Department: Professional Standards Department
Location: Churchill Way, Sheffield
Salary: £29,874 - £33,915
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Role Purpose:
To work as part of a team within the Professional Standards Department. To assist with the investigation and administration of complaints made against police officers and internal enquiries into matters affecting the intelligence gathering, investigation and discipline process within South Yorkshire Police.
Key Responsibilities:
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Collect and gather material and assess intelligence and evidence from a range of sources (e.g. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) / SYP systems) and retain and maintain records in a format that is evidentially admissible to support the professional standards investigative process.
- Deal with enquiries and evidence gathering relating to complaints and understand continuity of evidence. This may include collation of documents / items required as exhibits and the safeguarding of evidence.
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Assist with electronic preparation of case papers for criminal matters to the Crown Prosecution Service.
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Obtain statements from complainants and witnesses.
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Interview witnesses and suspects and gather all required evidence in relation to professional standards investigations, to generate further lines of enquiry where required, to build a balanced and proportionate case.
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Undertake revelations to the Crown Prosecution Service and complete disclosure schedules for conduct matters.
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Complete referrals to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) as necessary.
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Assist Investigating Officers with initial actions following deaths in custody / police contact.
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Investigate matters relating to death or serious injury matters for oversight by the IOPC, once the Method of Investigation is established.
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Liaise with outside agencies and partners, especially the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) and act as a Single point of contact (SPOC) for independent investigations.
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Lead investigations for conduct allegations involving Police Staff.
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Undertake face to face contact with complainants and interested persons for DSI (Death / serious injury) matters, understanding risk and vulnerability.
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Attend Coroner’s court / criminal or misconduct proceedings to present evidence and evidential statements ensuring that the information provided is within required standards to support the criminal justice and/or misconduct proceedings.
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Plan and identify own investigative actions, consider resources, priorities, and proportionality to achieve investigatory objectives.
- Seize, examine, retain, and disclose all material generated by investigations to ensure that they are managed in accordance with legislation and policy.
- Prepare thorough reports on the outcome of investigations. Identify lessons learnt and share best practice.
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:
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Generous annual leave allowance
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Flexible and hybrid working
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Generous ‘family’ leave
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Voluntary CPD Events for all staff to allow continuous development
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Mentoring & Coaching Scheme
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Paid Professional Subscriptions when relevant to role
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Access to a range of occupational health facilities
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Generous pension scheme
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Employee assistance service (accessible 24/7)
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Additional benefits for Westfield Health members
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Cycle to work scheme
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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:
Sunday 17th September 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 Insp Nicola Spencer on 0114 2011565.
Diversity & Inclusion:
Expressions of interest are particularly welcome from female and ethnic minority candidates.
It’s really important to us that the department represents the community we serve, in order for us to provide the best service, utilising a range of backgrounds, experience and skills. We support and value all officers and staff and the unique experiences they bring to the role. We strongly encourage and welcome expressions of interest from these valuable underrepresented groups.
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.