Business Support Assistant - Estates and Facilities

Working in a small but busy department based at Police HQ Kempston who are responsible for the Estates and Facilities force wide. We are looking to recruit the right candidate to fulfil the role of a Business Support Assistant for Bedfordshire. This is a new position and the responsibilities within it will evolve over time. 

The main purpose of the role is to provide; assistance to the Compliance Officer, the Health and Safety Model and to ensure that the Estate is fully compliant to all its obligations. As part of this role you will be supporting others including key Health and Safety personnel at various sites. The position involves visiting sites across the force to assist with inspections, document findings and updating forms. A close attention to detail is essential as well as an ability to navigate documentation and various form filling. As part of the role you will be required to produce a number of reports on a variety of different subjects. 

Ideally you will have some experience in Health and Safety although this is not essential as training will be provided. You will have good IT skills and be willing to learn various ICT, internal and external/Microsoft Office Applications. 

You will be required to travel across Bedfordshire and work from different locations and sites. Estates and Facilities Team are responsible for all accommodations across the force. As part of a small department there will be opportunities to conduct multiple roles. You will be making a big impact. The hours are flexible, based on 37 hours week. We operate flexitime, mainly between the hours of 07:30 to 18:00, Monday to Friday but you may, on occasion, be asked to work outside these hours and days. 

For further information on this position read the role profile and contact Kevin Jones 7516 via email; kevin.jones@beds.police.uk 

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 employer. Should you require any reasonable adjustments for your application process that you have not made explicit in the application, please contact the HR Service Centre on 01438 75 7777 (or the above email address) or the manager contact for this role directly. We also offer the guaranteed interview scheme; this means that all candidates with a disability covered by the Equality Act 2010, who meet the minimum entry requirements for the role, will be invited to attend an interview. 

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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