Border Force Officer - London Heathrow Airport

Details

Reference number

266528

Salary

£29,750 - £31,950 Plus Annualised Hours Allowance (AHA) of between 35 and 40% of salary which equates to an additional £10,412 - £11,900 pa based on salary minimum.

Job grade

Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

HO - Borders and Enforcement - London- Heathrow Airport

Type of role

Operational Delivery

Working pattern

Annualised hours, Full-time, Shift Working

Number of jobs available

443

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About the job

Benefits

Things you need to know

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Location

Heathrow

About the job

Job summary

Please note - You must be over 18 and a UK national for these roles.

The Home Office works to build a safe, fair, and prosperous UK. We achieve this through our work on counterterrorism, policing, fire, crime, nationality, and immigration policy.

As part of the Home Office, Border Force is responsible for securing the UK border 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Around 10,000 people work for us, with the majority working in frontline roles in airports and seaports across the UK and overseas.

This is a great opportunity to join a team that really makes a difference. You will receive comprehensive law enforcement training and depending on the team you join, will work at the Heathrow Airport in a frontline role processing passengers, searching baggage, people, and freight. The job is varied and rewarding and as part of the Home Office and wider Civil Service there are plenty of opportunities to develop your career with us.

You can find out more about Home Office careers, please visit our careers website.

Job description

Border Force check all passengers and freight arriving in the UK by air and sea and conduct intelligence-led searches for prohibited, counterfeit or restricted goods such as drugs, firearms, weapons, cash, tobacco, and alcohol. We also support the department’s wider agenda in high-profile areas such as counter terrorism, tackling organised crime, modern slavery, and human trafficking. This is some of the most important and challenging work in Government and its impact can be felt in communities across the UK.

Heathrow is one of the world’s busiest and most high-profile airports. It is also Border Force’s biggest port. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic Heathrow saw upwards of 75 million passengers a year passing through its 4 international terminals. Added to this, 65% of the UK’s air freight, valued at £100 billion passes through the airport every year.

Person specification

As a Border Force Officer at Heathrow, your first role will be based at the Primary Control Points across one of Heathrow’s 4 terminals. It will be your job to find out why passengers from across the world are coming to the UK, decide if they are eligible to do so and stop those who are not.

To do this you will:

• Operate immigration and customs controls to check passenger permissions and documentation
• Identify vulnerable adults and children to prioritise their safety and refer to appropriate agencies
• Interview passengers, undertake investigations and determine whether they qualify for entry to the UK
• Arrest offenders, preserve evidence, manage detention and liaise with other law enforcement partners.

For more information about working for Border Force and to hear from some of our colleagues, please visit our careers website.

For further information about the role and how to apply, please visit the Home Office Campaign microsite: https://www.homeofficejobs-sscl.co.uk/border-force/vacancies

Benefits

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

As well as offering the opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives, a career with the Home Office comes with a range of amazing benefits.

These include a competitive starting salary, a Civil Service Pension with employer contribution rates of at least 26.6%, flexible working and 25 days annual leave on appointment, rising with service.

As a Border Force Officer at Heathrow Airport, you will also be eligible for an Annualised Hours Allowance (AHA) between 35% - 40%, which equates to an additional £10,412 - £11,900 pa based on salary minimum. AHA is subject to regular review and can go up as well as down. This is to compensate for working shift patterns including night shifts, early morning starts, late night finishes, weekends, and public holidays. Shifts can vary in length and can be up to 12 hours; shifts can be changed or extended according to business need.

For more information on our wide range of benefits, please, see the Benefits page of our website.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Strengths. For further information about the role and how to apply, please visit the Home Office Campaign microsite: https://www.homeofficejobs-sscl.co.uk/border-force/vacancies

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : HO-Recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com or visit the microsite for a live chat option on https://homeofficejobs-sscl.co.uk Email : HO-Recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com Telephone : N/A

Recruitment team :

Email : HO-Recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com

Further information

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.