SYP-Judicial Prosecution & File Preparation Officer

Role: Judicial Prosecution & File Preparation Officer

Department: Criminal Justice Unit

Location: Snig Hill, Sheffield

Salary: £21,507- £24,057

Contract & Hours:     Permanent- 18.5 hours per week and a Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover approximately until Feb 2021)- 18.5 hours per week

Job Description:

This job involves prosecution of specified proceedings within the Magistrates Court. Checking validity of all documents produced, dealing with any legal arguments, resulting case files, including driving disqualifications, arranging trials and adjournment dates and ensuring costs are applied for on behalf of South Yorkshire Police.

Role Purpose:

Successful applicant will be responsible for the efficient management of file preparation within Criminal Justice Unit structure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and make consistent prosecution decisions on specified proceedings cases, where necessary provide advance disclosure to relevant criminal justice agencies.
• Provide legal advice and guidance to operational officers and police staff on the conduct of the investigation and file content, ensuring file timeliness and quality of content.
• Preparation of specified offence files, either way, indictable only and Allocated case files for Crown and Magistrates Courts in accordance with the manual of guidance and National File standards.

Skills and experience:

• Show evidence of effective quality control in relation to work output.
• Ability to identify mistakes and errors, and summarise information.
• Experience in Criminal Justice administration and courts procedures and protocols.
• Knowledge of Manual of Guidance, Disclosure and Points to prove.

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 agile working
• Generous ‘family’ leave
• Access to a range of occupational health facilities
• Generous pension scheme
• Employee assistance service ( accessible 24/7)

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:

All tattoos and piercings must be in line with South Yorkshire Police’s Appearance and Standards policy. Tattoos visible on your face, neck, hands or head are not permitted. Any tattoos which could be deemed inappropriate or cause offence will also not be accepted. If you have tattoos, you will need to make a declaration at the time of application.

Closing Date:

Wednesday 20th November 2019, 23.55

Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made with the HR Manager, Recruitment and the Line Manager for the role.

Contact point for applicants:

For further information about the role, please contact Kathryn Whittington on 0114 2963426. Please do not contact this number for an application form.

Further Information:

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For further information relating to the role and tasks of this position, please refer to the attached role profile.

Diversity & Inclusion:

South Yorkshire Police welcome applications from under-represented communities. For further information on diversity and inclusion within South Yorkshire Police, please visit the diversity and inclusion page:

https://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/sign-up/join-team-syp/diversity-in-the-force/

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