HOLMES Indexing Team Leader

Division / Department - Specialist Crime

Grade - Grade F

Status - Full Time or Happy to Talk Flexible Working

Contract Type - Permanent

Salary Grade Range - £30,495 - £35,020

Working Hours - 36.0 Hours per Week

Shift Allowance - No

Politically Restricted - No

Location - Woking

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.

The Role & Key Responsibilities

From your first day with us you will be part of a policing family making a real difference. It is our mission to identify and protect vulnerable people, prevent and respond to harm and keep people safe. A vacancy has arisen for a full-time HOLMES Indexing Team Leader (ITL) working within the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team (MCT) at Woking police station. You must already have your HOLMES 2 Indexing qualification. With your specialist indexing knowledge you will be expected to support and advise the Senior Investigating Officer on the HOLMES indexing policy/staffing and maintain accountability for this function. You will have responsibility for the management of HOLMES incident databases in accordance with policies and procedures. The position requires you to provide 1st line supervision for Indexers and Typists including performance management and welfare. You will be required to prioritise and allocate workloads to support case deadlines, including the provision of support to other areas of Specialist Crime when required (Serious & Organised Crime and Economic Crime). This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is keen to manage staff and workloads within a busy and demanding environment. There may be a requirement to work from other Major Incident Suites within Surrey & Sussex at times of demand. You will also be required to assist the HOLMES Manager with technical upgrades and the delivery of HOLMES training.

Skills & Experience

The successful candidate must already have their HOLMES Indexing qualification and be able to demonstrate:

• Well evidenced experience of the HOLMES Indexer role
• An ability to motivate, develop and lead a team
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Evidence of working to deadlines with the minimum of supervision

Given the close proximity and high level of access to sensitive information, the post-holder must possess the highest professional and ethical standards.

Why Work With Us?

Policing is an exciting 24/7 business and we all have commitments outside work. We are 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. In this role there is the opportunity for a hybrid working pattern (40% remote from office). 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.

Diversity Statement

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 Disability Confident, hold Race Equality Matters Trailblazer status, are a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and are 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.