Public Disclosure Assistant (Maidstone Police Station)

Location of Role: Maidstone 

Advert Closing Date: 02/05/2024 

Starting Salary: £23,646.00 (pro-rata for part-time vacancies)

Part/Full Time: Full Time 

Contract Type: Secondment/fixed-term 

Working Pattern: Mon-Fri 

Weekend/Evening Working: No 

To support a growing and increasingly important Information Management Department three full-time opportunities have arisen to undertake the role of Public Disclosure Assistant within the Public Disclosure Team on a 12-month fixed term contract.

This is a challenging role as part of the Public Disclosure Team’s Admin Hub acting as the initial point of contact, responding to enquiries from members of the public, internal members of staff at all levels and other sources providing advice and guidance.

You will review and log requests/directions clarifying with the applicant any areas where the request or direction is unclear or where further information/action is required, such as payment of a reasonable fee in accordance with force policy. You will track response progress and support the drafting of written communication with the applicants, ensuring that high standards are maintained and responses are delivered within the required timescales.

You will work collaboratively with the Public Disclosure Officers and Senior Public Disclosure Officers in terms of administrative tasks to support the progression of cases and the timely disclosure of information/material.

The sucessful candidates will be able to demonsrate the following essential skills:

• Ability to deal tactfully and diplomatically with people, using sound judgement and discretion
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Competence in the use of the Microsoft Office suite
• Ability to prioritise workloads in order to meet legislative timescales

In addition, it will be desirable for the successful candidates to be able to demonstrate:

• Practical understanding of data protection and freedom of information legislation
• Knowledge or good general awareness of the policing environment/force structure

These opportunities would suit three highly motivated and dynamic individuals who can bring their experience and knowledge to an increasingly important role within our organisation.

There are opportunities within the Public Disclosure Team for future progression to the roles of Public Disclosure Officer and Senior Public Disclosure Officer.

For further information or for an informal discussion in relation to this role and the wider Public Disclosure Team please contact the recruiting Senior Public Disclosure Officer internally on 14-2148 and externally on 01622 652324.

Kent Police offer smarter working which designates that certain roles can have flexibility in terms of place of work, including the potential to work from home for those who would like to.  The specific requirements of this role will be discussed during the interview stages with candidates. In the event that home working is agreed for the successful candidates, there will be a requirement to regularly attend a contractual workplace location, as agreed with the line manager.  The contractual workplace location for this role is Maidstone Police Station.  Please note that any excess travel costs from the existing contractual workplace location to any future contractual workplace location will not be paid and applicants are advised to take potential travel mileage increases into consideration when deciding to apply

Kent Police  offer incremental increases within this salary band, therefore the salary for this position will rise to a maximum of £26,958.00.

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Your application is shortlisted on the content provided within the 'reason for application' section, which is limited to 9000 characters. Within your answer please refer to the criteria stated in this job advert and include any experience, skills and abilities you feel you have that will make you suitable for the role. Please ensure you provide as much detail as possible as insufficient information may mean that you do not meet the shortlisting criteria. 

All of our posts require a level of vetting and security clearance.  During the recruitment process you will be sent vetting information forms to complete. 

Kent Police and Essex Police welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, sex, or employment status.

Please let us know if you require extra support at any stage of the application process, or for further information regarding this position, please email us at recruitment.business.services@ecis.police.uk stating ‘Application Support and Adjustments’ in the title of your email. Alternatively, you can call us on 01245 452833.

Where appropriate we will make adjustments to the selection process, working arrangements and/or the working environment provided it is reasonable in all the circumstances to do so.

This post is open to British Citizens, members of the EC or other states in the European Economic Area. If you are a Commonwealth citizen or a foreign national, you must be a resident in the UK free of restrictions and with indefinite leave to remain in the UK. All applicants must have lived in the UK continuously for the past three years.

Essex Police and Kent Police are an equal opportunities employer. Communications may be recorded for monitoring purposes.