PS/191/H A3 Assistant Investigator - Community Safety Unit

Police Staff
LPC
Hertfordshire Constabulary
Bishops Stortford, Hertford, Ware
Community Safety Unit
Permanent
A3
£19,572
Full Time
No
Applications are invited for Assistant Investigator vacancies within the Community Safety Unit (CSU) at East Herts .

This is a varied, exciting and demanding role which works closely with other teams within the CSP to reduce crime and disorder. The role will involve tackling anti-social behaviour and to represent Hertfordshire Police as a Responsible Authority under the Licensing Act 2003 and promote the four Licensing Objectives in respect of Crime and Disorder, Public Nuisance, Protection of Children and Public Safety.

You will need good communication, interpersonal and decision-making skills. Your role will require you to interview suspects, victims, witnesses and to represent the Constabulary at Licensing Hearings and Anti-social behaviour hearings at Court, although the CSU Sergeant retains ownership of each case. You will work closely with partnership agencies, carry out licensed premises checks and issue verbal/written warnings/devise and implement action plans. As an Assistant Investigator you will be required to research and update corporate computer systems therefore accuracy and attention to detail are vital

You will also need to work on your own initiative and manage your time effectively, ensuring that your supervisor directed investigations are carried out and successfully concluded within the required timeframes. Investigations will be conducted both within the Police Station and externally . You will be required to prepare and attend DMM .

You will need to be positive, proactive and innovative and will be trained in corporate computer systems including Inn-Keeper and SafetyNet. Training dependent upon skills will be based upon the investigator process and additional training on licensing and ASB provided as necessary

Other Skills and Competencies required include:
• Ability to input to and interrogate computer databases
• Ability to operate in customer facing role
• Ability to conduct directed investigations including taking statements
• Ability to identify investigative opportunities and follow investigative processes
• Understanding of the Criminal Justice System
• Ability to prepare documentation to build case files for prosecution to the appropriate standard
• Ability to work closely with partnership agencies
• Ability to adopt a problem solving approach to crime and disorder issues associated with the night time economy and specific licensed premises
• The post holder is required to have a driving license and a vehicle available at their place of work at all times. The appropriate mileage rate will be paid for any business miles incurred.

For further information or an informal chat, please contact CI Gerry Mcdonald on extension3641.

For the purposes of the application you will be expected to provide evidence against the four personal qualities below and the entry requirements:
• Service Delivery
• Professionalism
• Decision Making
• Working with Others

There is a word count limit of 500 words per section.

Please note, if you are shortlisted for interview you will be expected to evidence against all personal qualities and the entry requirements stipulated in the role profile.

All applications must be received by the closing date.

We welcome applications from external candidates as well as internal staff from Hertfordshire Constabulary are eligible to apply for this post.

Please note that in the first instance priority will be given to any applicants in a redeployment situation.

Any individuals in a redeployment situation who are interested in applying for the role should contact the HRST (HREnquiries@herts.pnn.police.uk) and request the redeployee application form.

Please note that with immediate effect: Police Staff at risk of redundancy (redeployees) are given priority for all vacant posts. This means that if a candidate is successful for a position following an interview/assessment, the role will still be available to redeployees up until the successful candidate has received a final offer of employment. Therefore it is possible that a redeployee could be offered and given priority to the vacant post up until the point that the successful candidate has received their final offer letter.

If you are currently protected under the multiple impact mechanism, please contact your HR Advisor prior to applying for this post to see how it may affect your salary.

Police Officers who accept an offer of a Police Staff role will need to retire as an Officer and if they are currently on the 30+ Scheme, will need to leave that Scheme.

Police Officers considering retirement and being re-employed as Police Staff are required to read the attached Briefing Note as it contains important tax information regarding retirement and pension payments.
5 October 2014

This opportunity is closed to applications.