Salary: Scale 3 £25,242- £26,703
Location: Durham City Police Station
Hours/Contract: Full Time, 37 hours per week Monday- Friday, 6 months Temporary, with potential of being permanent
Closing Date: 5pm, 25th August 2026
Vetting Level: RV
The Role
To provide clerical support to meet the organisational needs of Durham Constabulary
What You’ll Do
- To input, update and create records on the ViSOR and Sigma systems and other related computer programs. Maintain all relevant databases to ensure up to date and accurate information is held on all MAPPA nominals within the Durham Constabulary area.
- Maintain records/systems and participate in projects to contribute to – and improve – the efficiency and effectiveness of the service where accuracy is key over speed.
- Proactively respond to requests for information from both internal and external police sources, partner and duty to cooperate agencies in order to support multi-agency working and the protocols and procedures of the MAPPA process.
- Liaison with other Forces in relation to the transfer of sex offenders and with courts in relation to registration documents/civil orders.
- Maintain up to date knowledge of ViSOR and MAPPA protocols adhering to legislative requirements and Force policy.
- Co-ordination and facilitation of meetings for MAPPA including the arrangement of meetings, comprehensive minute taking and circulation of actions.
- Undertake research by searching, collating and evaluating information from a range of systems.
- Open and sort all correspondence and electronic mail, redirecting as appropriate, ensuring that all correspondence is dealt with promptly and efficiently.
- Always maintain integrity and confidentiality due to the nature of the sensitive information handled daily.
General administration duties to include answering telephones and dealing directly with offenders as well as partner agencies and internal colleagues, photocopying and other ad hoc tasks as required.
What You’ll Bring
- 4 G.C.S.E. levels (Grade A to C) including English Language or Literature and Maths or an approved equivalent. An individual who possess an equivalent e.g. NVQ must provide evidence of Maths and English
- Three months previous clerical experience.
If you hold a higher qualification than those required above or minimum 5 years relevant experience, please evidence this on your application and it will be reviewed by our recruitment team.
For further information, please view the Job Description and Person Specification attached.
How to apply
If you’d like to apply, please forward a copy of the attached Application form, by the closing date.
External Applicants - please use the external application form
Internal applicants - please use the Internal Application form
Please also complete and return the equal opportunity form and return this with your Application form.
We are committed to equal opportunities, we therefore encourage you to complete and return the equality monitoring form. This form is optional, and your responses will be kept confidential and for statistical purposes only.
The above 2 (relevant application + equal opportunity) forms should be returned by email to our Recruitment department – [email protected]
Candidates must have indefinite leave to work and live in the UK and be free from any restriction. Any successful candidate will be asked to provide evidence of this.
Candidates will be contacted via email in relation to the recruitment process and are advised to also check junk and spam folders for email updates.
Further information
Any offer of employment will be subject to appropriate vetting checks which will be maintained/updated throughout the period of service.
Applicants must have been a UK resident for at least three years prior to the date of application.
If applicants have not been a resident in the UK for at least three years and can provide a VERIFIABLE certificate from the police of any country where they have taken temporary residence. The certificate must indicate that they have not been convicted of any offence whilst in that country or involved in any investigation by a Law Enforcement Agency.
Any tattoos deemed to be obscene, or advocates sexual, racial, ethnic, or religious discrimination, by written word or design is prohibited and the presence of such a tattoo would preclude an applicant from passing the recruitment process for employment with the Constabulary.
For any queries, please contact [email protected]
Please return the relevant application form and the equal opportunity form to [email protected]
