Contact Management Centre Officer - HC622381

Hampshire County Council; England; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional police force in Southampton is seeking a Contact Management Centre Officer to handle emergency and non-emergency calls. The role involves risk assessment and reporting while maintaining calm under pressure. The benefits include a competitive salary starting at £35,000 and opportunities for career progression through a supportive training program.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Retail and leisure discounts

Gym facilities

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Good customer service and typing/IT skills.
• Must be 18 years or older to apply.

Responsibilities

• Receive emergency and non-emergency calls.
• Complete detailed crime reports.
• Risk assess each call and decide on the best course of action.
• Create incidents for deployment.
• Handle a wide variety of enquiries.

Skills

Communication

Calmness under pressure

Resilience

Education

QCF Level 2 or higher in Maths and English

Job description

Contact Management Centre Officer – Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary

Location: Southampton

Contract: Full-time and permanent. On successful appointment into this role, you will be able to submit a flexible working request to start after the training period. However, there is no guarantee that your request will be approved. Please note that you will be required to work the full-time standard shifts during the training period which will be approximately 13 weeks.

Salary: The starting total salary for this role is £35,000. This is made up of a basic salary of £26,106 and shift and weekend allowances of 20%. On completion of initial training and becoming an independent Call Handler (expected to be at around the 12-week point), the basic salary for this role will increase to £29,109, giving a total salary of £39,000.

About the role

As a Contact Management Centre Officer, you will be on the front line of policing and responsible for receiving emergency 999 and non-emergency 101 calls from members of the public. You will need to apply an investigative mind set to:

• Complete detailed crime reports, ensuring all lines of enquiry are considered;
• Risk assess each call and decide on the best course of action;
• Create incidents for deployment by the Police Control Room;
• Handle a wide variety of enquiries from telephone and online contact; and
• Ensure the public receives the required help and support, whilst handling sensitive and upsetting matters with empathy and a calm attitude.

The standard shift pattern for this role is 6 days on and 4 days off on a rotating 20 week pattern (averaging at 37 hours per week). Shifts are generally 10 hours long with a 1-hour meal break and example hours are; 0700-1700, 1200-2200, 1700-0300 and 2200-0700. However, you may work any variation of a 10 hour shift depending on our demand and resource levels.

Benefits of working for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary

In addition to the competitive salary and highly rewarding career, our benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Generous annual leave allowance;
• Retail, food and leisure discounts through Hampshire Police Leisure & Sports and Blue Light Card;
• Gym facilities at a number of our buildings; and
• Fantastic career progression including development and secondment opportunities.

What does it take to work in Contact Management?

To succeed in this role, it is important that you have the following qualities:

• Able to remain calm and level-headed in high pressurised situations;
• Able to communicate clearly; and
• Resilience.

Role specific training and support

Our roles are pivotal in helping us to achieve our Force Priorities of Relentlessly Pursuing Criminals, Putting Victims First and Delivering Exceptional Local Policing. Your training course will therefore be fast-paced and is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in your role.

• The initial 6-week training period is classroom based and will include inputs on our computer systems and theory-based topics. This phase will be completed Monday to Friday, 0900-1700, so no shift allowances will be paid.
• You will then progress to a tutoring phase, taking live calls with the support of a dedicated tutor for up to 6 sets of shifts.

The Emergency Services Call Handling Apprenticeship is an additional benefit of the role and is open to all new starters who do not have prior experience of working in an emergency call handling environment. The Apprenticeship will be completed during work time and will take approximately 13-18 months to complete. On successful completion, you will receive a nationally recognised certificate in Contact Handling.

Application criteria

There are no essential education requirements for this role but it is desirable that candidates are educated to QCF Level 2 or higher in Maths and English.

Candidates should have good customer service, communication and typing/IT skills.

You must be 18 years or older to apply for this role and appointment will be subject to satisfactory clearance of pre-employment checks.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is an inclusive employer and strives to have a workforce representative of the communities we police and serve. We recognise that we are not fully representative and are working to address this imbalance through a variety of initiatives.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is an equal opportunities employer that positively promotes flexible working, enabling officers and staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance whilst meeting operational requirements of the constabulary. We actively encourage applications to be made on a full time, part time or flexible working basis.

The Equality Act 2010 allows us to promote equality within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary by adopting Positive Action to support people from under-represented groups. Our aim is to recruit talented people with a diverse range of skills and experience and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our Positive Action team are available to provide support through the application and assessment process by contacting: [e-mail]

The Disability Confident campaign aims to remove barriers, increase understanding and ensure that people have opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. We will accommodate requests for reasonable adjustments where possible throughout our recruitment and promotions processes and encourage anyone requiring reasonable adjustments to disclose this at the earliest opportunity.