonal skills with well-developed oral communication to utilise skilled interview techniques to obtain voluntary information (conditional clearances and security vetting briefings).
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 are open to conversations about job shares and part time working. We encourage agile working, giving you the opportunity to manage your own diary and work wherever you give the best service to the public. This may include flexi-time and home 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
Please use the following links for more information on the benefits of working with Surrey Police or Sussex Police
Further Information
Please specify in your application which position/hours you would prefer.
Contact details: To find out more about the role, please contact us on; supervisors.vetting@sussex.police.uk
Interviews: Interviews will be held W/C 12th August 2024