Red Snapper Recruitment are recruiting for 3 Investigation Assistants to support an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government responsible for investigating complaints by members of the public against Police Scotland.
Location: Hamilton (Office Based + some travel required)
Contract: 3 months
Salary: £18.55 PAYE / £24.63 UMB per hour
Vetting: Ideally NPPV3 vetted, or able to be vetted to this level.
Investigations Assistants will provide support to staff within Investigations Teams and will report to a nominated SI who will manage them. The role will encompass a wide variety of both administrative and non-critical investigative tasks which will require proven administrative skills in relation to enquiry management systems and production handling. In addition, the role requires proven experience in respect of non-critical investigative functions where it is considered unlikely to require future court attendance.
Main activities of the role
Administrative Functions
- Ensure that all productions are appropriately packaged, labelled and recorded on relevant databases in accordance with relevant guidance and thereafter that these are securely stored in line with PIRC processes
- Responsible for the uplift and delivery of productions between identified locations across Scotland, ensuring that the movement and transfer is accurately recorded.
- Investigative administrative functions, to include transposing of relevant assessment material onto and case related documents onto enquiry databases, creation of and updates to investigative tasks on the CLUE database.
- Management of statements onto relevant enquiry databases.
- Recording of enquiry hours onto CLUE database.
- Archiving of investigative material on completion of enquiry.
Non—Critical Investigative Functions
- Undertake CCTV trawls at locations directed by the Lead Investigator.
- Undertake House to House enquiries to identify potential witnesses and subsequent letter drops.
- Review Airwave and Telephony logs with potential to compile transcripts.
- Review CCTV material to identify relevant footage with potential to compile viewing logs.
- When considered appropriate to accompany Investigators undertaking enquiries.
- Complete Disclosure of Evidence schedules.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Good standard of general education – minimum (minimum SCQF level 6 or equivalent) including English or equivalent relevant qualification/ proven experience in a similar role.
Experience
- Previous investigative experience.
- Experience of carrying out administrative processes within investigations.
- Experience in using enquiry management databases.
- Experience in the recording and handling of productions.
- Experience in procedures required in respect of digital evidence
- Experience of working in an environment where confidentiality and discretion are essential.
- Experience supporting operational/business delivery or organisational performance improvement programmes.
Skills & Knowledge
- Strong leadership and team development skills.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills with the ability to deal effectively with sensitive or difficult situations.
- Excellent organisational and self-management skills with ability to prioritise tasks and work to tight deadlines.
- Excellent attention to detail with a high level of accuracy in all work.
- Team player who can also work on own initiative and under pressure to achieve positive results.
- Knowledge of Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 and/or Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012.
If this role is not for you but you do know somebody who would be interested, please refer them. We have a referral bonus scheme and will pay £75, in retail vouchers of your choice, for referrals who are not already known to us.
Due to the high volume of applications received, if you do not hear from us within 7 working days, I am afraid your application has been unsuccessful.
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