Business Support Officer x 2

Durham City Safety Group; Peterlee; Presencial; GBP 21 000 - 27 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Durham Constabulary is seeking an administrative support professional to provide SMT and administrative assistance. The role covers Peterlee Warehouse with occasional coverage for other areas, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, permanent.

Key duties include drafting letters and reports, handling mail and property, data entry in Force ICT systems, delivering a customer-focused service and maintaining efficient records.

Qualificações

• 4 GCSEs A-C including English Language or Literature and Maths or an approved equivalent.
• More than 3 months administrative experience.

Responsabilidades

• Produce general correspondence, letters, memoranda, reports, minutes and statistical information using IT packages.
• Receive, sort, handle and distribute mail, deliveries and property as necessary.
• Input, retrieve and present data using ICT systems.
• Provide a customer focused service and respond to enquiries from internal and external customers including the general public.
• Maintain and operate record keeping and filing systems, ensuring items stored, disposed of and retrieved appropriately.

Conhecimentos

Administrative experience

IT skills

Customer service

Formação académica

4 GCSEs A-C including English & Maths

Ferramentas

Microsoft Office

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Location: Peterlee Warehouse (with expectations to cover other areas when needed)

Hours/Contract: 37 Hours per week, Monday to Friday, permanent

Closing Date: 5pm, Friday 23rd October 2026

Vetting: RV

The Role

To provide administrative and SMT support to meet the organisational needs of Durham Constabulary.

What You’ll Do

• Produce general correspondence, letters, memoranda, reports, minutes and statistical information etc. using a range of IT software packages.
• Receive, sort, handle and distribute mail, deliveries and property as necessary.
• Input, retrieve and present data using the Force ICT systems.
• To provide a customer focused service and respond to enquiries from internal and external customers including the general public.
• Maintain and operate efficient and effective record keeping and filing systems, ensuring they are updated, and items stored, disposed of and retrieved when appropriate

What You’ll Bring

• 4 G.C.S.E. levels (Grade A to C) including English Language or Literature and Maths or an approved equivalent. An individual who possesses an equivalent e.g. NVQ must provide evidence of Maths and English
• More than 3 months administrative experience

If you hold a higher qualification than those required above or minimum 5 years relevant experience, please evidence this on your application and it will be reviewedby our recruitment team.

For further information, please view the Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Candidates must have indefinite leave to work and live in the UK and be free from any restriction. Any successful candidate will be asked to provide evidence of this.

Candidates will be contacted via email in relation to the recruitment process and are advised to also check junk and spam folders for email updates.

We are committed to equal opportunities, we therefore encourage you to complete and return the equality monitoring form. This form is optional, and your responses will be kept confidential and for statistical purposes only.

Further information

Any offer of employment will be subject to appropriate vetting checks which will be maintained/updated throughout the period of service.

Applicants must have been a UK resident for at least three years prior to the date of application.

If applicants have not been a resident in the UK for at least three years and can provide a VERIFIABLE certificate from the police of any country where they have taken temporary residence. The certificate must indicate that they have not been convicted of any offence whilst in that country or involved in any investigation by a Law Enforcement Agency.

Any tattoos deemed to be obscene, or advocates sexual, racial, ethnic, or religious discrimination, by written word or design is prohibited and the presence of such a tattoo would preclude an applicant from passing the recruitment process for employment with the Constabulary.

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