Border Force Officer - UK Border Force - Heathrow

– Operational Delivery Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship

Salary £19,831 + shift pay of up to 49% premium

18 month fixed-term contract with possibility of permanent post

You can positively affect some of the challenges facing our country today by joining the Home Office as a Border Force Officer. You would play a vital part in maintaining the security and integrity of the UK border through facilitating the legitimate movement of individuals and trade across the border.

Border Force Officers are engaged in a variety of exciting roles, dependent on the location and business need this can include:

Operating primary check points and making decisions on allowing or prohibiting the movement of passengers

Detecting prohibited goods

Assisting with offence investigations including conducting interviews and attending court as a witness

You could also be involved in strategic objectives such as counter terrorism and human trafficking

To be considered for this role you’ll be someone with strong personal ethics and honesty, with the ability to make effective decisions quickly whilst demonstrating professionalism when dealing with members of the public.

To be eligible you will:
Be a UK national

Be over 18 years old on 4th April 2016

Hold a valid passport and full UK driving licence

Be able to pass security clearance

Have 5 GCSEs at Grade A*-C, including Maths and English (or equivalent qualifications). For example, equivalents may include other qualifications at the same level as GCSE, such as O Levels, CSE’s or Standard Grades. We will also consider Army or other vocational equivalents

Or;

You must have either served as a fully attested Police Officer / Special Constable or have served in the British Armed Forces

Border Force operate 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year and you would be required to work flexibly and operate over the a 24/7 shift rota which includes nights, weekends and public holidays.

If you’re up for the challenge we’d love to hear from you. You will be rewarded with a real sense of achievement as you will be personally responsible for protecting the UK. This is also an excellent opportunity to develop and progress into a range of levels within the Home Office as you will study for an Operational Delivery Level 3 Apprenticeship.

Interested? You can find out more and apply for the Border Force Officer role here.

Please read through the information pages on the left hand side including the candidate information pack to ensure that you have all the information you need to support you in making your application.

Closing date for completed applications and an online assessment is 11.59pm 18 th January 2016.

The Home Office will not discriminate on grounds of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, those with caring responsibilities, part time workers or any other factor irrelevant to a person’s work.

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