Wednesday 16 May 2012

Temporary Communications Officer x5

Closing Date: 10 February 2012

Contact & Control Room, Wymondham

Scale 4: £18,471 – £20,484

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We are recruiting for 5x Communications Officers to work full time on a 10 month temporary contract (may be extended) commencing on 16 April 2012.

Based at the Operations and Communications Centre (OCC) in Wymondham you will be required to work 37 hours per week covering a rolling shift pattern within a 24/7 environment,shift allowance / weekend enhancements payable.

  • Do you want to be part of a team?
  • Do you possess excellent communication skills?
  • Can you solve problems and work under pressure?
  • Are you able to use a computer and type 30 words per minute?

If so you could soon be working in the Contact and Control Room at the OCC.

Successful candidates will initially be answering telephone calls, both on the 999 system and non emergency lines, to obtain information from the caller giving suitable advice where necessary and, in appropriate cases, to grade the call and pass information for resource allocation.

Successful candidates will, at a later date, be required to train for and perform the role of a controller dispatching resources to incidents.

Applicants should have:

  • Numeracy & literacy skills demonstrated by GCSE Grade C or equivalent English and Maths or comparable practical experience
  • An ability to communicate at all levels
  • An ability to work under pressure
  • Good problem solving skills
  • The ability to type 30 WPM
  • Good working knowledge of Windows based systems.

>> Role Profile document

Anyone who wishes to be considered for this role should apply online, or obtain an application pack from the Recruitment team on 01953 42 5699/2310/2311 or by e-mail recruitment@norfolk.pnn.police.uk

Applications should be completed / returned by no later than 5pm on Friday 10 February 2012. Applications received after this date will not be considered.

The above criteria are subject to reasonable adjustment in line with the Equality Act 2010.