XA1019 Firearms Licensing Enquiry Officer **External**
THE FOLLOWING VACANCY HAS BEEN ADVERTISED EXTERNALLY
Firearms Licensing Enquiry Officer
Firearms Licensing
Protective Services - Operations
Wakefield
1 permanent full-time post: 37 hours per week.
1 part time post: 25 hours per week.
An opening has emerged for a Firearms Enquiry Officer to join the Firearms Licensing Team based at West Yorkshire Police Headquarters in Wakefield. In this role, you will provide an effective and efficient enquiry service to the Force. This will include processing, maintaining and updating licensing enquiries, collating information, and producing reports using a variety of computer applications such as Microsoft Office.
The ideal candidate will have previous experience of office systems and procedures as well as a basic knowledge of, and the ability to use, computer applications such as Microsoft Office. Experience of liaising with members of the public in an official capacity is a requirement as is the ability to prioritise workload, and to work unsupervised.
This role involves agile working. To be considered, it is therefore essential that you are able and willing to travel around the Force area. In addition, there is an expectation that you will work flexible hours to suit the needs of the department. The appointed candidate will be required to travel and work across the county.
For a full description of the role, and the required skills and experience, please view the role profile.
The 2024 version of the Competency Values Framework applies to this process. Please disregard the old link to the 2016 version which is contained in the role profile.
Closing date for applications: 23:55 hours on the 23rd October 2025.