CSI Support Services Administrator (Forensics) 5 views

Salary: Band 3, £25,098

Location: Middle Engine Lane Police Station

Hours/Contract:  37 hours per week, permanent 

Working for #TeamNP

Our purpose at Team NP is simple: to keep people safe and to fight crime. But it takes more than officers alone to do the job – and that’s where our 2,000-strong team of police staff and 200 volunteers come in.

As one of the largest police forces in England we have a huge variety of departments and specialisms offering you endless opportunities. From mentoring and coaching schemes and online soft skills courses to leadership development programmes; we’ll give you the support, training and time to carve out the career you always wanted.

As one of the top 50 UK inclusive employers and a disability confident employer, we promote a culture of respect in the workplace so everyone can feel seen, heard and valued.

Whether you’re a member of staff or a volunteer, you can also expect first-rate support to manage your health and wellbeing. With year-round events, a 24/7 welfare support hotline and a leading approach to neurodiversity, our initiatives enable you to be at your best.

Above all else, here at Team NP, we can offer you a career that is so much more than just a job, it’s a chance to be part of something that really matters.

The role

Here at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing! It takes a great deal of people from different backgrounds, with diverse skills and experience to serve our force area effectively, think you have what it takes to help us make a difference? This could be the perfect time for you to join us in our Forensics Department as a CSI Support Services Administrator.

As a CSI Support Services Administrator, you will undertake a range of clerical, administration and physical duties that assists the daily running of the Crime Scene Investigation Unit and Forensic Collision Investigation Unit.

What you’ll do

• Receive and direct phone calls to the relevant trained staff, taking messages if staff are unable to deal.
• Carry out a range of administrative and clerical duties, including the quality check, dispatch and return of forensic exhibits in line with the acceptance criteria and force procedures.
• Assist the Crime Scene Investigation Unit with the wiping of memory cards and the uploading of watermarked images in line with force procedures.
• Monitor and rotate the stock levels of consumables and equipment within the store-room and office areas, ensuring all anti-contamination procedures are adhered to at all times.
• Carry out internal audit processes including fridge and freezer checks, signing in of controlled rooms, and ensuring security of those controlled rooms are maintained. Carry out vehicle maintenance checks, and deep cleans of vans and storage areas in line with the schedule and procedures.

What you’ll bring

• 5x GCSE’s A-C including Maths and English, or equivalent qualifications.
• Demonstrable experience of organisational skills.
• Demonstrable experience of using own initiative to highlight areas for improvement with a range of solutions.
• An ability to motivate themselves and work well on their own, as well as part of a team.
• Able to utilise both written and verbal methods to communicate, including the use of a variety of ICT equipment and software.
• Current Full UK Driving Licence.

We know it’s important for you to feel that you’re not only part of a great team, but part of a community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, and their talents are fully utilised. Appointments are based on merit alone.

Just so you know

Our application form will help us understand how your work, education and life experience has prepared you for the role of a CSI Support Services Administrator with #TeamNP. To help support your application research what makes us tick here at Northumbria, the role you’re applying for and the values and behaviours that contribute.

The recruitment process will consist of the initial application form followed by a face-to-face interview and exercise.  This is likely to take place on 13th January 2025.   Just so you know, you can save your application and come back to it any time prior to the closing date on the advert.

We are proud members of the Business Disability Forum, with whom we collaborate with to improve the lives of disabled employees. We are also a Disability Confident Employer, therefore if you demonstrate that you meet the minimum criteria for this role as stated in the advert, we will progress your application and offer you an interview.

If you tell us that you have a disability, we can make adjustments to support you through the recruitment process (for example we can arrange extra time for tests or provide a sign language interpreter) You can get in touch with us via careers@northumbria.police.uk for any support regarding the application process. Please provide us with plenty of notice so we can ensure your visit goes smoothly.

If your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a Management Vetting (MV)/ Security Clearance (SC) form, therefore you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 5 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed.  A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information, and references.

Terms of appointment

This is a permanent role subject to a six-month probationary period.

If you are successful in your application, you will have a 6month probation period with us where you will be unable to apply for any other post advertised internally or externally.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.