Vacancy Information

Division / Department - See Advert
Grade - Grade 9
Status - Full Time
Contract Type - Permanent
Salary Grade Range - £29,649 - £32,247
Working Hours - 37.0 Hours per Week
Shift Allowance - No
Politically Restricted - No
Location - Brighton, John Street

The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time. 

Chief Constables' Message

We really welcome your interest in joining our Police Force. It is a privilege to lead the teams in Surrey Police and Sussex Police who continuously work selflessly and tirelessly in order to keep people in our counties safe.

We are looking for talented and inspirational people who put the needs of the public at the heart of everything that they do and who want to make a difference. If you feel you are that person then we want to hear from you.

We wish you all the very best with your application.

Chief Constable Tim De Meyer & Chief Constable Jo Shiner

The Role & Key Responsibilities

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.

In this role you will be supporting and developing a team of decision makers undertaking checks of police systems in support of the Disclosure and Barring Service. You will supervise the Sussex DBS Unit on a day to day basis, allocating tasks, supporting, advising and motivitating the unit's staff.

The DBS provides a vital service to the public, enabling employers working with children and vulnerable adults to have confidence that their workforce is a safe and secure environment. It is essential that checks conducted by local forces are completed accurately and in a timely manner to ensure that applicants are cleared to commence important jobs. In some cases, there is a need to make disclosures to keep the public safe. In either case, there are complex considerations within the national DBS Quality Assurance Framework and the team gathers and reviews the information necessary to ensure these reviews are accurate, balanced, fair and relevant.

As a supervisor you will:

• Be the first line manager to the team, conducting regular 1:1/wellbeing meetings and being the first point of contact
• Monitor and support performance across the team
• Support the unit's training officer with the planning and delivery of mandatory and developmental training
• Support the team leader with regular reviews of force specific policies, always seeking to drive efficiencies
• Plan and lead team meetings
• Review planned disclosures, ensuring they are balanced and accurate, before passing for final sign-off by the Chief Officer Delegate
• Liaise with and support the DSB Audit Officer to ensure a strong quality assurance regime is maintained
• Liaise with the DBS Strategy and Compliance Unit and Police Performance Team to ensure best practice is followed

Skills & Experience

 

• • Education to GCSE Grade C, including English Language
  • Evidence of previous experience in a supervisory or management capacity within an office environment.
  • Evidence of previous experience in a safeguarding environment
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, together with excellent verbal and written communication. English spelling and grammar needs to be of a very high standard with good attention to detail.
  • Excellent communication skills with proven and well evidenced experience of producing clear, concise and accurate written records.
  • An understanding of the DBS process and supporting legislation (desirable).
  • Strong organisation and planning skills with the ability to work under pressure. 
  • Ability to work independently and be adaptable and resilient to working in a busy environment.
  • Excellent standard of IT literacy particularly within a Microsoft environment, i.e. Word, Excel etc.

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 Sussex Police

Further Information

For further information, please contact;

Superintendent Jim Collen, Head of Information Management james.collen@sussex.police.uk

or Daniella Verrall, DBS Team Leader Daniella.Verrall@sussex.police.uk

Diversity Statement

We are only as good as our people.  It's important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach, and the skills that diversity brings; all of which help us to deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all.

We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of Disability Confident, hold Race Equality Matters Trailblazer status, are a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and are aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.

We are committed to being an anti-racist police service. We promise to challenge injustice, ensure fairness and to uphold anti-racist principles in both our organisation and our communities. For more information, you can read our full anti-racism statement here.

We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status, or religious belief, we would love to hear from you.

Please use the following links to find out more on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Surrey Police and Sussex Police

Additional Information

Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly.  You may wish to consider adding noreply@surreysussexpolice.as.recruitmail.com to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.

This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes.  Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference.  This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process.

Please note that not all jobs are available for internal candidates across both Forces, the current agreed recruitment principles are;

• vacancies in collaborated units are available to all officers and staff across both Forces
• vacancies in non-collaborated units are only available to officers and staff within the Force with the vacancy unless it is advertised externally
• if the vacancy is advertised externally and an officer or member of staff from the other Force is successful it will result in a transfer of employment

Surrey Police and Sussex Police Special Constables, Volunteers and Agency Staff (excluding self employed workers) covered under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) are eligible to apply for internal advertised posts.