Prosecutions Support Officer
CJ Prosecutions Support
Headquarters Rose Hill
Permanent
Grade E - £30,783-£35,982
Merseyside Police
Merseyside Police is a dynamic, challenging, and rewarding place to work: we take pride in everything we do.
The best performing urban Force as graded by HMICFRS to date, our strategy is simply to put the communities of Merseyside first. We have a strong focus on continuous improvement in the areas we’re passionate about: ending Violence Against Women and Girls; tackling Serious Organised Crime and County Lines; strengthening our approach to Diversity and Inclusion; building trust and confidence through Community Engagement.
We’re a friendly employer who prides itself in staff investment and wellbeing. Our rewards package includes everything you would expect from any large, forward-thinking employer, such as salary, annual leave, family friendly policies, and local government pension scheme. Working for Merseyside Police though, you’ll also get the privilege of additional benefits that are unique to our organisation in the form of access to many discount schemes and networks.
Job Purpose
To supervise the management of Prosecutions Support and Witness Care teams and functions in order to maximise the efficiency and effectiveness of a centralised Prosecutions Unit.
Knowledge and Experience
Excellent knowledge of National File Standards and National Performance Framework.
Knowledge and experience of using Niche RMS and the Criminal Justice exchange within Criminal Justice framework.
Ability to plan and organise, manage priorities, balancing resources and work to deadlines monitoring delivery to ensure required standard is met. Supervisory experience of managing a team and working cooperatively whilst tackling poor performance effectively.
Broad knowledge of police procedures and working practices.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with partner agencies.
Good written and oral communication skills to enable the post holder to represent Criminal Justice at internal and external meetings and produce written reports and presentations.
Post holder will need to demonstrate adaptability within a constantly evolving Criminal Justice system, leading change but also reviewing service delivery to ensure that it provides value for money.
Knowledge of Police Staff terms and conditions are essential.
Knowledge of relevant Force IT, specifically Origin, Cybertech, Storm, DEMS, PNC, Fotoware (not exhaustive) and the Criminal Justice System digital working to deliver a quality of service to customers internally whilst managing the team effectively.
Clear and demonstrable professional and ethical standards in line with all force policies
Please use the attached JDQ and Leadership Framework when completing your 1000 - word evidence, please provide copies of your qualifications and your CV.
Please click here for Full JDQ.
Please click here for Leadership Framework.
Benefits:
Merseyside Police operates a smarter working policy, and our management teams will be happy to talk to you about how we could meet both your flexible working needs and the needs of the role you are applying for.
Flexi time policy
Free onsite parking
On site Gym
Local Government Pension
On site bistro
Staff networks
Wellbeing programme
Our commitment to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion
Building a workforce that represents our communities is important to us. We aim to attract & keep people with the best skills & highest potential. We want to attract a diverse range of individuals into our force who might not have considered a career with us before.
We particularly welcome applications from women and black & ethnic minority candidates.
To help us achieve a workforce that represents our communities, we have a dedicated team working to encourage people from diverse communities to build their career with us. They provide support & guidance throughout the application process to candidates from under-represented groups.
To find out more about the support on offer from our dedicated Outreach team please click here or contact us at [email protected]
