XP260 - National Police Air Service, Support Officer **External*
NPAS Support Officer
National Police Air Service (NPAS)
Wakefield
1 full time post - 37 hours
The National Police Air Service (NPAS) provides air support to UK Policing through a national collaboration. On a daily basis, NPAS help save lives, tackle criminality, and keep people and communities safe.
We are recruiting for the role of NPAS Support Officer at NPAS HQ in Wakefield. The successful candidate will have previous experience in administrative support and working as part of a team. The role requires the successful candidate to provide efficient and comprehensive operations support administrative facility to the NPAS Senior Leadership Team, NPAS Operations Centre Manager, Safety and Compliance Department, Technical Services Department, the Head of Training and the Resourcing Supervisor.
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate experience in producing documents and reports via various methods (audio, dictation, minutes, etc.) to a high standard, in a timely manner before filing and distributing accordingly to facilitate the flow of communication within agreed timescales. Receive, screen and action telephone calls, correspondence, personal enquiries and visitors relating to the delivery of a national service ensuring any enquiries are dealt with efficiently and promptly.
As necessary organise and attend specified meetings, including the preparation of agendas, research material, background papers and minutes, ensuring a correct record of each meeting is maintained and distributed accordingly. The role will require the individual to be able to prepare and present reports for senior internal and external stakeholders and build relationships with police and aviation colleagues.
The application process will close at 23:55 hours on the 4th June 2023.
Please note: a project is underway to identify a model for the long-term provision of Police air support and WYP may not be the host of NPAS beyond June 2024.
The post is suitable for job share.
West Yorkshire Police is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce and the National Police Air Service (NPAS) is proud to serve all communities across England and Wales. We are committed to building a service that reflects a wide variety of skills, perspectives and backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Backgrounds, females, and those with disabilities who are currently under-represented within West Yorkshire Police and NPAS. Disability is not necessarily a bar to application or success in this role and all applications are assessed individually. By addressing and improving our representation we can better reflect all the communities we strive to serve. Please contact our Resourcing team if you have any questions relating to this, or you wish to discuss reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process or beyond into role. All applications will be fairly and rigorously assessed by West Yorkshire Police / NPAS.
Applicants should be aware that it is not always possible to carry out adequate vetting checks on persons who have not been resident within the UK for the last five years. Therefore, where this applies, applicants may be refused because it was not possible to vet them to the appropriate standard.
For a detailed description of the Competency and Values levels required please refer to the http://www.college.police.uk/What-we-do/Development/competency-and-values-framework/Documents/Competency-and-Values-Framework-for-Policing_4.11.16.pdf (This link may be copied and pasted into your browser). This document will assist you in completing the Evidence of Achievement section of the application form. Please note: the Evidence of Achievement section will not be visible until the employment section has been completed.
This opportunity is closed to applications.