SYP - Crime Support Clerk

Role: Crime Support Clerk

Department: Rotherham

Location: Rotherham Main Street Police Station

Salary: £18, 951 - £20, 619 pro-rata

Hours: 16 Hours Per Week

Contract Type: Permanent

Role Purpose:

The post holder will provide general administrative support within the CID administration unit. They will be part of the Crime Support Unit at Rotherham and will undertake the processing of Crime Files that have proceeded through court or have negative outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be required to:

• Interrogate and/or retrieve data from various computer systems including CONNECT, SMART Contact, PNC, Caspre and update and maintain CMS ii.

• Comply with Data Protection Act when dealing with telephone enquiries from members of the public/insurance companies etc.

• Interrogate and decipher Court files and request the OIC to submit further crimes in order to detect and update CONNECT in line with District performance indicators and Home office counting rules.

• Handle files containing sensitive, distressing and explicit papers received i.e. rapes, murders and child abuse cases.

• Deal with the thinning, weeding and destruction of paperwork/files in line with the MOPI guidelines.

• Processing Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority applications.

• Any other duties commensurate with the grade.
  
  

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

Skills and Experience Required:

Essential Criteria: -

• Previous use of Microsoft applications and competent in the use of Microsoft Word and Excel, Email and the Internet.

• Previous administrative experience.

• Experience of dealing with confidential information.
  
  
• Ability to work on own initiative.

Desirable Criteria: -

• Previous experience of working with South Yorkshire Police systems.

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 / 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:

Sunday 29th March 2020 at 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 Sharron Smith on 01709 832085. Please do not contact this number for an application form.

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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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