Joint Force Vetting Caseworker

Surrey and Sussex Police; London; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated Vetting Caseworkers to enhance security vetting processes. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the safety and integrity of police operations by conducting thorough vetting research, advising on sensitive issues, and ensuring high standards of data management. Ideal candidates will possess strong organizational and analytical skills, with a commitment to confidentiality and detail. Join a team that values diversity and is committed to providing an inclusive workplace where your contributions will make a real difference in public safety.

Qualifications

• Competent administrator with high computer literacy and organizational skills.
• Ability to analyze information and identify security risks.

Responsibilities

• Deliver effective vetting research and provide security vetting advice.
• Conduct interviews and quality assure vetting forms.

Skills

Computer Literacy

Organizational Skills

Attention to Detail

Problem-Solving Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Education

5 years UK residency

Tools

Microsoft Office

PNC

PND

Experian

Centurion

NSVS

Niche

Job description

Vacancy Information

Department - Professional Standards Department
Grade - Grade 8
Status - 3 x Full Time
Contract Type - FTC
Salary Grade Range - £27,747-£29,649
Working Hours: 37 hours

The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time.

The Role & Key Responsibilities

The Joint Force Vetting Unit, based at HQ Lewes, covers both Surrey and Sussex force areas and is seeking 3 Vetting Caseworkers to join the team. This vacancy is being advertised on an initial 2 year secondment, with the view to extending up to 4 years.

The role will be to undertake the vetting research function and provide advice relating to security vetting procedures, including a variety of computer system checks and enquiries. The post-holder will often be required to offer credible advice concerning highly sensitive personal issues such as finance and relationships. Therefore, we are looking for individuals who can demonstrate tact, diplomacy and the ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality within a secure environment.

The post-holder will be responsible for creating, updating and quality assuring information onto the force vetting database, ensuring intelligence data is submitted and inputted to a consistently high standard, reviewed and updated, logging sensitive personal data and Police and National Security Vetting Levels.

Key Responsibilities

1. Responsible for delivering an effective and efficient vetting research function, providing advice to applicants, sponsors, advising officers and staff of all levels on security vetting and being solely responsible in the compilation of clear, concise and accurate research and reports using a wide variety of Police Intelligence systems.
2. Processing vetting clearance while acknowledging the need to refer vetting failures or security risks to the Joint Force Vetting Unit Supervisors.
3. Providing security briefings to newly appointed staff in accordance with the national vetting codes of practice.
4. Interrogating and researching information and intelligence to assess threats and risks to police sites, systems and assets.
5. Collating and conducting enquiries with other national forces and partner agencies to obtain vetting levels and complaints & discipline histories for applicants applying across both Sussex/Surrey force areas.
6. Preparing for and conducting interviews and meetings with vetting applicants who have conditional clearance to provide security briefings and produce assessments in safeguarding the organisation from breaches of security.
7. Sending out vetting forms and quality assuring the returned forms, identifying missing information or incorrectly completed forms and returning them for correction.
8. Carrying out open source research on vetting cases as required.

Skills & Experience

Essential:
You must be a competent and organised administrator, able to work with minimum supervision and be relied upon to use your initiative to achieve results within agreed timescales. You will need a high level of computer literacy and be able to demonstrate a good operational knowledge of the Intranet and Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Powerpoint, Excel and Outlook. Proven experience of obtaining and collating relevant information to identify potential security risks, with the ability to analyse large amounts of information in differing formats. The ability to acquire and apply knowledge to learn appropriate legislation and administrative policies, procedures and systems in order to ensure that intelligence and data is managed correctly. Strong attention to detail and good problem-solving skills are essential.

The successful candidate will need to obtain Security Check (SC) level Vetting Clearance for the role and have 5 years UK residency.

Desirable:
Experience of relevant Police and partnership agency computer systems necessary to undertake a wide range of system checks in order to complete the vetting process (e.g., PNC, PND, Experian, Centurion, NSVS, Niche, Open Source / Social Media). Training will be provided. Excellent interpersonal skills with well-developed oral communication to utilise skilled interview techniques to obtain voluntary information (conditional clearances and security vetting briefings).

Further Information

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Diversity Statement

We are only as good as our people. It's really important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach and skills that diversity brings; all of which help us deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all.

We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status or religious beliefs, we would love to hear from you.