Senior Firearms Licensing Administrator

Devon and Cornwall Police; Exeter; On-site; GBP 27,204 - 29,859; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Yearly salary increments

25 days annual leave, increasing after 5 years

Subsidised gym membership

Blue Light Card discounts

Company sick pay

Free onsite parking

Access to Group insurance scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Development and training opportunities

Flexible working hours

Job summary

A regional police department in Exeter is seeking a Senior Firearms Licensing Administrator to ensure efficient delivery of firearms licensing processes. The role requires maintaining compliance with force policy and legislation while providing administrative support. The ideal candidate should possess strong skills in triaging applications, reviewing GP reports, and offering specialist advice. This full-time position comes with a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and flexible working options.

Qualifications

• Experience in firearms licensing processes.
• Strong administrative skills.
• Ability to triage applications based on threat, harm, and risk.

Responsibilities

• Support administration within FELU and investigate concerns.
• Complete complex administrative processes for licensing service.
• Triaging applicants by interrogation of national systems.
• Review GP reports related to applications.
• Provide specialist advice and knowledge.

Job description

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Devon and Cornwall Police provided pay range

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Base pay range

Salary: £27,204 rising to £29,859 per annum + Excellent Benefits including Government Pension

Location: Police HQ, Middlemoor, Exeter

Hours per week: This role is 37 hours per week. However, we welcome applications from individuals wishing to work on a part-time basis and we are willing to consider flexible working patterns subject to business need.

About the role:

The primary responsibility of the Senior Firearms Licensing Administrator is to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of firearms licensing processes, maintaining full compliance with force policy, national legislation, and best practice standards.

Responsibilities

• Support the administration within FELU ensuring any concerns around suitability or suspicions of potentially criminal activity are investigated and considered fully.
• Complete complex administrative processes in support of the provision of an effective licensing service including support of supervisors.
• Triage applicants and corresponding applications in terms of Threat, Harm and Risk by interrogation of force and National systems to identify areas of risk in line with Home Office Guidance, force/national policy.
• Review GP reports with applications to identify relevant medical conditions or risks as per Statutory Guidance and policies.
• Provide specialist advice and knowledge.

Want to know more about this role?

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Hiring Line Manager: Joseph COOKE- Firearms Licensing Inspector

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What you get if you join us:

• A competitive salary with yearly increments.
• 25 days a year leave entitlement, with an increase to 30 days after 5 years continuous employment, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time workers).
• Access to heavily subsidised gym membership that will provide you access to police site gyms throughout the counties.
• Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme for discounts and services (requires a one off payment of £5)
• Company sick pay.
• Job related equipment, as required.
• Free onsite parking at many police sites throughout the counties.
• Access to Group insurance scheme (via salary sacrifice scheme).
• Support networks, free Employees Assistance Programme, Occupational Health and wellbeing services.
• Development and training opportunities.
• Supportive and flexible training plan, including regular check-ins throughout your initial period of joining us to ensure you are up to speed with the role and getting the support you need
• Flexitime, with the ability to undertake your hours flexibly and in line with business need.