About the job

Job summary

The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants. Within that, the Army Top Level Budget (TLB) employs around 7,000 MOD Civil Servants located at over 300 locations. Ours is a diverse workforce, with roles ranging from trainers, human resources, teachers, and psychologists to storekeepers, financiers, project and programme managers, and policy secretariat staff. There are many different functions and professions delivering key outputs for the Army. As such using data to aid understanding of our workforce is vital.

The Infantry Training Centre (ITC) delivers Infantry basic training and initial trade training and is based in Catterick Garrison. The ITC consists of three units; 1st and 2nd Infantry Training Battalions and a Support Battalion all collocated along with Headquarters Soldier Academy (North). The 1st and 2nd Battalions undertake the Combat Infantry Course (CIC) for all recruits, who wish to join the Infantry whether regular or reserve. The ITC also commands Pegasus Company, the Army School of Ceremonial, and the Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming (based in Edinburgh).

We deliver training which covers everything from developing a civilian arriving with no military experience into a trained, confident Infantry soldier, to teaching people to play the Bagpipes.

Whilst military training is undertaken by highly skilled and experienced members of the Army, we are supported by almost 200 Ministry of Defence (MOD) Civil Servants along with a number of Defence contractors. We are in roles from drivers to HR Clerks and storekeepers to tutors!

If you have the skills and/or drive to support us in delivering World Class Infantry Training, we would love for you to join us! Ready to find out more about our roles?

We are advertising for one Armoury Storekeeper advertised at 37 hours per week. Attendance in the workplace will be required on a daily basis.

Job description

This is a Fixed-term Appointment as a Skill Zone 2 Armoury Storekeeper in the Armoury at the Infantry Training Centre. Your responsibilities will be as described in this job advert. Your responsibilities will be as described in this job advert. The reason why you are appointed for a fixed period is due the authority given by the Army Civilian Resourcing Committee and current recruiting restrictions. This post will therefore begin on your appointment and end 23 months after that date.You should be aware that when your Fixed-term Appointment at MOD comes to an end, arrangements will be made in line with the FTA policy.

If you are a permanent MoD civil servant and are found successful for an advertised Fixed-term Appointment (FTA) you should move into the post under a Temporary Transfer (for up to a maximum of 23 months). At the end of the posting you will return to your previous MoD Business area. If this posting is at a higher grade, your promotion will be temporary, and you will return to your substantive grade at the end of the Temporary Transfer. If a Temporary Transfer cannot be agreed between all parties then a transfer on an FTA contract is possible, read the FTA and Change of Work Location in the UK policy for further information.

If you are transferring to MoD from another government department (OGD) you should join the MoD on an inward loan. At the end of the loan you will return to your home (OGD) department. If a loan cannot be agreed between all parties then a transfer on an FTA contract is possible, read the FTA policy for further information.

You will be part of a large team and will be responsible for the issue and receipt of all weapons and ancillaries, including the safe custody and security of all items held within the Armoury. 

Duties and responsibilities include:

Ensuring all issues and receipts of weapons are carried out as per policy requirements. 

Updating, maintenance and cleanliness of the working area, also updating the issue sheet and replacing identification labels. 

Inputting of fault reporting sheets onto computer programme. 

Aiding customers with queries and answering questions. 

Working with various staff and stakeholders, so effective communication and organisation skills are required.

Updating information on various computer applications and programmes.

A regular requirement for working outside of normal working hours including weekends subject to the business needs.

There will be occasions when you will work as a lone worker.

On a roster basis, act as Duty Storekeeper for a 7-day period inclusive, applicant must be able to be at ITC within 30 minutes of receiving a call out from the Guardroom. This is to ensure that the weapons are returned to, and secured within, the Armoury following a shoot and recruits are not left waiting outside the Armoury for long periods of time. The call out may be at an unsociable time particularly during the summer when darkness is required for a night shoot. The Duty Storekeeper will be eligible to claim overtime.

Appropriate training will be provided. Additional training to develop the individual or support the business need may be required.  

Person specification

Essential:

Good verbal and numerical skills.

Desirable:

IT literate.

Customer Service experience.

Forklift Truck Licence.

Driving Licence.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £22,011, Ministry of Defence contributes £5,942 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours.

At application you will be assessed against the following:  

• Behaviour - Communicating and influencing. 

 At interview you will be assessed against the following:

• Behaviour - Changing and Improving, Making effective Decisions and Leadership.  

 Application sifting is scheduled to take place within one week of the closing date.

Interviews will take place at Vimy Barracks Catterick Garrison, DL9 3PS within three weeks of the closing date. A minimum of 2 full working days’ notice will be provided for interviews. We endeavor to stick to these dates, but these are subject to change around business needs. 

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk .

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. 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

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

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.