Weapon Assurance Assistant

We are seeking three candidates; one based at each of the following locations:

• Ilford Army Reserve Centre, Ilford, London
• Altcar Training Camp, Hightown, Merseyside

Contract: Part Time - 4 hours per week on a fixed day. Option to work additional hours on occasion. Permanent.

Salary: £13.50 per hour (£24,570 per annum full time equivalent)

Closing Date: 23 March 2024

Interview Date: W/C 24 February 2024

The Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) is the leading maritime charity for youth development and lifelong learning. We are currently looking for three part-time Weapon Assurance Assistants (WAA) at the above locations to join our Safety Assurance Team. This is a newly created role that requires someone who is self-motivated, organised, positive, IT competent and has or has the ability to obtain Security Clearance. The ideal candidate will have previous experience of firearms security arrangements.

Responsibilities:

• To conduct firearms and ammunition musters
• To ensure all firearms held are maintained and serviceable in accordance with relevant requirements
• Accurately maintain records and reports with keen attention to detail
• To ensure mandatory inspections and assurance visits are undertaken
• Maintain relevant qualifications and develop skills through training
• To facilitate the issue/receipt of firearms for the organisation's activities

Requirements:

• Be available to work evenings and weekends if required
• Have or be able to obtain valid Security Clearance
• Experience of Firearms Security and Management
• Able to work unsupervised and organise own workload
• Excellent interpersonal skills and able to communicate effectively.

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave per annum, increasing with length of service
• Hybrid working for many roles
• Volunteering Leave
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Private medical insurance
• Generous pension (employer contribution up to 10%)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing portal and EAP with 121 counselling
• Employee development: We are investing in our employees' development and have an annual calendar of learning and development opportunities, designed to support employees to develop into their roles and stretch them to achieve their full potential.

Additional Information:

MSSC positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. Equity, diversity, and inclusion really matters to us, so we can best serve our beneficiaries from every community. We work to ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process and aim to be a charity where diversity of experience, identity and skills are valued and welcomed. MSSC is an equal opportunities employer. We recognise our responsibilities to safeguard and protect the young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We do all we can to promote their health, safety and wellbeing, and we expect our staff to share this commitment and work in line with safeguarding policy, the MSSC's values and ethos of inclusivity. We adhere to safer recruitment practices and therefore employment is subject to detailed pre-employment checks for successful candidates, including references and criminal disclosure checks and the completion of a disclosure questionnaire. All successful applicants are required to attend safeguarding training and undergo pre-employment checks including a criminal record check.