Evidential Property Administrator – Sunderland 8 views

Salary: Band 3, £25,098 per annum

Location: 1x Sunderland Police Station (Travel may be required across the force) 

Hours: 37 hours, Mon – Fri, Permanent.

Working for #TeamNP

Our purpose at Team NP is simple: to keep people safe and to fight crime. But it takes more than officers alone to do the job – and that’s where our 2,000-strong team of police staff and 200 volunteers come in.

As one of the largest police forces in England we have a huge variety of departments and specialisms offering you endless opportunities. From mentoring and coaching schemes and online soft skills courses to leadership development programmes; we’ll give you the support, training, and time to carve out the career you always wanted.

Our Business Services department are essential in providing support to Area Commands and departments across the force. We have a fantastic opportunity to join the team as a Property Administrator.

This is a rewarding role where you’ll provide a range of administrative services to support operational work and business planning. You will be responsible for effectively managing the storage, retrieval, and disposal of property. You will also work with internal and external stakeholders to return or dispose of property securely.

What does the role involve?

• Ensuring property is stored securely and accurately recorded.
• Conducting daily checks to facilitate transfer to other stores.
• Ensure computerised and paper-based records are up to date.
• Supporting internal customers with property enquiries.
• Storing high-risk items which may require specialised processing with strict policies and procedures (firearms, fireworks, electricals)
• Handling, recording, and arranging appropriate storage and disposal of drugs in compliance with Health & Safety guidelines

Sound interesting? For further information, and to support your application, please view the Role Profile.pdf

What you’ll bring

• Excellent planning and organising skills with the ability to prioritise a busy workload.
• The ability to problem-solve and make sound decisions.
• Strong customer service skills.
• The confidence to work alone when required.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

We know it’s important for you to feel that you’re not only part of a great team, but part of a community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, and their talents are fully utilised. Appointments are based on merit alone.

Interested to learn more? For further information about the role please contact Harley Nugent at harley.nugent@northumbria.police.uk

What we offer

• 26 days’ leave (increasing to 30 days for 5 years+ service) plus 8 bank holidays
• Enhanced maternity, shared parental and adoption leave
• Fantastic market-leading public sector pension scheme with up to 16% employer contribution
• Corporate travel schemes – local rail, bus services and metro discounts
• Access to private healthcare and eye test vouchers
• Discounts on shopping and eating out thanks to the Blue Light Card and Blue Light Tickets
• We’ve invested in extensive paid sick leave, trained mental health first aiders on-site, an employee advice service for the times you need that additional support.
• Access to gyms in some stations
• Sports & Social Club – join our thriving sports scene at Team NP and enjoy further exclusive discounts on days out and travel
• Cycle to work scheme

Just so you know:

Our application form will help us understand how your work, education and life experience has prepared you for the role of a Property Administrator with #TeamNP. To help support your application research what makes us tick here at Northumbria, the role you’re applying for and the values and behaviours that contribute.

Just so you know, you can save your application and come back to it any time prior to the closing date on the advert.

We are proud members of the Business Disability Forum, with whom we collaborate with to improve the lives of disabled employees. We are also a Disability Confident Leader, therefore if you demonstrate that you meet the minimum criteria for this role as stated in the advert, we will progress your application and offer you an interview.

If you tell us that you have a disability, we can make adjustments to support you through the recruitment process (for example we can arrange extra time for tests or provide a sign language interpreter) You can get in touch with us via careers@northumbria.police.uk for any support regarding the application process. Please provide us with plenty of notice so we can ensure your visit goes smoothly.

If your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a Recruitment Vetting (RV) form, therefore you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 3 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed.  A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance and medical information.

Terms of appointment

This is a permanent role subject to a six-month probationary period

If you are successful in your application, you will have a 6 month probation period with us where you will be unable to apply for any other post advertised internally or externally