- S25-021 Long Term Storage Officer (LC4)

Lancashire Constabulary is looking for a skilled and dedicated individual to join our team as a Long Term Storage Officer. This role is pivotal in ensuring the safe and secure storage, recording, retention and destruction of long term storage items in compliance with relevant guidelines and legislation.

Key Responsibilities:

To ensure that all long-term storage items are stored and archived in a safe, secure and appropriate manner in accordance with force policy and MOPI guidance. Including handling highly sensitive and classified items.
To be responsible for the security, indexing and cataloguing of audio, visual and digitally recorded evidence as well as physical exhibits and paper files.
To create, update and maintain accurate records of items in long term storage, using computerised and manual systems in compliance with all relevant procedures and ensuring a robust audit trail is maintained.
To interrogate computerised systems to enable efficient retrieval of stored items and electronic records, including locating historical records relating to cold cases and historic criminal investigations.

Please see the attached job specification for further details.

Skills and Experience:

Experience of filing, categorising and coding information quickly and accurately
Experience of communicating at all levels - internally and externally both verbally and in the production of written reports is desirable

Please note, candidates successful at shortlisting will be required to undertake an assessment as part of the interview process.

Vetting and Medical:

Successful applicants will be required to pass Recruitment Vetting prior to commencing their role. You will also be subject to a medical assessment.

Why join us?

At Lancashire Constabulary, you'll be part of an organisation that truly values its staff and is focused on creating a supportive and rewarding work environment. We offer a rewarding career, professional growth, a positive work environment and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits:

25 - 31 days annual leave (role dependant) plus 8 bank holidays pro rata
Local Government Pension Scheme with contributions from 5.5% to 12.5% depending on your salary
Sick pay provisions
Generous maternity / paternity and adoption leave entitlements
Option to become a member of the onsite unions
Discounts from various retailers via the Blue Light Scheme
Access to on-site-gyms – HQ
Cycle to work scheme
Support from our Health and Wellbeing Centre including Welfare Officers, Counselling, Physiotherapy and Mental Health Peer Supporters
Hybrid / Agile working (role dependant)

If you are committed to maintaining the highest standards of security and confidentiality and are ready to take on this vital role, we would love to hear from you.

Candidates applying for Lancashire Constabulary should be aware that the use of online 'Artificial Intelligence' (AI) systems such as ChatGPT to generate application answers is NOT permitted, any candidate found to have submitted an application form using online 'AI' software to generate answers will be removed from the recruitment process with immediate effect. This may result in future applications with the Constabulary also being rejected, based on integrity.

Before you complete the online application, we would advise you to read the attached Information and Guidance documents.

Closing date: Friday 14th March 2025 at 10am