Are you looking for a new opportunity where no two days are the same and where you can make a real difference?
Our Personal Assistants support our senior leaders, providing a proactive, efficient and confidential service to them. They manage, organise and plan to ensure that the senior leaders have the right things at the right time.
This job is busy, you will be doing a wide range of daily tasks including, reviewing and managing emails, booking in appointments, taking notes at meetings as well as writing up documents and correspondence. This role is fast paced and daily priorities can be changeable, so you need to be a quick thinker and find the best solution to completing deadlines or requests in a timely manner.
This vacancy will support the senior leaders in the public protection unit.
The Public Protection Unit plays a vital role in keeping people safe across Avon and Somerset, leading the force's response to safeguarding, offender management and the investigation of serious offences against children. This can at times be challenging and emotionally demanding, but supporting our leadership team means contributing to work that makes a genuine difference to victims and communities.
What do you need?
Excellent written and verbal communications skills
Previous administration/ secretarial experience
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office packages
Experience and/or ability of arranging, preparing and supporting meetings
To be able to demonstrate our Organisations values.
Ability to travel around the force area if required.- Using own car, pool car or public transport.
What we can offer you:
How we reward our employees is linked to our culture, it’s about more than just salary. Through a package of financial, lifestyle and health benefits, we support whatever stage of life you're in and the moments that matter:
Flexible working
Continuous professional development
Local Government Pension Scheme
Employee Assistance scheme offering help through counselling services, legal advice, fitness advice, personal coaching and health assessment
Staff discount scheme for savings on shopping, days out, sporting events, holidays
Additional Information:
Shortlisting of applications will take place 6th August 2026 - Interviews will be held a minimum of a week after this date.
This is a part time role working 18 hours per week, exact hours / days can be discussed with the successful applicant.
The role is blended therefore you will be able to work from home for a proportion of your working week. Your secondary location will be based at Police Headquarters, Portishead.
To be eligible to apply for this role you must have a 5 year ‘checkable history’ in the UK – ideally this means that you would have been resident in the UK for the last 5 years.
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About us
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Diversity is a strength and individuality is an asset.
We recognise the benefit different life experience and perspectives can bring.
We are on a journey to become the most inclusive police force in the country.
Find out more about our benefits and culture
Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure their application is considered.
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Blended Working/ Hybrid Working
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Avon and Somerset Police encourage flexible working where operationally possible.
This role has been identified as a blended role.
The successful candidate for this role will have the opportunity to work from home whilst also at a secondary work location, which will be a police premises. The successful applicant will have the option to discuss working arrangements with their line manager. All applicants must reside within the UK.
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Important information before you commence an application (for external applicants)
You will require the following detail to complete this application form:
National Insurance Number
Identification Detail e.g. passport
Address information including proof
Referee information
Full employment history including dates and any qualifications you may have attained
Tattoos - you will also be requested to provide photos and describe of any visible tattoos you have
If the role requires you to drive you will also be required to upload details from your full driving licence including photos.
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Important information before you commence an application- for ALL applicants
The application system only remains active on a single page for a period of 60 minutes.
Please ensure you allow time to complete your application fully as part complete pages do not save.
If the role has evidence questions you may wish to save these remotely and paste your answers into the boxes at time of submission.
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