Description Role: Crime Support Clerk District: Barnsley Location: Churchfields, Barnsley Salary: £24,222 - £26,106 (pro rata) Hours: 22.5 Contract Type: Temporary for 12 months We have an exciting opportunity for a Crime Support Clerk to join the Crime Support Unit at Barnsley on a temporary basis for 12 months. The Crime Support Team supports operational staff providing an administration service, processing crime files, processing criminal injury applications, and insurance company queries. Key responsibilities: Interrogate and/or retrieve data from various computer systems including CONNECT, SMART Contact, PNC and Caspre. Collate and disseminate data from CONNECT, CMS ii and PNC in order to confirm stolen vehicles. Comply with Data Protection Act when dealing with telephone enquiries from members of the public/insurance companies etc. Peruse/decipher court results to update CONNECT, as necessary. Interrogate and decipher Court files and request the OIC to submit further crimes in order to detect and update CONNECT in line with District performance indicators and Home office counting rules. Process ‘Acknowledge Recorded Offence differs from Disposal Offence’ tasks on CONNECT. Handle files containing sensitive, distressing and explicit papers received i.e. rapes, murders and child abuse cases. Deal with the thinning, weeding and destruction of paperwork/files in line with the MOPI guidelines. Processing Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority applications. Skills and experience: Previous administrative and computer experience Competent in the use of Microsoft Word and Excel, Email and the internet Experience of dealing with confidential information Ability to work on own initiative Skills and experience as documented in the role profile need to be evidenced in your application to be considered for interview For more detailed information relating to the role, skills and experience for this role, please click here to view the role profile. What we offer: We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below: A highly competitive salary and access to a generous pension scheme Generous annual leave allowance A wide range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave Flexible working arrangements including flexi-time and hybrid working A transparent and collaborative team culture underpinned by our core values of Fairness, Integrity & Trust Comprehensive range of development and leadership courses to develop your career with South Yorkshire Police Employee Assistant Programme (accessible 24/7) offering confidential support and advice Flexible lifestyle benefits such as: Blue Light Card, Company Shop, Cycle to work scheme Committed to embedding sustainability: South Yorkshire Police Sustainability Strategy 2020-2025 (yhrn.police) Membership to the Sports and Social Club Access to a wide range of staff support groups and networks Eligibility: Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 3 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police. Appearance & Standards: South Yorkshire Police is committed to striking a proportionate balance between self-expression and the need to maintain role sensitive professional standards in dress and appearance. Officers, staff, and volunteers of South Yorkshire Police are permitted to have tattoos visible whilst on duty provided the tattoo is not considered to be unacceptable or otherwise inappropriate. Tattoos will be reviewed as part of the recruitment and selection process. Smarter ways of Working: South Yorkshire Police is committed to developing working practices which assist staff to balance their personal and professional lives, whilst meeting the needs of the organisation. This in turn enables South Yorkshire Police to provide an outstanding service to the community. There are 3 different categories as part of this which are: Fixed, Field and Hybrid. This role has been evaluated as a hybrid role. Hybrid: Applicable when the work can be undertaken at any location, whether that be a SYP building or from home. South Yorkshire Police’s Key Values: At South Yorkshire Police we have 3 key values which run through everything we do Fairness, Integrity & Trust, the attached document details the key behaviours we expect all employees to adhere to. Contact details: For further information about the role, please contact: Gillian Blake on 01226 736334 Closing Date: 10 th February 2025 Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made between the Talent Acquisition Manager and the Line Manager for the role. How to apply: Please click ‘Apply’ Candidate Information: Please note that, should you be successful at the interview stage and before appointment, the relevant pre-employment checks are required. These include references, medical clearance, vetting clearance and sickness absence criteria check. Diversity & Inclusion: Applications are particularly welcome from female and ethnic minority candidates. It is really important to us that the department represents the community we serve, in order for us to provide the best service, utilising a range of backgrounds, experience and skills. We support and value all officers and staff and the unique experiences they bring to the role. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from these valuable underrepresented groups. If you are from an underrepresented group and want to find out more about the support we can offer, please contact our dedicated team on positiveactionsouthyorks.pnn.police.uk In addition, we will look to support anyone who requires Part Time/Job share working hours. Internal Candidates: This vacancy is temporary therefore, you must have the support of your current Line Manager to apply. If you are a permanent member of staff, this would be classed as a secondment opportunity. If you are on a fixed term contract, you must contact the Talent Acquisition Team before applying. Please ensure that you and your current line manager complete the attached consent form. Please email the completed form to the hiring line manager, with the role title and the closing date stated in the subject of your email. Without support, your application will not be considered any further. The decision to make all adverts temporary for a fixed term of 12 months is due to the financial position. As the financial position becomes clearer, it may be that we can make some of these posts permanent without the need to run a second recruitment process, equally they could be ended sooner than the 12 months Documents to Review: For the Police Staff Recruitment Vetting Handbook - Please Click here For Application Guidance and Tips - Please Click Here For the FIT Values of South Yorkshire Police - Please Click Here For Secondment Approval - Please Click Here Responsibilities See previous Qualifications See previous