AddressLocation of Role: Chelmsford & Laindon
Advert Closing Date: 02/02/2024
Starting Salary: £23,646.00 (pro-rata for part-time vacancies)
Part/Full Time: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Mon-Fri
Weekend/Evening Working: No
Opportunities have arisen to join our team in the roles of Forensic Support Officer.
One role will be based at the DNA Recovery Unit, Essex Police Headquarters, Chelmsford and one role will be based at the Chemical Enhancement Laboratory in Laindon.
These are challenging roles that require the successful candidates to provide an efficient and comprehensive forensic exhibits/Fingerprint administrative service on behalf of the Forensic Department within an accredited environment.
You will receive and review exhibits, quality assuring submissions using documented procedures to ensure accuracy, document and store items and update a forensic case tracking system. Other duties include responding to queries from Crime Scene Investigators and Investigating Officers, completing stock checks and ordering consumables and repackaging and returning forensic exhibits to divisions.
What we are looking for:
At shortlisting we will be looking for essential evidence of the following:
You must have a good standard of education to GCSE or equivalent and be IT literate
You must be self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative and well as part of a team
You must have good organisational skills and be able to prioritise workloads to meet competing demands
In addition, it would be helpful if you could evidence:
Previous experience of working from and following a standard operating procedure.
Previous experience/knowledge of working in an accredited environment.
Location and Hours:
Chemical Enhancement Laboratory Laindon
Weekdays 0830-1630.
DNA recovery Unit, Essex Police Headquarters Chelmsford.
Weekdays 0830-1630.
We are committed to fostering a fair, open, and inclusive environment for all. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background or identity. We believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to our success as an organization. We encourage all new employees to help us uphold our commitment to creating a workplace where everyone fells valued and respected.
For further information about the role based in the DNA Recovery Unit please contact Kerri Willsher at kerri.willsher@kent.police.uk
For further information about the role based in the Chemical Enhancement Laboratory please contact Lou Pugh at louise.pugh@essex.police.uk.
Successful applicants for this role will be defined as a; Static Worker - Works solely from one office within an office-based team. Some travel may be required to other police sites to discharge duty.
Essex Police offer incremental increases within this salary band, therefore the salary for this position will rise to a maximum of £27,351.00.
For the Essex full job description please click here.
For the Kent full job description please click here.
Kent Police and Essex Police have separate salary grading systems therefore the salary for this position will be dependent on which home office force you are appointed to. This will be discussed with the successful applicant before a final offer is made.
Your application is shortlisted on the content provided within the 'reason for application' section, which is limited to 9000 characters. Within your answer please refer to the criteria stated in this job advert and include any experience, skills and abilities you feel you have that will make you suitable for the role. Please ensure you provide as much detail as possible as insufficient information may mean that you do not meet the shortlisting criteria.
All of our posts require a level of vetting and security clearance. During the recruitment process you will be sent vetting information forms to complete.
Kent Police and Essex Police welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, sex, or employment status.
Please let us know if you require extra support at any stage of the application process, or for further information regarding this position, please email us at recruitment.business.services@ecis.police.uk stating ‘Application Support and Adjustments’ in the title of your email. Alternatively, you can call us on 01245 452833.
Where appropriate we will make adjustments to the selection process, working arrangements and/or the working environment provided it is reasonable in all the circumstances to do so.
This post is open to British Citizens, members of the EC or other states in the European Economic Area. If you are a Commonwealth citizen or a foreign national, you must be a resident in the UK free of restrictions and with indefinite leave to remain in the UK. All applicants must have lived in the UK continuously for the past three years.
Essex Police and Kent Police are an equal opportunities employer. Communications may be recorded for monitoring purposes.
