Army Mission Ready Training Centre Accommodation Storekeeper

Bassingbourn Barracks, SG8 5LX. This is a customer facing role, so applicants should expect to attend the workplace 5 days a week.

The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants. Within that, the Army Top Level Budget (TLB) employs around 12,000 MOD Civil Servants located at over 300 locations. Ours is a diverse workforce, with roles ranging from trainers, human resources, teachers, and psychologists to storekeepers, financiers, project and programme managers, and policy secretariat staff. There are many different functions and professions delivering key outputs for the Army.

The Mission Ready Training Centre (MRTC) is part of the Army Collective Training Group and is responsible for assuring the directed training of both individual soldiers and formed units deploying on Operations within the UK and worldwide. After being closed for several years, Bassingbourn Barracks is undergoing a complete modernisation to accommodate MRTC and numerous smaller lodger units. The MRTC is a mix of Army personnel (both Regular and Reserve) and Civil Servants.

Your role as an Accommodation Storekeeper will be to support the Quartermaster's department in ensuring all MRTC held accommodation and associated stores/equipment is managed and controlled in accordance with legislation and policy, to support MRTC in completing its mission. This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Do you want to work within a dynamic and rewarding operationally focused environment, that offers a wide range of additional opportunities and benefits? The Accommodation Storekeeper position is an essential role within the MRTC Quartermasters Department, responsible for the management and control of barrack block accommodation and associated stores and equipment.

Main Responsibilities Will Include:

• Assist in the delivery of all accommodation requirements and requests for both permanent staff and troops under training, working to Company Quartermaster Sergeant Accommodation.
• Facilities management of the accommodation and the daily accounting for all accommodation stores on charge to the unit.
• Assist in the maintenance of accounts in accordance with Defence Logistics Framework (DLF) and in line with all Management of the Joint Defence Inventory (MJDI) processes.
• Assist in the supervision and control of all internal/external keys on charge, ensuring the security of all buildings is maintained to the highest of levels.
• Assist in the daily management and supervision of the cleaning contract.
• Assist in the management of the laundry contract.
• Maintenance of records on completed and any outstanding daily maintenance repairs.
• Energy and Efficiencies representative for the unit, ensuring the unit complies and enforces energy saving.
• Ensure all Fire and SHE policies adhered to as directed by CQMS Accommodation.
• Any other tasks as directed by CQMS Accommodation.

This post requires a degree of physical ability as you will be expected to lift and carry equipment, boxes of ancillaries and equipment around the store (also load/offload vehicles), and place/retrieve items and boxes from shelving that may be above head height. In accordance with HSE guidance, the recommended maximum manual handling weight that applicants can expect to lift is men (25kg) and women (16kg). This post will involve on occasions working outside of the core hours, so a degree of flexibility is required. Overtime pay or time off in lieu will be granted.

Person specification: The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills both written and verbal, and will be comfortable dealing with colleagues of all grades, including senior Military personnel and Civil Servants.

Essential:

• Full Category B Drivers Licence.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to liaise with stakeholders at all levels.

Desirable:

• Prior experience of working within a logistics or store environment.
• Experience using Microsoft Office suite of IT applications, particularly Office 365, Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Knowledge of the Army logistics accounting and operating systems is desirable but not essential.
• Category C driving licence.
• Category C+E driving licence.
• Forklift licence.

Licences: Full Driving Licence – CAT B- Due to transporting goods around the site on a daily basis.

Behaviours: We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Managing a Quality Service.
• Working Together.
• Communicating and Influencing.
• Leadership.

Alongside your salary of £23,116, Ministry of Defence contributes £6,696 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

The Army prides itself on being a supportive employer and where possible encourages flexible working, helping you to maintain a great work/life balance.

Other Benefits For Army Civil Servants Include:

• 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service.
• Highly competitive pension scheme.
• Personal and professional development of skills.
• Alternative working patterns for many roles.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), a free service that assists you with achieving a productive, healthy environment that is conducive to a healthy lifestyle.
• Enhanced parental and adoption leave.
• 6 days special leave per year which can be used for volunteering activities.

Learning and Development: Site Specific Benefits Include:

• One of the best gymnasiums across the Army. A wide selection of fitness machines, free weights and classes – all available to Civil Servants.
• A training area attached to the barracks that provides some water sports activities and access to recreational areas for running / walking.
• On site restaurant and shop.
• On site parking.
• Departmental team and unit cohesion activities.
• Civil Servant monthly focus group and coffee morning.

We believe that everyone has the potential to make a difference and you will be supported to help you learn and advance in your career. This includes working towards membership of a professional body and/or undertaking a modern apprenticeship as part of your role.

The post does not offer relocation expenses. External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance.

The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

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Selection process details: This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience. At application you will be asked to provide a CV and personal statement of no more than 250 words demonstrating your suitability for the role through examples of how your knowledge, skills and experience are relevant to the role.

At Application, you will also be assessed against the following behaviours: Managing a Quality Service (lead behaviour), Working Together. Applications will be sifted using all elements listed above, but in the event of a high number of applications, a sift will be conducted on the CV, personal statement and lead behaviour only: Managing a Quality Service.

At interview you will be assessed against the following behaviours - Managing a Quality Service, Working Together, Communicating and Influencing, Leadership. You will also be asked experience based questions. When choosing your Behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences.

Application sifting will be scheduled to take place within 7 days of the application closing date. Interview dates are to be confirmed but these will be held in person at Bassingbourn Barracks. We endeavour to keep to these time frames, but these are subject to change around business needs.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk.

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Security: Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.

Nationality requirements: This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service.

Further information on nationality requirements.

Working for the Civil Service: The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion: The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found.

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

Contact point for applicants: Job Contact: Name: Simon Elson Email: Simon.Elson602@mod.gov.uk Recruitment team Email: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk.

Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application.