We are looking to recruit a Team Leader to work within our Criminal Justice Department within Avon & Somerset. If you are you looking for a career that will help bring offenders to justice, then we would like to hear from you.
Every person that works for us, is in some way supporting and serving the community we represent. Each day brings you new challenges and decision making and your learning and development will be ongoing within the department.
You will be joining our vital Road Safety Support Unit (RSSU) team who support the detection and prosecution of road traffic offences. These can range from collisions to officer witnessed offences and other road traffic incidents including speeding & red light violations.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the management and guidance of staff. You will be able to demonstrate how you motivate staff to work together as a team. You will have excellent communication skills, work accurately under pressure and prioritise your own workload in order to achieve deadlines to ensure that all enquiries and complaints are satisfactorily progressed.
The successful candidate will be responsible for responding to queries from members of the public, other departments within the organisation and/or outside agencies.
In this role, your main responsibilities will be:
- To have responsibility for the management and guidance of staff.
- To ensure that all enquiries and complaints are satisfactorily progressed.
- To respond to queries from members of the public, other departments within the organisation or other outside agencies.
- To prioritise and manage workloads.
- To ensure the effective creation, maintenance and updating of a variety of computerised databases.
- Analyse statistical data and produce reports.
- To be responsible for correspondence relating to the office.
Skills, experience and qualifications required:
- You will need experience of working with computers, especially Microsoft packages, including Excel.
- The ability to motivate, develop, support and manage staff.
- Excellent communication skills, verbally and in writing, with both small and large groups of people.
- An ability to motivate staff to work together as a team.
- Experience of administration work is essential.
What we can offer you:
A package of financial, lifestyle and health benefits to support whatever stage of life you're in. Including:
- 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
- Blended working approach with the option to work from your home address for a proportion of the week
Additional Information:
For further information regarding the role please contact: Sharon.Kostanjsek@avonandsomerset.police.uk
Shortlisting to take place week commencing 27th July 2026. Applicants successful at shortlisting will be invited to attend an in person interview, scheduled to take place week commencing 10th August 2026, at Wilfred Fuller, Clevedon.
To be eligible to apply for this role you must have a 3 year ‘checkable history’ in the UK – ideally this means that you would have been resident in the UK for the last 3 years.
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