Job Description

Our in-house recruitment team play an important part in ensuring Avon and Somerset Police continue to deliver an outstanding police service to our communities. We are responsible for recruiting talent into the organisation and providing a professional and efficient recruitment service for our hiring managers.


This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone who is looking for their first step into Recruitment or HR, you will receive full training in all our recruitment processes and systems and work alongside an experienced and supportive team.


Avon and Somerset Police can offer a huge variety of careers and this is an excellent opportunity to join a large organisation with the likely prospect of future development.


We have two positions currently available:


1 x 30 hours per week (permanent)


1 x 37 hours per week (permanent)


These positions work across Monday to Friday, with coverage required until 5:00pm each day. You'll also work one evening shift per week (until 9:00pm) and two Saturdays per month. Flexibility in start and finish times is essential to support recruitment events, which may occur outside regular hours. Appropriate allowances will be paid for evening and weekend work.

The role

You'll be instrumental in ensuring we attract and recruit great candidates to fill a variety of roles, engaging with applicants to advise and support them through their recruitment journey and ensure all the required documents are in place for each new hire.


You will also be required to attend recruitment events, such as Job Fairs, Open Days, Information Events and Assessment Centres. These recruitment events help to expand your knowledge, are a great way to help develop additional skills and add variety to the role. Sometimes these events are held outside of your normal working hours therefore flexibility in start and finish times would be required.


Our office is based at the beautiful Police and Fire Headquarters in Portishead, with free parking and a range of great on-site facilities. However, we work very flexibly and this role can also performed from home. There is however, the requirement to work with colleagues on a regular basis in the office to support a variety of activities and events, these days will be agreed with you in advance.

Skills and experience required:

To be successful in this role you'll need to be an excellent communicator with a passion for providing first class customer service.


You'll need to be able to work to deadlines and prioritise your workload as we receive high volumes of applications.


You are likely to have previous experience within a customer service role and thrive in a busy working environment.


However, no experience is necessary and full training will be given, we're looking for great team players who are willing to learn and grow with us.


You will hold a full current driving licence or be able to travel around the force area using alternative transport.

Why Avon and Somerset Police?

We want everyone that joins us to feel comfortable to be who they are in our organisation, we will want you to live and breathe our values including that of inclusivity. Our colleagues are proud to "be the difference" and this message is key in our recruitment values too.


We aim to provide an environment which encourages our employees. We invest in our people and we strive to provide opportunities for our employees to learn, grow and thrive. Our organisations values of caring, inclusive, courageous and learning are at the heart of everything we do.


We want to build teams that represent a variety of experience and perspectives so that we are truly representative of our communities. We are keen to hear from those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities and people from all faiths, religions, gender and LGBT+ communities.

Additional information

This is a blended working role, therefore you will have the opportunity to work from home and also at Police Headquarters, Portishead. This role works office hours, and to support events and recruitment activity there is the requirement to work outside of office hours including evenings and weekends on a regular basis, across the force area. Flexibility in start and finish times would be required.


Applicants successful at shortlisting process will be invited to attend an in person interview week commencing 22nd September.


To be eligible to apply for this role you must have a 3 year 'checkable history' in the UK - ideally this means that you would have been resident in the UK for the last 3 years.


For more information please see the attached job description or contact Nicola Broomsgrove, Assistant Business Partner via email Nicola.Broomsgrove@avonandsomerset.police.uk

About us

Diversity is a strength and individuality is an asset.

We recognise the benefit different life experience and perspectives can bring.

We are on a journey to become the most inclusive police force in the country.

Find out more about our benefits and culture

Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure their application is considered.

Blended Working/ Hybrid Working

Avon and Somerset Police encourage flexible working where operationally possible.

This role has been identified as a blended role.

The successful candidate for this role will have the opportunity to work from home whilst also at a secondary work location, which will be a police premises. The successful applicant will have the option to discuss working arrangements with their line manager. All applicants must reside within the UK.

Important information before you commence an application (for external applicants)

You will require the following detail to complete this application form:

National Insurance Number Identification Detail e.g. passport Address information including proof Referee information Full employment history including dates and any qualifications you may have attained Tattoos - you will also be requested to provide photos and describe of any visible tattoos you have

If the role requires you to drive you will also be required to upload details from your full driving licence including photos.

Important information before you commence an application- for ALL applicants

The application system only remains active on a single page for a period of 60 minutes.


Please ensure you allow time to complete your application fully as part complete pages do not save.


If the role has evidence questions you may wish to save these remotely and paste your answers into the boxes at time of submission.