Division / Department - Estates and Facilities Management
Grade - Grade C
Status - Full Time
Contract Type - Fixed Term Contract
Salary Grade Range - £24,810 - £26,875
Working Hours - 36.0 Hours per Week
Shift Allowance - No
Politically Restricted - No
Location - Stonebridge, Shalford
The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time.
We really welcome your interest in joining our Police Force. It is a privilege to lead the teams in Surrey Police and Sussex Police who continuously work selflessly and tirelessly in order to keep people in our counties safe.
We are looking for talented and inspirational people who put the needs of the public at the heart of everything that they do and who want to make a difference. If you feel you are that person then we want to hear from you.
We wish you all the very best with your application.
Chief Constable Tim De Meyer & Chief Constable Jo Shiner
Are you organised, proactive and enjoy providing excellent customer service? Surrey Police are looking for a Uniform Services Assistant to join our small team, helping to ensure that officers and staff across Surrey and Sussex Police have the uniform and equipment they need to carry out their vital roles.
This is a varied and hands-on position where you'll play an important part in managing uniform and equipment supplies, ensuring orders are processed efficiently and delivered within agreed service levels.
What you'll be doing
As a Uniform Services Assistant, your responsibilities will include:
- Picking, packing and dispatching uniform and equipment orders
- Providing uniform fitting services and offering advice to officers and staff
- Ordering stock and maintaining inventory levels
- Carrying out regular stock checks and stock-taking activities
- Supporting day-to-day warehouse operations
- Assisting with the handling, recycling and environmentally responsible disposal of returned uniform and equipment
We're seeking someone who is reliable, well-organised and able to thrive in a busy environment.
The successful candidate will:
- Be comfortable working in a warehouse environment and capable of safely lifting and moving boxes and stock
- Have strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with colleagues and staff across two Forces
- Be able to prioritise workloads effectively and manage multiple demands in a fast-paced setting
- Demonstrate a proactive approach to stock management and resource planning
- Remain calm, focused and effective when working under pressure
Why join us?
This is an opportunity to play a key supporting role within Surrey and Sussex Police, helping to ensure frontline officers and staff are equipped to serve our communities. You'll be part of a supportive team where your contribution makes a real difference every day.
If you're organised, customer-focused and enjoy a varied role with a mix of warehouse, logistics and customer service responsibilities, we'd love to hear from you.
Policing is an exciting 24/7 business and we all have commitments outside work. We’re invested in supporting people to balance their life with work and we encourage flexible working. We are open to conversations about job shares and part time working. We encourage agile working, giving you the opportunity to manage your own diary and work wherever you give the best service to the public. This may include flexi-time and home working.
We take pride in looking after our people and offer a variety of benefits;
- career progression
- contributory pension scheme (LGPS)
- generous annual leave allowance
- discounts for everyday spend
- on-site gyms and a range of sports clubs
- generous and supportive parental leave
- financial and mental wellbeing guidance and support
- discounted contributory healthcare scheme
For more details, please contact Robbie Brininger, Uniform & Logistics manager
[email protected]
01483 637098
We are only as good as our people. It's important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach, and the skills that diversity brings; all of which help us to deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all.
We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index and Disability Confident, a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.
We are committed to being an anti-racist police service. We promise to challenge injustice, ensure fairness and to uphold anti-racist principles in both our organisation and our communities.
We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status, or religious belief, we would love to hear from you.
Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly. You may wish to consider adding [email protected] to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.
This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes. Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference. This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process.
Please note that not all jobs are available for internal candidates across both Forces, the current agreed recruitment principles are;
- vacancies in collaborated units are available to all officers and staff across both Forces
- vacancies in non-collaborated units are only available to officers and staff within the Force with the vacancy unless it is advertised externally
- if the vacancy is advertised externally and an officer or member of staff from the other Force is successful it will result in a transfer of employment
Surrey Police and Sussex Police Special Constables, Volunteers and Agency Staff (excluding self employed workers) covered under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) are eligible to apply for internal advertised posts.
