Crime Management Assistant in Haywards Heath

Division / Department - See Advert

Grade - Grade 6

Status - Full Time

Contract Type - Permanent

Salary Grade Range - £25,713 - £27,204

Working Hours - 37.0 Hours per Week

Shift Allowance - No

Politically Restricted - No

Location - Haywards Heath

The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time.

The Role & Key Responsibilities

From your first day with us you will be part of a policing family making a real difference. It is our mission to identify and protect vulnerable people, prevent and respond to harm and keep people safe. An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Crime Management Unit of Sussex Police to join the team as a Crime Management Assistant. Working as part of Corporate Development Department the Crime Management Unit provide vital back office support to officers and staff across Sussex dealing with the administration of reports of crimes and crime related incidents.

The role of crime management assistant is a busy administration role providing a range of crime related admin functions including the updating of crime records and the management of the Force’s crime file storage areas. The department is a small friendly team based at Haywards Heath Police station and offer an open environment with benefits such as flex-time and in house training.

The role of Crime Management Assistant (CMA) has the responsibility of providing a wide range of administration functions all based around the management of crime records ensuring that highest quality of data is always recorded and used to assist with the investigation of offences and provide a high level of victim care. The role requires the accurate updating of confidential data into the Force’s record management system (NICHE) including updating the location and progress of crime files, adding additional information such details of offenders charged and updating additional information provided by officers and staff, you will also be required to review information recorded by officers and staff on the system for accuracy. The role also has responsibility for the management of the crime file storage area ensuring files are added correctly and retrieving paperwork when required by colleagues. The successful post holder will also be required to offer telephone assistance to officers and staff in Sussex and other Forces in relation to crime management and recording on the NICHE system, however full internal training will be given in both areas.

Skills & Experience

• GCSE grade C or above or equivalent in English
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Good keyboard skills and be competent in the use of Information Technology in particular the Microsoft Office suite of products
• The ability to work as part of a motivated team

Why Work With Us?

Policing is an exciting 24/7 business and we all have commitments outside work. We’re invested in supporting people to balance their life with work and we encourage flexible working. We are open to conversations about job shares and part time working. We encourage agile working, giving you the opportunity to manage your own diary and work wherever you give the best service to the public. This may include flexi-time and home working. We take pride in looking after our people and offer a variety of benefits;

• career progression
• contributory pension scheme (LGPS)
• generous annual leave allowance
• discounts for everyday spend
• on-site gyms and a range of sports clubs
• generous and supportive parental leave
• financial and mental wellbeing guidance and support
• discounted contributory healthcare scheme

For further information on this role please contact Sean Lambourne – Force CMU manager at sean.lambourne@sussex.pnn.police.uk please be aware we would only be able to respond to email enquiries.

Please note successful candidates will be invited for a face to face interview at Haywards Heath Police Station.

Diversity Statement

We are only as good as our people. It's important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we’ll grow from the variety of thinking, approach, and the skills that diversity brings; all of which help us to deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all. We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of Disability Confident, hold Race Equality Matters Trailblazer status, are a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and are aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement. We are committed to being an anti-racist police service. We promise to challenge injustice, ensure fairness and to uphold anti-racist principles in both our organisation and our communities. We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status, or religious belief, we would love to hear from you.

Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly. You may wish to consider adding noreply@surreysussexpolice.as.recruitmail.com to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.

This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes. Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference. This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process. Please note that not all jobs are available for internal candidates across both Forces, the current agreed recruitment principles are; vacancies in collaborated units are available to all officers and staff across both Forces vacancies in non-collaborated units are only available to officers and staff within the Force with the vacancy unless it is advertised externally if the vacancy is advertised externally and an officer or member of staff from the other Force is successful it will result in a transfer of employment. Surrey Police and Sussex Police Special Constables, Volunteers and Agency Staff (excluding self employed workers) covered under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) are eligible to apply for internal advertised posts.