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
Knowledge of National File Standards and National Performance Framework is desired.
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 or willingness to learn.
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 is desirable.
Knowledge of relevant IT systems would be desirable, along with 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 Merseyside police policies