SYP - Disclosure - Review & Redaction Officer - Feb 23

Carbrook - Force HQ, Sheffield
£24,552 - £26,958
Temporary

Role:                    Disclosure - Review & Redaction Officer

Department:     Legal Services

Location:            Force HQ, Carbrook, Sheffield (Hybrid) 

Salary:                 £24,552 - £26,958 (Band C)

Hours:                   37 hours per week

Contract Type:   Temporary (2 years, 6 months)

Role Purpose:

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the collaborative Legal Services Department of South Yorkshire Police and Humberside Police. 

We are seeking to recruit two Disclosure – Review and Redaction Officers to work as part of a team within a bespoke Disclosure Unit.   In line with current legislation and policy, you will be required to review and redact material for disclosure.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Interrogate, collate, research and evaluate information from legacy systems to deliver service within a bespoke Disclosure Unit.
  • Ensure compliance with the Data Protection Act (DPA), the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), the Freedom of Information Act (FOI), and relevant Force policies. 
  • Maintain an up-to-date working knowledge of relevant legislation and policy regarding disclosure.
  • Review and identify redactions required to comply with relevant legislation and policy.
  • Present accurate and compliant reports to the Disclosure Manager to enable strategic risk assessment and decision making ahead of partner consultation, and subsequent disclosure.
  • Report any disclosure issues or risks to the Disclosure Manager with proposed solutions as appropriate.
  • Ensure disclosure is consistent with Service Level Agreements and Redaction Policy.
  • Working to strict deadlines.
  • Undertake any other disclosure work, as directed by the Disclosure Manager.

Skills and experience:

Essential Criteria:

  • Working knowledge of Data Protection Act (DPA), the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), and the Freedom of Information Act (FOI)
  • Experience of analysing information to source relevant information for disclosure
  • Work experience of computerised systems particularly operating and maintaining word and Excel
  • Ability to deal with highly confidential and sensitive information

Desirable Criteria:

  • Familiar with and proficient in use of redaction concepts and technology (e.g. Adobe Acrobat Pro)

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 hybrid 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:

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 Hybrid role.

Hybrid: Applicable when the work can be undertaken at any location, whether that be a SYP building or from home.

Closing Date:

Thursday 16 February 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 Alan Pritchard on  alan.pritchard@southyorks.pnn.police.uk   Please do not contact this email for an application form.

Further Information:

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Diversity & Inclusion:

South Yorkshire Police welcomes 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/

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 positiveaction@southyorks.pnn.police.uk

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.

Apply for the role:

To apply for the role, please click the ‘Apply’ button.

Internal Candidates:

This vacancy is temporary therefore, you must have the support of your current Line Manager to apply. If you are a permanent member of staff, this would be classed as a secondment opportunity. If you are on a fixed term contract, you must contact the Talent Acquisition Team before applying.  Please ensure that you and your current line manager complete the attached consent form.  Please email the completed form to the hiring line manager, Alan Pritchard, with the role title and the closing date stated in the subject of your email.

Without support, your application will not be considered any further.

This opportunity is closed to applications.