Border Force is the part of the Home Office responsible for securing the UK border 24 hours a
day, 365 days a year by enforcing immigration and customs regulations.
Around 10,000 people work for Border Force, with the majority working in frontline roles in
airports and seaports across the UK and overseas. Some officers will work at only one location,
while others are mobile, working across a number of ports or other locations in a region.
Our work includes checking all passengers and freight arriving in the UK by air and sea and
conducting intelligence-led searches for drugs, cash, tobacco, alcohol, firearms, offensive
weapons, prohibited goods and counterfeit goods.
We also support the wider department on high-profile issues such as counter terrorism, organised
crime, tackling 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.
The nature of the work we do and the locations we work at means that officers are sometimes
required to operate in difficult and pressurised environments where priorities change quickly
and where flexibility is key.
Eligibility
You must be a UK national, evidence of which will be required either by way of a
full and valid
British passport or providing alternative evidence of UK nationality in line
with the Civil
Service Nationality Rules.
You must be able to provide all of the ID documents we need to complete your pre
employment screening and security clearance. You are expected to provide your original
copies of your ID documents at the interview.
You must be at least 18 years old since this is a legal requirement for roles
that require
working over night.
You will be required to complete and pass specialist training including Personal
Safety
Training (PST) and a PST Health Declaration and might be asked to attend a
medical examination
since a formal offer cannot be made if you do not possess the required level of
physical fitness
to undertake and pass the training.
If you are currently working within the Home Office and have a live attendance
management warning please contact the Recruitment Services Team on 0345 528 0427 or
email HO-Recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com regarding
your eligibility
to apply for this role.
The role is a uniformed post and as such requires the highest standards.
Non-offensive tattoos
which are visible are permissible, as long as they are not facial or on the
front or side of the
neck (above collar line). Tattoos behind the ear lobe on the back of the neck
are acceptable.
Tattoos will need to be covered up for certain official events.
Security Clearance
This post requires you to undergo and successfully complete a SC level of
security clearance and you should normally have been resident in the UK for five
years continuously immediately preceding your application. If you have lived or
worked (this can include extended holidays) outside of the UK for more than 6
months in total within this time period you may not meet the residency test
A lack of
UK residency in
itself is not necessarily a bar to a security clearance and applicants should
contact the
Recruitment Services Team on 0345
528 0427 or email HO-Recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com for
further advice.
Additional Security Check
As well as successfully obtaining UKSV clearance and
passing the right to work and pre-employment screening, anyone who applies to
work for Border Force will also be subject to additional Border Force specific
security checks to determine their suitability to work for the
organisation. Please see the Home Office Recruitment Privacy Information
Notice
(PIN) for more information on how your details may be shared for the purpose of
additional security checks.
