What's involved with this role: Temporary AIU Support / PIP 1 Investigator Job Ref: Thames Valley BL TCL 364141 Pay Rate: £17.53 per hour PAYE Hours per week: 37 Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 16:00 Role Length: This opening assignment is for 4-5 months City: SLOUGH NPPV Level 2 Vetting NB: Police Vacancy - only for candidates with a minimum of 5 years continuous UK address history. Please note that this vacancy is subject to a strict security vetting procedure. Manage and progress the investigation of criminal offences and other incidents/enquiries working as an integral part of a mixed economy team of Police Officers and staff; complete investigative actions, prepare case papers ensuring file completeness/delivery in accordance with Court deadlines (if required), legislation and Force policy and maintain victim and witness confidence to facilitate successful outcomes. Key Responsibilities: Plan, co-ordinate and undertake investigations as tasked, utilising all available appropriate techniques and technologies to detect and reduce crime thereby bringing offenders to justice. Support the wider investigative team as and when required by providing resilience, supporting fast time investigations where appropriate. Ensure investigative actions are recorded and maintained via NICHE to ensure accuracy, scrutiny, timely completion and adherence to the Victims Code. Plan and conduct the interviewing of suspects and witnesses to identify further investigative opportunities and obtain best evidence. Prioritise, analyse and interpret Intelligence/evidence on scene, using appropriate forensic techniques to optimise intelligence/detection opportunities. Seize exhibits when required, ensuring they are handled according to current guidelines and policy. Ensure prompt and accurate recording and storage of intelligence to maintain continuity and evidential integrity Deliver a victim-centred service by visiting, assessing and supporting victims to ensure investigations are concluded promptly in line with the Victims Code. Ensure support is available to victims throughout the investigation and prosecution process. Prioritise investigations and manage a caseload, maintaining prompt and accurate records of actions within the OEL on NICHE providing an audit trail and evidencing full compliance with the victim codes and witness charter. Create prosecution files ensuring that they are evidently sound, compliant with current CPSrequirements and within required timescales. Promote high quality handover packs, investigations and file quality by providing feedback to supervisors and colleagues, striving to continually improve case file management. Ensure the timely processing of all digital evidence (e.g. mobile devices, CCTV) and that it is of a sufficient standard for court. Comply with the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act when conducting investigations in order to ensure disclosure requirements are met. Attend all court hearings as required to give evidence, ensure welfare of victim and witnesses, availability of evidence and exhibits and to support the prosecution team. Be alert to safeguarding issues during interactions with any member of the public. Make referrals where appropriate to the MASH and escalate any concerns if urgent action is required. Keep up to date with all vulnerability training. Qualifications: Good standard of secondary education including English and Maths to GCSE level or equivalent. Willingness to work towards and ability to achieve Professionalising Investigations Programme (PIP) 1 accreditation Full UK driving licence Knowledge: Knowledge and experience of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Procedures and some previous experience of working in an investigative role. Knowledge and understanding of Data Protection regulations - desirable Understanding of cultural differences and experience of working in a diverse environment - desirable Experience: Experience of working within a team environment with demonstrable organisational and time management skills, the ability to manage multiple priorities and to work effectively under pressure. Skills & Abilities: Problem solving and decision making skills with the ability to effectively analyse information and to identify and assess risk and vulnerability in order to set priorities Good communication skills, in particular listening and questioning skills, with the ability to engage effectively and demonstrate empathy with and understanding of people from diverse communities and backgrounds, sometimes in potentially confrontational situations. Meticulous attention to detail, the ability to think logically and the ability to gather and record information effectively within set procedures, in an easily understood format and style Ability to undertake limited Physical Personal Safety Training sufficient for deployment to incidents and work outside the police station environment interacting with suspects, victims and witnesses. Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension, you will be working at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than umbrella pay terms. We do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity. Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles. ALD Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. 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