SYP – Investigations Officers – Sept 2020

Various
£22,047 – £24,660
Permanent

Role: Investigations Officer

Department: SCS/District

Location: Various locations throughout the Force

Salary: £22,047 – £24,660

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

We have exciting opportunities for Investigations Officers within South Yorkshire Police. As a key member of our investigation team, you will be involved in supporting investigations into criminality across various investigative portfolios within force departments and local policing districts. This includes the areas of Vulnerability, Major Crime and District CID.  

This is an excellent opportunity to develop into a fully accredited Investigator through a force-wide programme. You will be provided with 10 week’s training and a further 12 weeks mentoring within a dedicated Investigator Development Unit.   Following this, candidates will commence their role within South Yorkshire Police, and continue on their career pathway towards achieving competence in PIP (Professionalising Investigations Programme) Level 1.

Subject to a suitability assessment and subsequent attainment of the national investigators, exam candidates will progress towards Professionalising Investigations Programme (PIP) Level 2 accreditation, and would be eligible to progress to the next band (Band D) £25,380 - £29,064 with involvement in PIP 2 serious and complex investigations.

 

Role Purpose:

The purpose of the role is to conduct/manage investigations, submit case files to enable prosecutions and to provide support and ongoing victim care throughout the investigative process.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage routine investigations into criminality.
  • Interview and obtain statements from complainants, witnesses and ‘routine investigation’ suspects.
  • Conduct investigations at the scene, make house-to-house enquiries.
  • Gather and present evidence as part of investigations including cyber digital investigation.
  • Search premises.


Skills and experience:

  • Experience in working with the public.
  • Have excellent problem solving, communication and decision-making skills.
  • Be computer literate.
  • Hold a full clean manual driving licence.
  • Must be 18.
  • Must be prepared to be work a combination of days and afternoons, including weekend working.
  • Must be prepared to travel to other locations within South Yorkshire Police.
  • Must be able to physically undertake personal safety training.

 

A degree or equivalent qualification in law, criminology, social sciences or other relevant field is desirable but not essential and previous investigative experience would also be considered.

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

 

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 5 years has been identified 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.

 

Further Information:

A 12-month probationary period is attached to this role.

Candidates who are successful at the shortlisting stage will be required to undertake a written exercise, which will be scheduled during week-commencing Monday 19th October 2020.

Interviews are expected to take place from week commencing Monday 9th November 2020.

A series of pre-employment checks would then be initiated for candidates who are successful at the interview stage. These include vetting, references and biometric testing.

Successful candidates must be available to attend the 10-week training course which commences on Monday 1 March 2021 and no annual leave would be permitted during this 10 week period.

 

Closing Date:

Sunday 4 October 2020 at 23:55

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

 

Contact point for applicants:

For further information about the role, please contact DI Tina Wilson or DS Jim Smith on 0114 2963106 or 0114 2963914. Please do not contact this number for an application form.

Further Information:

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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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