Fleet Clerical Assistant (Transport and Workshop) - Fleet Department

Bedfordshire Police is looking for a Fleet Clerical Assistant (Transport and Workshop) who will be responsible for; Help Manage the vehicle workshop stores, ordering and issuing all items in connection with running the workshops. Ensure compliance with the Force’s and audit budgetary and financial regulations. Maintain up to date accurate information on all areas in the stores.

You must have a good standard of written and verbal communication for correspondence and reports and be able to speak with people face to face and by telephone in a clear and concise manner. At least 2 years’ experience in stores environment (involving stock control and record keeping), be computer literate with experience of Microsoft applications, spreadsheet and database packages.

A good knowledge of motor vehicles is necessary in order to undertake ordering parts etc. You will be required to undertake a degree of manual work.

Must have a full clean driving license and will be required to pass police driving assessment.

Please contact Workshops Operations Manager Carl Walker by emailing carl.walker@beds.police.uk

All internal applicants must have successfully completed their probationary period in order to apply for this role. 

Internal applicants within Bedfordshire Police should upload either a CV or a completed ‘Staff internal role summary’ form, which can be found in the vacancy documents below. Please note you will be required to provide a statement no more than 500 words against the minimum entry requirements as stipulated in the role profile. 

External applicants should ensure that your current CV is uploaded and provide a statement no more than 500 words against the minimum entry requirements as stipulated in the role profile. To ensure the recruitment process is fair and equal, please do not include personal details on your CV other than your name. 

This vacancy is live to those at risk of redundancy and will remain open to redeployees until the conditional offer stage throughout the recruitment process. Any redeployee that wishes to apply should apply through the redeployment portal and provide a statement no more than 500 words against the minimum entry requirements as stipulated in the role profile. Redeployees will take priority over other applicants at any point during the recruitment process up until conditional offer. 

This force is a Disability Confident Leader.  Should you require any workplace adjustments for your recruitment journey with us which you have not informed us of, please contact us on 01438 757777 or email us on careers@bch.police.uk and we will be happy to support you.  If you have a disability and you meet the minimum criteria for the position you are applying for, you will be entitled to an interview under the ‘Offer an Interview Scheme’. 

All applications must be submitted through our online recruitment website by clicking the apply button below. 

Everyone at Bedfordshire Constabulary takes personal responsibility to help create an inclusive workplace, where police officers and staff respect one another, feel valued for their differences and can be themselves. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments, wherever needed so everyone feels welcome and can flourish. 

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