Salary: Band 6, GBP27,735 - GBP29,874

Location: Agile, Middle Engine Lane Police Station, Wallsend and homeworking

Hours/Contract: 37 hours per week, permanent

Working for

Our purpose at Team NP is simple: to keep people safe and to fight crime. But it takes more than officers alone to do the job - and that's where our 2,000-strong team of police staff and 200 volunteers come in.

As one of the largest police forces in England we have a huge variety of departments and specialisms offering you endless opportunities. From mentoring and coaching schemes and online soft skills courses to leadership development programmes; we'll give you the support, training and time to carve out the career you always wanted.

As one of the top 50 UK inclusive employers and a disability confident employer, we promote a culture of respect in the workplace so everyone can feel seen, heard and valued.

Whether you're a member of staff or a volunteer, you can also expect first-rate support to manage your health and wellbeing. With year-round events, a 24/7 welfare support hotline and a leading approach to neurodiversity, our initiatives enable you to be at your best.

Above all else, here at Team NP, we can offer you a career that is so much more than just a job, it's a chance to be part of something that really matters.

The role

Here at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing! It takes a great deal of people from different backgrounds, with diverse skills and experience to serve our force area effectively, think you have what it takes to help us make a difference? This could be the perfect time for you to join us in our Safeguarding Department as a MOSOVO Investigative Support Officer.

Managing offenders who pose the greatest risk plays a significant part of keeping our communities safe is the job of our MOSOVO (Management of Violent and Sexual Offenders) Department.

Working closely with the Probation Service, they're a multi-agency team of specialists who closely monitor offenders who are living back in society, ensuring they are posing no risk or harm to others.

We're looking to recruit a Support Officer to provide admin assistance to the MOSOVO team. You'll be dealing with all aspects of support - from researching police intelligence systems, preparing reports to preparing briefings, arranging meetings and minute taking.

What you'll do

You will deliver a high level of administrative support and work as part of a cohesive team within MOSOVO.Using your written communication skills to prepare Police reports in advance of MAPPA meetings.Contribute to the compilation of intelligence products and briefings.Provide secretariat support, this includes the arrangement of meetings, minute taking and ensuring participants are prepared in advance of meetings.Liaise with partners and agencies across the North East and other force areas to support functions across the department. What you'll bring

Experience in research is preferable as you will need to interrogate Police intelligence systems to collate information.Excellent communication skills and the ability to liaise with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.Strong planning and organisational skills to deliver high quality service to our internal and external partners.Experience of using Microsoft Word and Excel skills is essential.Experience of minute taking is desirable. We know it's important for you to feel that you're not only part of a great team, but part of a community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, and their talents are fully utilised. Appointments are based on merit alone.

Just so you know

Our application form will help us understand how your work, education and life experience has prepared you for the role of a MOSOVO Investigative Support Officer with . To help support your application research what makes us tick here at Northumbria, the role you're applying for and the values and behaviours that contribute.

The recruitment process will consist of the initial application form followed by a Microsoft Teams interview. Just so you know, you can save your application and come back to it any time prior to the closing date on the advert.

We are proud members of the Business Disability Forum, with whom we collaborate with to improve the lives of disabled employees. We are also a Disability Confident Employer, therefore if you demonstrate that you meet the minimum criteria for this role as stated in the advert, we will progress your application and offer you an interview.

If you tell us that you have a disability, we can make adjustments to support you through the recruitment process (for example we can arrange extra time for tests or provide a sign language interpreter). If your application is successful, we'll ask you to complete a Management Vetting (MV) form, therefore you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 5 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed. A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information, and references.

Terms of appointment

This is a permanent role subject to a six-month probationary period.

If you are successful in your application, you will have a 6month probation period with us where you will be unable to apply for any other post advertised internally or externally.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.