SYP - Property Disposal Clerk

Role: Property Disposal Clerk

Department: Sheffield

Location: Attercliffe, Ecclesfield & Moss Way

Salary: £17,799 - £18,531 (pro-rata)

Hours: 16 hours per week

Contract Type: Temporary - 18 months

Role Purpose:

To assist the district in fulfilling the property policies and procedures in returning seized property to its rightful owner or for disposing of property that has the approval for destruction.

Key Responsibilities:

• Interrogate the property database for items that are due for disposal and print the disposal instructions or utilise a mobile device and barcode printer machine
  • Recover exhibits from the Property stores that have been identified for disposal/destruction and dispose of the property through the correct waste stream
  • Update the property other than found computer database with disposal/destruction details
  • Carry out property audits and identify storage areas which are free to be used by the property clerks
  • Deal with officers/staff and members of the public with property enquiries
  • Facilitate the return of property to its owner by sending letters/emails and process telephone calls
  • Deal with solicitors’ letters regarding property enquiries
  • Adhere to Force Policies on property related seizures/retention periods and disposal procedures
  • Must be able to work from three stores in Sheffield District
  • Must hold a full clean Manual Driving License
  • Wear a uniform and make best use of PPE provided
  • Retrieval of information by using Microsoft Applications

Essential skills and experience:

• Must have relevant stores experience which can include, auditing, lifting heavy items, retrieval of property/items from its storage location
• Experience of dealing with members of the public face to face and over the telephone
• Computer literate with experience of data input and retrieval using Microsoft applications
• Ability to travel – Hold full clean manual driving license

For further information relating to the role and tasks of this position, please refer to the attached role profile.

Benefits:

We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below:

• Generous annual leave allowance
• Flexible and agile working
• Generous ‘family’ leave
• Access to a range of occupational health facilities
• Generous pension scheme
• Employee assistance service ( accessible 24/7)

Eligibility:

Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 3 years / 5 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

Appearance & Standards:

All tattoos and piercings must be in line with South Yorkshire Police’s Appearance and Standards policy. Tattoos visible on your face, neck, hands or head are not permitted. Any tattoos which could be deemed inappropriate or cause offence will also not be accepted. If you have tattoos, you will need to make a declaration at the time of application.

Closing Date:

Thursday, 8 October 2020 at 23:55

Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made with the Talent Acquisition Manager, Recruitment and the Line Manager for the role.

Contact point for applicants:

For further information about the role, please contact Katie Knowles on 0114 2964117. Please do not contact this number for an application form.

Further Information:

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Diversity & Inclusion:

South Yorkshire Police welcome applications from under-represented communities. For further information on diversity and inclusion within South Yorkshire Police, please visit the diversity and inclusion page:

https://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/sign-up/join-team-syp/diversity-in-the-force/

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Internal Secondments:

To apply for this post as a secondment, you must have the support of your current Line Manager. This should be sent via email to the Hiring Line Manager. Please ensure that the role title and the closing date are stated in the subject of your email.

Without support, your application will not be considered any further.