This role will be office based (there may be some flexibility to write occasional statements up from home, but will not be a hybrid role in the sense of work 2 days office, 3 from home) please only submit applicants who are able to work predominantly from an office.
Sussex Police are looking for a Statement Taker to work with the investigation team in Crawley. There is a need to travel and visit members of the public to take statement, therefore you will need to pass a check drive so you drive fleet cars or have access to your own vehicle with business insurance (expenses will be covered).
We deal with a variety of incidents so some work maybe described as distressing or challenging. The applicant should be aware of this. This is a Monday to Friday role with a start time after 0800hours, with flexibility to work evenings when needed.
The Role • You will be working in a busy office, supporting investigating officers with statement taking and tasks such as seizing and collecting CCTV. • Upload of digital and documentary evidence to police IT and other partner agency platforms as required to facilitate review of material by investigators. Skills and Experience
• Able to work, methodically and accurately, using your own initiative, whilst in a busy and pressurised environment. • Excellent organisational stills with the ability to prioritise your own workload so you can meet deadlines. • Good Communication skills so you can respond to correspondence and enquiries in a professional and courteous manner. • Experience of working in a team. • Ideally you will have a background in quality assuring documents as well as having knowledge and experience in data protection and comply with GDPR guidelines due to managing confidential information. • Proficient experience of working with Microsoft programmes such as Word, Outlook and Excel, with a willingness to be trained on additional IT systems. • Able to produce clear, legible and accurate statements. • Be able to complete evidential statements detailing activities undertaken in relation to the production of evidence. • Be willing if required to attend court and account for actions undertaken to generate exhibits • Have personal resilience to handle difficult or distressing witnesses
This is a full time role on a temporary contract basis
If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to quoting the reference number.
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