Disclosure & Barring Co-Ordinator

From your first day with us you will be part of a policing team that makes a real difference, with a mission to identify and protect vulnerable people, prevent and respond to harm and keep people safe in our communities. The Sussex Disclosure and Barring team are looking for enthusiastic and result focused team members that have experience of working in a high demand role with the ability to make decisions. The role also requires high levels of attention to detail and writing rationales as to why a decision has been made, experience with report writing is essential. Working from our offices at Brighton Police Station the Coordinator is responsible for researching information held on local systems on applicants that are applying to work with Children or Vulnerable Adults in both the Public and Private workforce. The role works closely with partner stakeholders, police officers and the other agencies and is responsible for searching and identifying information. Following the Quality Assured Framework the Coordinator role considers information to be disclosed for the Enhanced Disclosure Certificate. As a Coordinator, once trained, your would have a level of autonomy to complete all applications through your initial investigation and dependant on decision progress through to the Chief Officer Delegate for a final disclosure decision. Your will be responsible for the initial decision making on all applications whether the information is relevant to consider disclosure for the position that has been applied for or decision not to disclose. The Quality Assured Framework is a step by step guide in the decision making process which enables a relevancy test on information that is identified from local systems.,

• Manage all applicants received in the unit to ensure all applications and referrals are completed in line with the Service Level Agreement.
• Assess and priorities work streams in order of type and priority, and produce an audit trail of the decisions made.
• Ability to write clear and concise rationale on decisions
• Clear Communication is important when liaising with internal and external Stakeholders including other Child and Adult Services
• Monitoring the units mail box, delegating work, managing any fingerprint or Image identification requirements for disputes or complaints.
  
  To be successful in this role you must demonstrate knowledge or experience of information gathering, decision making and report writing.
You would be educated to level A-C in GCSE English or the equivalent qualification, experience will also be considered. Well developed interpersonal skills together with excellent verbal and written communication including spelling, grammar and attention to detail. Ability to problem solve, make decisions objectively and clearly record in writing your decision process objectively with confidence on how you came to a conclusion Your skills and knowledge will enable you to analyse large amounts of information from various sources Ability to work under pressure in a high volume environment which will require organisation and planning skills Understanding of relevant legislation including Data Protection, Freedom of Information, Human Rights Act and Safeguarding Strong IT skills in particular with current Microsoft applications

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.Chief Constables' Message We really welcome your interest in joining our Police Force. It is a privilege to lead the teams in Surrey Police and Sussex Police who continuously work selflessly and tirelessly in order to keep people in our counties safe. We are looking for talented and inspirational people who put the needs of the public at the heart of everything that they do and who want to make a difference. If you feel you are that person then we want to hear from you. We wish you all the very best with your application. Chief Constable Tim De Meyer & Chief Constable Jo Shiner, We take pride in looking after our people and offer a variety of benefits;
• career progression
• contributory pension scheme (LGPS)
• generous annual leave allowance
• discounts for everyday spend
• on-site gyms and a range of sports clubs
• generous and supportive parental leave
• financial and mental wellbeing guidance and support
• discounted contributory healthcare scheme, Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly. You may wish to consider adding noreply@surreysussexpolice.as.recruitmail.com to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.
This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes. Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference. This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process. Please note that not all jobs are available for internal candidates across both Forces, the current agreed recruitment principles are;
• vacancies in collaborated units are available to all officers and staff across both Forces
• vacancies in non-collaborated units are only available to officers and staff within the Force with the vacancy unless it is advertised externally
• if the vacancy is advertised externally and an officer or member of staff from the other Force is successful it will result in a transfer of employment