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Contact Management Centre Officer Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary

Location : Southampton

Contract : Fulltime and permanent. On successful appointment into this role you will be able to submit a flexible working request to start after the training period. However there is no guarantee that your request will be approved (in these cases we will endeavour to find a solution which works for all parties). Please note that you will be required to work the fulltime standard shifts during the training period which will be approximately 13 weeks.

Salary : The starting total salary for this role is 35000 . This is made up of a basic salary of 26106 and shift and weekend allowances of 20. On completion of initial training and becoming an independent Call Handler (expected to be at around the 12week point) the basic salary for this role will increase to 29109 giving a total salary of 39000 .

Closing Date : Wednesday 30th April2025 at 23 : 59.

Please note that if your application is successful the earliest you will start in role is November 2025 however we cannot guarantee a November start date.

About the role

As a Contact Management Centre Officer you will be on the front line of policing and responsible for receiving emergency 999 and nonemergency 101 calls from members of the public. You will need to apply an investigative mind set to;

• Complete detailed crime reports ensuring all lines of enquiry are considered;
• Risk assess each call and decide on the best course of action;
• Create incidents for deployment by the Police Control Room;
• Handle a wide variety of enquiries from telephone and online contact; and
• Ensure the public receives the required help and support whilst handling sensitive and upsetting matters with empathy and a calm attitude.

The standard shift pattern for this role is 6 days on and 4 days off on a rotating 20 week pattern (averaging at 37 hours per week). Shifts are generally 10 hours long with a 1hour meal break and example hours are;and. However you may work any variation of a 10 hour shift depending on our demand and resource levels.

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Benefits of working for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary

In addition to the competitive salary and highly rewarding career our benefits include but are not limited to;

What does it take to work in Contact Management

To succeed in this role it is important that you have the following qualities;

Role specific training and support

Our roles are pivotal in helping us to achieve our Force Priorities of Relentlessly Pursuing Criminals Putting Victims First and Delivering Exceptional Local Policing. Your training course will therefore be fastpaced and is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to excel in your role.

The Emergency Services Call Handling Apprenticeship is an additional benefit of the role and is open to all new starters who do not have prior experience of working in an emergency call handling environment. The Apprenticeship will be completed during work time and will take approximately 1318 months to complete. On successful completion you will receive a nationally recognised certificate in Contact Handling.

Application criteria

There are no essential education requirements for this role but it is desirable that candidates are educated to QCF Level 2 or higher in Maths and English.

Candidates should have good customer service communication and typing / IT skills.

You must be 18 years or older to apply for this role and appointment will be subject to satisfactory clearance of preemployment checks.

If you have previously been unsuccessful for a role within Contact Management you must wait 3 months before reapplying.

Returning to the role of Contact Management Centre Officer

If you have previously worked for HIOWC as a CMC Officer and wish to rejoin us please send an email to stating that you wish to rejoin and include the following information : the date on which you left employment your collar number what shift you were on and who your Line Manager / Supervisor was.

Your eligibility to bypass the recruitment process / initial training as a rejoiner will then be assessed and someone will be in contact with you to provide an update on your application.

HOW TO APPLY

Please follow the online application link to apply. You will be required to enter personal details complete our screening questions and provide examples of when you have displayed the competencies of We are emotionally aware Level 1 and We analyse critically Level 1 . Your answers to these competencies will be used to shortlist applications and reading the linked College of Policing webpages will assist you in completing your application. We also recommend you read through this Candidate guidance for completing an application form .

Your answers to these competencies should be specific examples (from work education social or home life) and should be a true account of events. To structure your answers we recommend using the STAR technique which is explained in the above guidance document.

Your answers should be typed into the relevant section on the application form . Please do not write refer to CV / covering letter as any attached documents will not be reviewed and what you type in the answer section is what will be scored.

We recommend that you write your answers in MS Word before copying them into your application to avoid the system timing out and you losing your progress. Our recruitment system uses a character counter for your answer to each competency but please do not use MS Word as a character count guide the correct character counter is linked here .

Next steps in the recruitment process

After the closing date all applications will be reviewed and shortlisted using the answers to the above competencies. If you are successful at shortlisting you will be required to;

If you would like to have an informal discussion about this role please contact the Recruitment Team on or.

Please note that the email address you supply when submitting an application will be used for contact throughout the full lifecycle of that vacancy. You will not be able to amend your contact details. You should therefore ensure that you choose an appropriately accessible email address being mindful that the process may take several months for some roles.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is an inclusive employer and strives to have a workforce representative of the communities we police and serve. We recognise that we are not fully representative and are working to address this imbalance through a variety of initiatives.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is an equal opportunities employer that positively promotes flexible working enabling officers and staff to achieve a healthy worklife balance whilst meeting operational requirements of the constabulary. We actively encourage applications to be made on a full time part time or flexible working basis.

The Equality Act 2010 allows us to promote equality within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary by adopting Positive Action to support people from underrepresented groups. Our aim is to recruit talented people with a diverse range of skills and experience and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our Positive Action team are available to provide support through the application and assessment process by contacting :

The Disability Confident campaign aims to remove barriers increase understanding and ensure that people have opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. We will accommodate requests for reasonable adjustments where possible throughout our recruitment and promotions processes and encourage anyone requiring reasonable adjustments to disclose this at the earliest opportunity.

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