CJU Casework Officer - HC621772

Location: Portsmouth, Basingstoke, Southampton - Office based

Salary: Scale 4, £27,204.00 to 29,859.00 per annum

Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week including some Saturday and Bank Holiday

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: Sunday 8th February at 23:59 hours

Important: previous applicants must not re-apply

Are you experienced in administration and have an eye for detail? Our Team is hiring!

Job Purpose

The successful candidate will support the effective progression of cases through the Criminal Justice System by preparing case files in accordance with Service Level Agreements.

Key Accountabilities include, but are not limited, to:

• Act as a gatekeeper for all prosecution cases. Obtain, triage, quality assure and submit case files to the CPS for pre-charge advice, in line with National File Standards and the Director Generals’ Guidelines on disclosure.
• Monitor and receive responses and charging decisions from the CPS and disseminate to the OIC.
• Prepare, quality assure and submit accurate prosecution files which help to ensure successful prosecution rates.
• Obtain, quality assure, redact, reformat and prepare any supporting/additional evidence. Liaise with the Officer in the Case (OIC) and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to undertake further evidential enquiries when required, ensuring they are managed within the agreed timeframe(s).
• Develop and apply knowledge of National File Standards, legal points to prove and disclosure protocols to ensure that key evidence accompanies prosecution files before submission to the CPS.
• Undertake daily disposal searches and ensure prosecution materials are provided to the CPS by morning deadline. Conduct further hourly checks to ensure all required information is provided to the CPS and the Courts to ensure an effective remand court hearing.

Educated to QCF Level 2 (3-5 passes) OR work experience deemed to have brought the post-holder to a comparable level.

Proven experience working in a busy administrative environment, undertaking complex administrative tasks to a high standard.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is an inclusive employer and strives to have a workforce representative of the communities we police and serve. We recognise that we are not fully representative and are working to address this imbalance through a variety of initiatives.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is an equal opportunities employer that positively promotes flexible working, enabling officers and staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance whilst meeting operational requirements of the constabulary. We actively encourage applications to be made on a full time, part time or flexible working basis.

The Equality Act 2010 allows us to promote equality within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary by adopting Positive Action to support people from under-represented groups. Our aim is to recruit talented people with a diverse range of skills and experience and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

The Disability Confident campaign aims to remove barriers, increase understanding and ensure that people have opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. We will accommodate requests for reasonable adjustments where possible throughout our recruitment and promotions processes and encourage anyone requiring reasonable adjustments to disclose this at the earliest opportunity.