SYP - Judicial Prosecutor – Oct 21

SYP - Judicial Prosecutor

Role: Judicial Prosecutor

Department: Criminal Justice Department

Location:  Snig Hill, Sheffield

Salary: Band C (£22,599 - £25,278)

Hours: 18.5 per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Role Purpose:

Responsible for the efficient management of file preparation within CJU structure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prosecution of specified proceedings within the Magistrates Court.
• Check 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
• Preparation of crime files for hearings in the Magistrates and Crown court. This involves checking and upgrading electronic files to ensure they are evidentially sufficient for process to court.
• Liaison with HMCTS, CPS and with other prosecuting agencies, eg Department of Vehicle Licensing, HM Customs and Excise and also enquiries from defendants where appropriate.
• Office based work, accessing various systems and network.

Skills and experience:

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
• Voluntary CPD Events for all staff to allow continuous development
• Mentoring & Coaching Scheme
• Paid Professional Subscriptions when relevant to role
• 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:

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:

Thursday 28th October 2021 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 Katy Broughton on 0114 2964113.  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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