Assistant, Property Disposal (Maidstone/Folkestone)

Essex & Kent Police; Folkestone; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Essex & Kent Police is seeking a Property Disposal Assistant to manage seized and unclaimed property, generating income for the force. This full-time role requires strong organisational and IT skills, as well as physical fitness for manual handling tasks. The position offers a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Training and professional development opportunities

Local Government Pension Scheme

Healthy Annual Leave package

Flexible working

On site fitness centre and canteen

Collaborative work environment

Cycle to work scheme

Wellness programmes

Blue light Discount Card

Meaningful contribution to public safety

Qualifications

• Minimum GCSE in English required.
• 2 years experience in a support service environment preferred.
• Competent IT skills including Microsoft packages.

Responsibilities

• Manage and log seized property under the Property Act.
• Work with stakeholders to generate funds from sales.
• Handle physical items, requiring manual handling skills.

Skills

Organisational skills

Information technology skills

Physical fitness

Knowledge of health and safety practices

Education

GCSE standard in English

2 years experience in support service

Tools

Microsoft packages

Job description

Assistant, Property Disposal (Maidstone/Folkestone)

View more categories View less categories Clearance Level DV ,SC ,None / Undisclosed Sector Policing ,Counter Terrorism ,Investigation ,Surveillance Job Type Permanent

Location of Role: Folkestone & Maidstone

Advert Closing Date: 09/05/2025

Starting Salary: £24,768.00 (pro-rata for part-time vacancies)

Part/Full Time: Full Time

Contract Type: Secondment/fixed-term

Working Pattern: Mon-Fri

Weekend/Evening Working: No

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Property Disposal team for the role of Property Disposal Assistant. There is one position available based at Maidstone, and another based at Folkestone. Both positions are on a fixed-term 12 month contract.

The postholder will work closely with external stakeholders to generate funds from the sale of items seized in police operations and redundant force equipment. You will be responsible for receiving, logging, and storing items of seized, found, or unclaimed property under the Property Act and preparing for sale in order to reduce waste and create additional income streams for Kent Police.

You will work closely with property assistant colleagues to retrieve and manage the disposal of items no longer deemed evidential in line with various policies and processes.

You will be educated to a minimum of GCSE standard in English and have a basic level of numeracy, or have at least 2 years experience working within a support service environment.

You must be organised and able to work under pressure, providing appropriate levels of escalation to the Team Leader as necessary.

Competent information technology skills, including a variety of Microsoft packages are required.

A clean, current UK driving licence is essential as you are expected to travel to property stores and locations in and out of Kent. Following appointment, you will be required to pass an in-house Police Permit Tests for diesel cars, petrol cars, vans and 4x4 as applicable.

The role will entail a vast amount of manual handling as items are collected in Kent and delivered to various locations and therefore individuals must be able to demonstrate that they are physically fit and capable. Knowledge of health and safety practices is essential, and it would be beneficial for you to have risk management experience.

Although knowledge of the policing and evidential property environment are not essential, this would certainly be advantageous.

Working for Kent Police provides a number of benefits including:

• Training and professional development opportunities
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• A healthy Annual Leave package; increasing with employment term.
• Flexible working dependant of duties
• On site fitness centre and canteen (location dependent)
• Collaborative and supportive work environment.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Wellness programmes
• Blue light Discount Card
• Opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to public safety and community well-being.

Interested applicants are encouraged to contact the Evidential Property Manager, PSE Caitlin Sullivan on [e-mail] or 07980 684 184 to discuss further.

Kent Police offer incremental increases within this salary band, therefore the salary for this position will rise to a maximum of £28,239.00.

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All of our posts require a level of vetting and security clearance. During the recruitment process you will be sent vetting information forms to complete.

Kent Police and Essex Police welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, sex, or employment status.

Please let us know if you require extra support at any stage of the application process, or for further information regarding this position, please email us at [e-mail] stating 'Application Support and Adjustments' in the title of your email. Alternatively, you can call us on 01245 452833.

Where appropriate we will make adjustments to the selection process, working arrangements and/or the working environment provided it is reasonable in all the circumstances to do so.

If you're not from the UK, you must be a resident in the UK and have lived here continuously for the last three years. You must also be free from restrictions with indefinite leave to remain.

If you're from the UK you must have lived here continuously for the last three years. This doesn't apply to those serving abroad in the British Armed Forces.

Essex Police and Kent Police are an equal opportunities employer. Communications may be recorded for monitoring purposes.

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