Property Officer- Brewery Road in Islington

B Division
A004
Full Time
Permanent
£24,391.5
£3,033.56
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A Property Officer is required for a PERMANENT role paying £24,391.58 per annum with the British Transport Police (BTP) based in Brewery Road.

BTP is the national police Force for the rail network throughout Great Britain, including London Underground, across which we ensure the safety and security of nearly 3 billion passenger journeys and over 100 million tons of freight every year. The world in which we work is fast-paced, operationally and commercially demanding, and constantly changing.

As a Property Officer you will be responsible for all matters related to the property store including recording items booked in and out and property store audits. The successful candidate will log all lost property arranging for it to be returned to the rightful owner and provide advice and guidance to Police Officers in respect of the storage and disposal of property, video and audio tapes in order to provide an efficient and effective property service.

As a Property Officer you will be required to:

· Manage the lost and found property system including the receipt of property from members of the public, the effective recording and tracking of all such property and arranges for its return and disposal as appropriate

· Receive and store all items of property taken as evidence from offenders or recovered from scenes of crime and all recovered stolen property, accurately recording details on property forms storing logically and making entries onto the property database

· Manage the administration systems storage and retention of interview tapes arranging for copies to be made on request levying charges

· Maintain an efficient property handling system providing officers with details of property they are responsible for on a regular basis

· Arrange for the disposal of Special Property such as drugs, firearms, hazardous substances in the appropriate manner


Further information about this vacancy can be found in the attached job description

If you are interested in this post, then please do not delay as interviews will be held as soon as suitable candidates are identified. You will be required to evidence the following skills:

· Previous experience in a high-demand administrative role dealing with members of the public

· Excellent general office skills; word processing, computer skills etc

· Knowledge of crime reporting lost property procedures/court procedures and continuity of evidence registers

· Prepared to work weekends as and when required


If you are interested in applying to this Property Officer role then please do not delay as interviews will be held as soon as appropriate candidates are highlighted. In return for your experience, we can offer you:


· Up to £24,391.58 per annum

· Yearly base salary increments

· Role is office based at Brewery Road in Islington

· 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

· Flexible working approach

· Family friendly policies including up to 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave

· Bespoke benefits platform and access to Blue Light Card

· Development opportunities including fully funded apprenticeships

· Employee assistance programme and dedicated wellbeing hub

· Pension scheme


BTP is an employer who cares about the impact we have on the environment and the wider challenges of climate change, and as such we are committed to reducing our carbon footprint and achieving Net Zero Carbon (NZC) through offsetting by 2035.


At BTP we are proud guardians of the railway and it is crucial that we represent the diverse communities we serve and protect. As ‘One BTP’ across the UK, we know that diversity, inclusion and belonging help us improve our decision making, foster creativity and drive innovation so all our people can thrive.

Our vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit. So that we can become more diverse we encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, women, people who have a disability, those who are neurodiverse and persons who identify as LGBTQI+. If you have the skills, experience and values that here in BTP we pride ourselves on then we would welcome you to apply. For more information on Positive Action please click here or email the team on lets-talk@btp.police.uk

In order to apply, you must have the permanent right to live and work in the UK and have been resident in the UK for the previous 3 YEARS. You will be asked these and other questions to determine your eligibility to work for British Transport Police when you start your application and you must answer honestly.

BTP has undertaken a review of Police Staff pensions and as a result of this the Police Staff pension will be changing. The current police staff pension is a Defined Benefit scheme which is administered by the Railways Pension scheme. The new pension scheme which is launching is a Defined Contribution scheme which is administered by Royal London. The new pension scheme is awaiting formal approval and an introductory date is not finalised. The earliest this will be is April 2023. If you have any queries, please contact the recruitment team – recruitmentteam@btp.police.uk


Internal candidates must have completed their probation for their current substantive posting and can only apply in tenure if Head of Department approval is emailed to Recruitmentteam@btp.police.uk prior to the vacancy closing. Internal candidates must confirm that they are not subject to formal action plans for sickness/complaints/discipline or poor performance

and that all mandatory training courses have been attended and are in ticket/up to date. A minimum indicator of 3 / developing' or' 'Indicator 5 / no rating must have been achieved on the last reporting year PDR.

This opportunity is closed to applications.