Communications Officer at Norfolk Constabulary
Wymondham, England, United Kingdom -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

25 May, 25

Salary

33264.0

Posted On

26 Feb, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Good communication skills

Industry

Hospital/Health Care

Description

The Contact & Control Room is at the heart of Norfolk Constabulary providing telephone and digital public contact and deployment of police resources.

  • Are you able to remain calm, productive, and professional under pressure?
  • Can you multi-task whilst delivering an accurate high quality product?
  • Are you positive and proactive, possessing the desire to provide excellent customer service?
  • Are you able to communicate clearly and concisely with people who may have language challenges or are in a state of distress?
  • Are you innovative, resilient, and able to adapt to change?
  • Do you have excellent verbal and written communication skills?
  • Do you consider yourself as a team player who works well and respects others?
  • Do you have what it takes to work in a high-pressure environment?

If you do, then please read on…
Applications are invited for the above post at our headquarters in Wymondham with initial training taking place at Dereham. We operate 24 hours per day 7 days a week so applicants will need to be flexible, and work shifts as required (including some Bank Holidays).
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to a Recruitment and Assessment Centre on Saturday 29th March 2025 at Hethersett Old Hall. Successful candidates will then be invited to interviews.
If successful through the interview and vetting processes, you will be required to commence training aimed at delivery of telephone and digital contact preparing you in answering emergency and non-emergency calls, e-mails, and online contacts. At a later date you will be required to train as a radio controller required to identify and deploy police resources adhering to strict command and control protocols.
Norfolk Constabulary serves a diverse community, and we are keen to develop a workforce that reflects this. Visible and non-visible minority ethnic groups, people with disabilities, lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgender people are currently under-represented in our workplace and therefore we particularly encourage interest from people in these groups.
It is important to understand that although we are able to encourage individuals from under-represented groups to apply to join Norfolk Constabulary, all applications are strictly considered on merit, not ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation.
The above criteria are subject to reasonable adjustment in line with the definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010.

Responsibilities

MAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE ROLE:

  • Dealing with incoming contact from Police Officers, Public and Partners within response guidelines
  • Working with our internal/external customers to achieve an appropriate solution
  • Recording all forms of contact in accordance with National Standards of Incident and Crime Recording
  • Creating and maintaining accurate incident records
  • Undertaking initial investigation into incidents/crimes to determine appropriate policing response
  • Liaising with other Forces and external agencies
  • Interrogating all Crime/Intelligence Systems available where appropriate to role
  • Gathering intelligence to meet the Policing Plan
  • Flagging information to relevant departments or Officer in charge of Operation
  • Providing flexible working hours/overtime/on call as required on a rotating shift basis
  • Complete administrative tasks relevant to the role

CONTACT ROLE

  • Risk assessing and grading calls service for appropriate Policing response

CONTROL ROLE

  • Assessing graded response and complying with procedure and policy, deploying resources and controlling operational activity
  • Applying correct radio procedures
  • Any other duties that are commensurate with the role and grade as may be requested by management
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