Property Assistant (North Division)

Essex Police and Kent Police; Northfleet; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A public safety organization in North Kent is seeking a full-time Property Assistant to manage seized property. The successful candidate will handle logging, storing, and updating property records, requiring competent IT skills and a clean UK driving license. A good education in English and Maths, along with excellent communication skills, is essential. This role offers an initial salary of £25,809 with potential incremental increases.

Qualifications

• Ability to work unsupervised and within a team.
• Basic knowledge of Health & Safety procedures.
• Experience in Managing Police Information (MOPI) is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Receive, log and store all items of seized property.
• Update movements of property on the Police computer system.
• Consult with the Property Team Leader regarding items for auction or disposal.

Skills

Self-motivated

Excellent communication skills

Competent IT skills

Customer service skills

Education

Good all-round education to at least GCSE A-C standard in English and Maths

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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Location of Role: North Kent with cover for other sites as required

Advert Closing Date: 06/10/2025

Starting Salary: £25,809.00(pro-rata for part-time vacancies)

Part/Full Time:Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Mon-Fri

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to undertake the role of Property Assistant based at North Kent Police Station. Please note that though this position is based at North Kent, there will be the requirement to cover other property stores countywide when deemed necessary therefore a full and clean UK driving licence is essential. This role is full time, however applications for part-time hours are welcomed.

This is a challenging role that requires the successful candidate to receive, log and store all items of seized property. This includes updating movements of property on the Police computer system, to and from officers and staff as and when required, reviewing the need to retain items by ascertaining when property can be disposed of via the Officer in the Case, arranging for its return or disposal as appropriate to ensure that the property retained in storage is kept to a minimum. The role also requires consultation with the Property Team Leader with regards to items suitable for auction of disposal by other means.

You will be self-motivated, able to work unsupervised at times and will also work well within a team. The post does involve manual handling; therefore, you will need a basic knowledge of Health & Safety procedures and be able to perform these duties using safe manual handling practices. Whilst training will be provided, it is advantageous for candidates to have the ability to evaluate and mitigate risks.

Competent IT skills and familiarity with Microsoft packages (Outlook, Word and Excel) is essential, however training will be provided for bespoke Software Packages used in this role.

The successful candidate will possess a good all-round education to at least GCSE A-C standard or equivalent in English and Maths, have excellent communication skills demonstrating the ability to deal with calls from members of the public as well as other agencies and organisations. You will also be able to plan and organise tasks effectively and deal with multiple tasks by prioritising, using strong customer service skills.

Knowledge of the Police environment and policy, as well as previous experience in Managing Police Information (MOPI) would be advantageous.

For further information about this role, please contact Evidential Property Manager Caitlin Sullivan on 07980 684184 or [e-mail].

Kent Police offer incremental increases within this salary band, therefore the salary for this position will rise to a maximum of£29,424.00.

Your application for this role will be shortlisted on the content you provide within the “reason for application” question, within the application form itself. CV’s, covering letters or attachments are not included in the shortlist. Within your “reason for application” answer, please refer to any experience, skills, and abilities you feel you have that will make you suitable for this role, based on the role criteria stated in the job advert or job description. Please provide as much detail as possible as insufficient content may mean you do not meet the shortlisting criteria, however please note this question is limited to 9000 characters and this system will count spaces and blank lines as characters. This count may differ from the Microsoft Word word count function therefore you may wish to use a different online character counter to check the characters used.

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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.