Administrative/Text Processing Operator

The East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU) is looking to appoint a Administrative/Text Processing Operator on a part-time basis, based at St Mary's Wharf in Derby to provide specialised solutions and capabilities to the East Midlands Special Operations Unit which investigates Major Crime within the five forces in the East Midlands region (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire).

What you’ll be doing

• Producing detailed and accurate transcripts from suspect and video recorded witness interviews and other recorded audio/video material.
• Maintaining and operating manual and computer record systems extracting information as necessary to provide accurate information to comply with requests and meet deadlines.
•  Arranging and attending meetings to take notes, to transcribe notes and distribute, thereby ensuring that an appropriate record of the meeting has been taken.

The must haves

• Educated to GCSE min. Grade C/4 in English Language and Maths or equivalent and/or have experience of working in a post that requires the use of English Language and Maths to that standard.
• Hold a RSA 2 Typing/Word Processing or equivalent or have experience of working to that standard.
• Experience of working in a clerical environment where attention to detail has been a critical factor.

What’s in it for you?

At Derbyshire Constabulary, we aim to create an environment that puts people first. We want you to feel supported in everything you do, so you can give your very best. What’s more, we have a range of reward and benefits that if you join us you could enjoy.

Salary: - £22,671 - £27,351

Due to the nature of the work we do there may be a requirement to return to duty or work outside of usual hours to meet deadlines and respond to Major Incidents. Overtime will be paid at the appropriate rate.

For part time hours the salary will be calculated on a pro-rata basis, this is based on the number of hours for the vacancy.

What’s next.

If you feel like this is a place where you can belong, we'd love to learn more about you. 

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Who we are.

Working at Derbyshire Constabulary doesn't have to mean patrolling the streets. Just as important as our uniformed officers is our strong team of professional and support staff working behind the scenes. It’s these skilled people, people like you who contribute to the policing of Derbyshire.

To understand how you can make Derbyshire safer together visit our careers website.

We value diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from underrepresented and neurodiverse backgrounds, so that we can truly reflect the communities that we serve in.

We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds and encourage anyone who has considered a career in policing to apply. We are particularly keen to increase the number of females and candidates from black and minority ethnic communities and candidates from the LGBT community, so that we can truly reflect the communities that we serve in.

EMSOU’s commitment to inclusion, diversity, and equality

At EMSOU we celebrate difference, encourage diversity of thought, and continually review our processes to maintain fairness, equality, and transparency.  We aim to attract and retain the most talented people and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups.

Encouraging a healthy work-life balance and flexibility is central to our success and wherever possible we will consider job-share, part-time, agile working, and flexible working arrangements.

We want to create an environment where everyone can achieve their full potential, and this applies equally during our recruitment process.  EMSOU are Disability Confident Committed and are proud to be part of the movement of change encouraging organisations to think differently about disability and neurodiversity in the workplace.