Who is a police assistant and what do they do? The police assistant is an employee of the police service who specialises mostly in office and “over-the-counter” work.
What are the activities of the police assistant job? Taking care of the police administrative matters and clerical work – seeing people, making reports of the events that happened to them – verification of the information lodged, collecting necessary details and data – seeing that administrative decisions are carried out according to the regulations and standards in force, incl. data preparation – collecting and evaluating information – keeping police records, statistics and professional documentation – issuing identification documents and making changes to them, e.g. identity cards or driver’s licences, passports, visas, etc. – processing reports and statements to other authorities and organisations – taking care of passport matters and so on.
Where is it done and under what conditions? In office areas: the work environment should not have any particular problems.
What tools/equipment do they use? The police clerk uses normal office equipment, incl. computers.
What do you need to succeed? You need completed secondary education, the ability to work systematically and methodically; you must also be reliable, accurate, and able to deal with people.