- S25-239 Planning Assistant (LC5)

Applications are invited for the post of Part time Planning Assistant within the Specialist Operations Division, Events Planning Team based at Hutton Headquarters.

This is role is to provide administrative support to Operations Support Services in the planning of a variety of events and security operations across the force and in the provision of mutual aid nationally to other forces. The role will involve the accurate recording of resources allocated to operations, production of accurate written briefs to commanders and triage requests for support from other departments and agencies.

Key Responsibilities:

Assisting in the preparation of operational orders written in response to any planned or spontaneous event occurring.
Assisting in the co-ordination and facilitation of forcewide responses to requests for mutual aid.
Support OSS with the allocation of resources to spontaneous and pre-planned incidents occurring within the Lancashire Constabulary area or elsewhere
Triage requests for support into OSS
Demonstrates a strong commitment to delivering a high standard of service with an emphasis on quality at all times
To promote and comply with our obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and Lancashire Constabulary’s policy on health and safety both in the delivery of service and the treatment of others.
To be responsible for improving personal performance by actively engaging in the Professional Development Review (PDR) process.
To carry out any other duties which are consistent with the nature, responsibilities and grading of the post

Please see the attached job specification for further details.

Skills and Experience:

Eligible applicants must have attended the DMS Duty States Management Course or be committed to attend.

Vetting:

Successful applicants will be required to pass Management Vetting prior to commencing their role.

Please be aware there is a minimum 5 year UK residency required for Management Vetting.

Further details of the requirements and duties of the post can be found on the attached Role Profile. For further information regarding this vacancy.

Please note if you are put on a reserve list or offered the role on a temporary basis, you will need to get support from your line manager.

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.

PLEASE NOTE, AGENCY EMPLOYEES VOLUNTEERS AND SPECIALS ARE UNABLE TO APPLY FOR INTERNAL VACANCIES.

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

Closing date: THURSDAY 28th August 2025 at 10 am.