Secretary

Secretary

Location: Brighton John Street Police Station , BN2 0LA
Contract: 3 month contract with potential extension
Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 8.30am-4.30pm
Pay Rate: £13.32 PAYE per hour
Start Date: ASAP (Subject to police vetting)


About the Role:

Sussex Police are seeking a highly organised and proactive Secretary to provide essential administrative and secretarial support to the Command Team and Senior Managers. This is a key role ensuring the smooth running of operational, organisational, and collaborative activities within a busy policing environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a central point of contact for Command Team and Senior Managers.
  
  
• Manage and prioritise email inboxes, including providing cover during absences.
  
  
• Maintain and coordinate diaries, meetings, on-call records, annual leave and appointments.
  
  
• Arrange and prepare meetings, distributing papers and ensuring senior staff are fully briefed.
  
  
• Provide accurate electronic minute-taking for internal and wider organisational meetings.
  
  
• Deliver a full range of secretarial services including word processing, audio typing and correspondence.
  
  
• Support events such as award ceremonies and team ‘away days’.
  
  
• Maintain electronic filing systems and provide general office support.
  
  
• Handle confidential information professionally and sensitively.
  
  
• Liaise with internal teams, members of the public, and external agencies.
  
  
• Arrange travel and accommodation for senior staff.
  
  
• Assist with both planned and unplanned operational support where required.
  
  

Essential skills and experience:

• Advanced Microsoft Office skills and confident IT literacy
  
  
• Strong organisational and customer service skills
  
  
• Ability to take accurate minutes
  
  
• Typing speed of 60 wpm with supporting qualification
  
  
• GCSE English Grade C or equivalent
  
  
• Experience in diary management and secretarial/office administration
  
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  
  
• Ability to work with discretion and maintain confidentiality
  
  

Apply Now Service Care Solutions is proud to assist in this recruitment campaign. If you meet the above criteria and would like to be considered, please apply now or reach out directly to discuss the role in more detail.
 
Harry Greenhalgh
Recruitment Lead – Police | Youth Justice | Domestic Abuse
Service Care Solutions
harry.greenhalgh@servicecare.org.uk
01772 208962