Location of Role: Basildon
Advert Closing Date: 25/06/2026
Starting Salary: £25,242.00 (pro-rata for part-time vacancies)
Part/Full Time: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Mon-Fri
Weekend/Evening Working: No
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to undertake the role of Geographical Facilities Assistant based at the bustling and active Basildon Police Station.
The candidate will join an established team which provides daily support to the various departments of the South Local Policing Area (LPA) Police Stations which comprises of multiple buildings.
This interesting and varied role involves providing general facilities duties, which will include minor repairs to the property and furniture, maintenance and equipment inspections mainly at Essex Police Stations across the South LPAs but also across other sites of Essex as required.
This role requires strong communication skills and customer service as the candidate will be liaising with staff, Officers of all ranks and including outside service providers.
A force vehicle will be available as the role will involve covering other Essex Police sites as directed by your line manager to discharge your full duties.
The logistics aspects of the role involves the lifting and moving of items that may be bulky/heavy with the use of aids where appropriate.
Work will be administered through a variety of channels including bespoke computer programs, and the use of office applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook will be part of daily duties.
Given the requirement to provide a core service to cover an operating period of between 0800 to 1700 Monday to Friday the candidate needs to have a flexible approach towards their start and finish times as and when required as directed by local management. Essex Police offer agile working which allows some flexibility in terms of work arrangements. Due to the operational nature of this role, it will be predominantly office based within an office-based team. Some travel may be required to other police sites to discharge duty.
What we are looking for:
Depending on your current vetting level and security clearances, you may be required to complete additional vetting information during the recruitment process.
Kent Police and Essex Police welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, sex, or employment status.
If you’re not from the UK, you must be a resident in the UK and have lived here continuously for the last three years. You must also be free from restrictions with indefinite leave to remain. If you’re from the UK you must have lived here continuously for the last three years. This doesn’t apply to those serving abroad in the British Armed Forces.
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