Disclosure Service Advisor
Title: Disclosure Service Advisor
Location: Home or hybrid option
Hours: Money - Friday 9am-5pm
Salary: 25,294
Accountable to: Head of Training & Disclosures
Responsible for: No management responsibility
DBS Eligibility: Yes – Basic & acceptance by the DBS as a countersignatory
Closing Date: 12th June 2026
Job information pack
DownloadAbout the role
Join a charity that’s passionate about safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. If you want your work to have a real-world impact, this is the role for you.
What You’ll Do:
You’ll be part of our Disclosures & Training team, working collaboratively to provide administrative and customer service support. This is a front-line role where you’ll:
- Deliver excellent customer service, offering advice and guidance to callers and managing enquiries via phone, email and post.
- Process disclosure applications accurately, ensuring legal compliance and liasing with the Disclosure and Barring Service or AccessNI.
- Maintain and update customer and membership records using Microsoft Dynamics, resolving queries and discrepancies as needed.
- Support team operations through triage participation, reporting, training, and adherence to GDPR, organisational policies, and health & safety standards.
This role offers a valuable opportunity to apply specialist knowledge alongside practical problem-solving - supporting efficient, compliant, and high-quality disclosure services across thirtyone:eight.
Why You’ll Love Working Here:
- Purpose-driven work: Everything you do helps protect children and vulnerable adults.
- Flexible working options: Balance your life and work with hybrid arrangements.
- Professional growth: Opportunities to learn, innovate, and lead.
- Supportive culture: Join a friendly, collaborative team that values your ideas.
If you enjoy delivering excellent customer service, handling detailed processes, and contributing to work that makes a meaningful difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Main Responsibilities
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Provide advice and guidance to members phoning the Disclosure Service and to give a consistently high level of customer service.
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Maintain computer records relating to the provision of thirtyone:eight membership and disclosure service
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Participate in an effective and appropriate triage system operated for callers to the training team.
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Processing disclosure application forms ensuring that they meet legal requirements.
Specific Responsibilities
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Deal with incoming post, emails and telephone enquiries relating to the operation of the Disclosure Service.
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Carefully check information received to ensure completeness, following up any enquiries necessary by post, telephone or e-mail.
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Check and countersign online disclosure application forms and then forward the application to the Disclosure and Barring Service or AccessNI for processing.
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Enter details of disclosure applications and members of thirtyone:eight on the database (Microsoft Dynamics).
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Follow up all queries, discrepancies and other issues as appropriate with client churches/organisations and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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Participate in internal and external meetings and training events as required – mostly online but occasionally in-person.
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Prepare reports and data information as requested.
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At all times work within the policies and Code of Practice laid down by the Disclosure and Barring Service, thirtyone:eight and UK Data Protection Legislation and GDPR.
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Under the Health & Safety at Work Act and associated guidance, take adequate care for the health and safety of oneself and other persons who may be affected by an individual’s acts or omissions.
- Undertake any other reasonable duty or task in accordance with the objectives of the post.
Person Specification
A) Essential Personal Characteristics and Qualities:
- Humility - Having a modest view of your own importance.
- Integrity - The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.
- Openness - Acceptance of, or receptiveness to change or new ideas.
- Collaborative - Involving two or more parties working together.
- Solution-focused - Concentration in problem solving or dealing with a difficult situation.
- Learning - Knowledge acquired through study, experience, or being taught.
- Creative - Having good imagination, thinking differently, or having original ideas.
- Fair - Treating people equally without favouritism or discrimination.
- Committed - Dedicated to a certain course, cause or policy.
- Passionate - Having or showing strong feelings or beliefs.
B) Essential Experience:
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Experience of processing large volumes of DBS checks.
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A detailed understanding of the legal eligibility for Enhanced DBS checks within a faith setting.
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Broad-based experience of working in an office environment.
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Experience of dealing with clients/customers over the telephone.
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Good computer skills (MS Office applications as a minimum).
C) Essential Abilities, Knowledge & Motivation:
These are the skills we regard as essential for the role:
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Significant working knowledge of DBS Eligibility
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Excellent telephone manner
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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Ability to be self-motivated and to work with the minimum of supervision
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Ability to identify with and accept the aims of thirtyone:eight as a Christian social work organisation
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Calm, non-judgemental attitude with sensitivity and tact to enable an appropriate initial response to people in need ringing thirtyone:eight
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Meticulous as to detail
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Ability to work to deadlines
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Flexibility and a good team worker
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Ability to deal confidentially with matters of a private and sensitive nature
D) Desirable Skills and Knowledge:
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Experience of working on a database
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Good typing skills
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An understanding of the Disclosure and Barring Service
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An awareness of Christian organisations and church structures
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Experience of using Microsoft Teams
Apply Today!
Click to download the application form. Once completed please email the form to [email protected].
We're looking forward to hearing from you!