Salary: Band 3, £25.098 per annum
Location: Pelaw
Hours/Contract: Permanent, 37 hours Monday – Friday
What you’ll do
* Responsible for the operation and delivery of the Force tailoring service, ensuring a professional and efficient service for all clothing and tailoring needs. This can include ad-hoc tailoring projects, creating ribbon bars and hand stitched insignia.
* Provide bespoke, one-to-one measuring and fitting services for essential items like PPE, ensuring proper fit and professional appearance in line with force policy.
* Use complex tailoring equipment and machinery, including industrial sewing machines and embroidery machines, to meet organizational needs. This will also include the routine cleaning, maintenance and safety checks.
* Deliver high-level customer service, respecting individual beliefs and cultures, while collaborating with other departments to ensure timely delivery and support.
* Carry out regular stock checks on our inventory, ensuring the OPEX corresponds with the physical stock and any discrepancies rectified.
* Work effectively as part of the team sharing best practice, suggesting cost saving ideas and developing innovative ways of working to support the team and the wider force.
What you’ll bring
* To be highly proficient and skilled in the use of a range of complex and specialist tailoring equipment and machinery, such as industrial sewing machines, embroidery machine, hemming and overlocking machines.
* Proven experience in tailoring, garment alterations, or textile repair.
* Strong knowledge of fabrics, stitching techniques, and garment construction.
* Able to manage multiple tasks, prioritise workload, and solve problems independently while knowing when to escalate.
* Work well both independently and within a team, with strong written and verbal communication skills suited to different audiences.
* Confident using Microsoft Office and quick to learn specialist equipment, tailoring techniques, and inventory systems.
We know it’s important for you to feel that you’re not only part of a great team, but part of a community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, and their talents are fully utilised. Appointments are based on merit alone.
Interested to learn more? For further information about the role please contact Lynsey Harkess by email at lynsey.harkess@northumbria.police.uk
What we offer
* 26 days’ leave (increasing to 30 days for 5 years+ service) plus 8 bank holidays
* NHS Fleet Solutions Car Lease Scheme
* Enhanced maternity, shared parental and adoption leave
* Flexible working (we are happy to discuss options such as compressed hours)
* Fantastic market-leading public sector pension scheme with up to 16% employer contribution
* Corporate travel schemes – local rail, bus services and metro discounts
* Access to private healthcare and eye test vouchers
* Discounts on shopping and eating out thanks to the Blue Light Card and Blue Light Tickets
* We’ve invested in extensive paid sick leave, trained mental health first aiders on-site, an employee advice service for the times you need that additional support.
* Access to gyms in some stations
* Sports & Social Club – join our thriving sports scene at Team NP and enjoy further exclusive discounts on days out and travel
* Cycle to work scheme
* Opportunity to volunteer in local community
Just so you know
Our application form will help us understand how your work, education and life experience has prepared you for the role of a Clothing Assistant with #TeamNP. To help support your application research what makes us tick here at Northumbria, the role you’re applying for and the values and behaviours that contribute.
Use of AI in Applications: At Northumbria Police, we embrace innovative technologies to enhance our recruitment process. We understand that candidates may use AI tools to assist with their applications. While AI can be a valuable resource, we encourage applicants to ensure their submissions accurately reflect their personal qualifications, experiences, and skills. Our selection process includes thorough evaluations to verify the authenticity and suitability of all applications. We value genuine and thoughtful responses that showcase your unique strengths and perspectives.
The recruitment process will consist of the initial application form followed by a face to face interview and short practical exercise. Just so you know, you can save your application and come back to it any time prior to the closing date on the advert.
We are proud members of the Business Disability Forum, with whom we collaborate with to improve the lives of disabled employees. We are also a Disability Confident Employer, therefore if you demonstrate that you meet the minimum criteria for this role as stated in the advert, we will progress your application and offer you an interview.
If you tell us that you have a disability, we can make adjustments to support you through the recruitment process (for example we can arrange extra time for tests or provide a sign language interpreter). You can get in touch with us via careers@northumbria.police.uk for any support regarding the application process. Please provide us with plenty of notice so we can ensure your visit goes smoothly.
If your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a Recruitment Vetting (RV) form, therefore you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 3 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed. A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information, and references.
Terms of appointment
This is a permanent role subject to a six-month probationary period.
If you are successful in your application, you will have a six-month probation period with us where you will be unable to apply for any other post advertised internally or externally.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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