Duties and Resourcing Team Duty Planner
Duties and Resourcing Team Duty Planner
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Role: Duties and Resourcing Team Duty Planner
Department: Operational Support Unit
Location:Operations Complex Letsby Avenue Sheffield
Salary: 24222 - 26106
Hours: 37
Contract Type: Temporary for 12 months
We are looking for a Duties and Resourcing Team Duty Planner to join a motivated and dynamic team managing resourcing levels throughout the force.
Key responsibilities:
- Providing a customer-focused service to Police & Police Staff
- Collating reviewing and analysing data using Duties Desktop GRS and Microsoft applications
- Producing reports on relevant data
- Maintaining the force duties data and hierarchy in order to reflect any restructuring and changes
- Circulating and publishing duties information to staff and informing staff of changes to rosters
- Acting as a single point of contact for a specific force area and maintain regular meetings with department heads and district commanders
- Preparing rosters for operations and special events as required by the Force
- Providing specialist advice and knowledge
- Identifying risks to the force that may affect ability to provide business as usual now and in the future
Skills and experience:
- Proven ability in windows-based computer packages and manual record keeping.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills in order to speak with people of all levels especially when allocating overtime.
- Experience of achieving targets and working towards service level agreements and deadlines.
- Demonstrate attention to detail with a consistent & methodical approach to tasks.
- Mathematical approach to extracting data.
Skills and experience as documented in the role profile need to be evidenced in your application to be considered for interview
For more detailed information relating to the role skills and experience for this role please click here to view the role profile
What we offer:
We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance some of which are listed below:
- A highly competitive salary and access to a generous pension scheme
- Generous annual leave allowance
- A wide range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity paternity and adoption leave
- Flexible working arrangements including flexi-time and hybrid working
- A transparent and collaborative team culture underpinned by our core values of Fairness Integrity & Trust
- Comprehensive range of development and leadership courses to develop your career with South Yorkshire Police
- Employee Assistant Programme (accessible 24/7) offering confidential support and advice
- Flexible lifestyle benefits such as: Blue Light Card Company Shop Cycle to work scheme
- Committed to embedding sustainability:South Yorkshire Police Sustainability Strategy 2020-2025 ()
- Membership to the Sports and Social Club
- Access to a wide range of staff support groups and networks
Eligibility:
Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 3 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.
Appearance & Standards:
South Yorkshire Police is committed to striking a proportionate balance between self-expression and the need to maintain role sensitive professional standards in dress and appearance. Officers staff and volunteers of South Yorkshire Police are permitted to have tattoos visible whilst on duty provided the tattoo is not considered to be unacceptable or otherwise inappropriate. Tattoos will be reviewed as part of the recruitment and selection process.
South Yorkshire Polices Key Values:
At South Yorkshire Police we have 3 key values which run through everything we do Fairness Integrity & Trust the attached document details the key behaviours we expect all employees to adhere to.
Smarter ways of Working:
South Yorkshire Police is committed to developing working practices which assist staff to balance their personal and professional lives whilst meeting the needs of the organisation. This in turn enables SYP to provide an outstanding service to the community.
There are 3 different categories as part of this which are: Fixed Field and Hybrid.
This role has been evaluated as a hybrid role.
Hybrid: Applicable when the work can be undertaken at any location whether that be a SYP building or from home.
Contact details:
For further information about the role please contact:Sgt Mark Bradey or James Stewart on
Closing Date: 17th September 2025
Closing dates are not normally extended other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made between the Talent Acquisition Manager and the Line Manager for the role.
How to apply:
Please click Apply
Candidate Information:
Please note that should you be successful at the interview stage and before appointment the relevant pre-employment checks are required. These include references medical clearance vetting clearance and sickness absence criteria check.
Diversity & Inclusion:
Applications are particularly welcome fromfemale and ethnic minority candidates.
It is really important to us that the department represents the community we serve in order for us to provide the best service utilising a range of backgrounds experience and skills. We support and value all officers and staff and the unique experiences they bring to the role. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from these valuable underrepresented groups.
If you are from an underrepresented group and want to find out more about the support we can offer please contact our dedicated team on
In addition we will look to support anyone who requires Part Time/Job share working hours.
Internal Candidates:
This vacancy is temporary therefore you must have the support of your current Line Manager to apply. If you are a permanent member of staff this would be classed as a secondment opportunity. If you are on a fixed term contract you must contact the Talent Acquisition Team before applying.
Please ensure that you and your current line manager complete the attached consent email the completed form to the hiring line manager with the role title and the closing date stated in the subject of your email.
Without support your application will not be considered any further.
Further Information:
This role is offered on a fixed-term basis in accordance with applicable employment legislation and South Yorkshire Police policy.
Fixed-term contracts are used where there is a genuine business need such as project-based work temporary cover or time-limited funding. The fixed term period is subject to change linked to the posts requirements and may be subject to extension or early termination in line with appropriate notice period.
All fixed-term employees will receive equal treatment and access to opportunities in line with our commitment to fair and inclusive employment practices.
Where appropriate fixed-term roles may be made permanent without the need for a further recruitment process.
Documents to Review:
For the Police Staff Recruitment Vetting Handbook - PleaseClick here
For Application Guidance and Tips - PleaseClick Here
For the FIT Values of South Yorkshire Police - PleaseClick Here
For Secondment Approval - PleaseClick Here
View our recruitment video:
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