SYP - Investigating Officer - May 2023 Doncaster, England
Job description
Role: Investigating Officer
Department: Doncaster
Location: Thorne Police Station
Salary: £24,552 - £31,434 (depending on PIP1 or PIP2 qualified)
Hours: 37hrs per week
Contract Type: Permanent
This is an exciting and unique opportunity to be part of a team who are based within the Doncaster District and who focus on crime committed within South Yorkshire Prisons. South Yorkshire’s Prison Crime Unit have an excellent relationship with the prisons in our area and this role is to contribute and participate in our continuing support to them.
The successful applicant will conduct and manage investigations and submit case files to enable prosecutions. As an Investigating Officer you will provide support and ongoing partnership working throughout the investigative process. You will work as part of a team and provide support to colleagues.
Ideally, you will be PIP level 2 qualified or equivalent, and you will have knowledge and understanding of College of Police guidance for Investigations.
Some of the key responsibilities for the role are:
- Appropriately manage investigations into criminality.
- Ensure that safeguarding is undertaken and achieved with victims.
- Operate appropriate SYP and external computer systems to research, gather intelligence and maintain records regarding individuals and investigations
- Conduct investigations in prison; make victim enquiries; preserve and recover evidence.
- Systematically seek, gather, evaluate, and present evidence as part of investigations including cyber digital investigation.
- Use appropriate interview techniques e.g., comply with legal provisions for interviewing vulnerable persons / DVD and/or taped records
- Search individual(s) or personal property.
- Prepare investigation reports and case files.
Skills and experience:
- Able to undertake training to achieve Professionalising Investigation Programme (PIP) level 1
- Good communication skills with the ability to listen, empathise, provide support, and adapt language, form, and message to meet the needs of different people/audiences.
- Able to break down a complex problem into component parts and determine appropriate action.
- Able to utilise IT packages, systems and/or databases.
- Able to produce clear and concise reports and other documents within best practice procedures.
Benefits:
We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below:
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Flexible and hybrid working
- Generous ‘family’ leave
- Voluntary CPD Events for all staff to allow continuous development
- Mentoring & Coaching Scheme
- Access to a range of occupational health facilities
- Generous pension scheme
- Employee assistance service (accessible 24/7)
- Additional benefits for Westfield Health members
- Cycle to work scheme
- Sports and Social Club
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 5 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.
Appearance & Standards:
SYP 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 Police’s Key Values:
Please find attached information sheet on South Yorkshire Police’s Key Values. The force has a particular focus on three areas, Fairness, Integrity, and Trust. Under each of these three headings there are 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 Field role.
Field: This applies to roles that do have a base, however, due to the nature of their duties is required to travel to other locations. Due to the nature of these roles, they cannot accommodate flexible working from home on a permanent basis.
Closing Date: Friday 23 June 2023 at 23:55
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.
Contact point for applicants:
For further information about the role, please contact T/DI Claire Moss on 01302 385787
Diversity & Inclusion:
Expressions of interest are particularly welcome from female and ethnic minority candidates.
It’s 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 expressions of interest 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 [email protected]
In addition, we will look to support anyone who requires Part Time/Job share working hours.
Note to candidates:
Please note that, should you be successful at the interview stage, the relevant internal or external pre-employment checks are required. These include vetting clearance or review, prior to being appointed to the new role and start date being agreed.
