Border Force Officer (Mobile)

Location: East Midlands Airport

Salary: £23,330 - £26,831 ​ 

Contract: Permanent

You can positively affect some of the challenges facing the UK 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.

You would join our mobile team - a flexible, multi-skilled workforce to support a wide range of duties in different locations. You would have a base location and team but also be part of a mobile team that may be deployed for periods of time to any Home Office location. We expect that this will typically be within your region however you could be deployed to other locations. 

You could be engaged in a variety of important roles, dependant 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, as well as the ability to make effective decisions quickly whilst demonstrating professionalism when dealing with members of the public. To be eligible you will:

• Hold 2 A-levels at grade E or above (or equivalent) or have served as either a fully attested Police Officer/ Special Constable, in the British Armed Forces or as a Border Force Officer
• Be over 18 years old to enable you to legally work night shifts
• Be a UK National
• Hold a valid passport and full UK driving licence
• Be able to provide all of the documents we need to complete your pre-employment screening and security

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.

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

Closing date for completed applications and an on line assessment is 11:59pm on 11^th December 2017.

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.