MOSOVO Polygraph Officer (Colchester)

Location of Role: Colchester

Advert Closing Date: 28/10/2024

Starting Salary: £33,915.00 (pro-rata for part-time vacancies)

Part/Full Time: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Mon-Fri

Weekend/Evening Working: No

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to undertake the role of a Police Staff MOSOVO Polygraph Officer, based at the Colchester MOSOVO hub.

The purpose of the role is to:

Conduct Polygraph Tests with volunteer registered sex offenders and those subject to positive requirements as part of their sexual harm prevention/sexual risk order to identify previously unknown information or confirm what information is known or suspected about in a registered sex offender in relation to the risk they pose to members of the community.
Conduct pre-charge Polygraph tests with suspects being investigated by the Police Online Investigation Team (POLIT).
Conduct Polygraph on other high risk sex offence suspects being investigated by Public Protection.
Contribute information to all the management of the risk presented by the offender to the public and local community, allow suitable interventions to be implemented or reduce the monitoring required by the offender.
When required to support the Offender Manager role in MOSOVO by conducting unannounced monitoring visits in accordance with the individuals risk assessments, using professional judgement during these visits to identify offences and any issues in relation to the RSOs behaviour or actions which arise suspicion and may require immediate action either in relation to criminal offences or safeguarding. Carrying out searches and act as exhibits officer ensuring the integrity of evidence retrieved and the recording of exhibits organising the storage and appropriate security of exhibits.

Applicants are asked to evidence the following in the reasons for application:

Sound Decision Making with a proven ability to critically analyse information
Effective Management of Workload and ability to Identify Risk and Harm
Previous Experience of Crime Investigation
Previous experience in managing sexual offenders
Ability to Communicate effectively with a wide range of individuals

The following attributes are also desirable, though not essential:

Ability to identify Intelligence Development and Dissemination Opportunities
Good understanding of Public Protection crime types, especially sex offenders and those that exploit the vulnerable
BMUK Accreditation with annual CPD up to date
An understanding of RIPA legislation, overt and covert tactical opportunities

For further information please contact DI 4200327 Paul Ross (paul.ross@essex.police.uk)

Polygraph staff are required to work Monday to Friday 0800-1600 however there may need to be some flexibility with conducting tests later in the day or on a weekend. This will be pre-arranged and not mandatory.

The successful candidate must also be aware and committed to attend an external residential course expected to last a period of 12 weeks. Due to the significant cost of the course the post holder will be expected to remain in role for a period of 5 years or be responsible for the cost of the course to Essex Police if they leave earlier.

Kent Police and Essex Police welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, sex, or employment status.

Essex Police offer incremental increases within this salary band, therefore the salary for this position will rise to a maximum of £35,982.00.

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Your application for this role will be shortlisted on the content you provide within the “reason for application” question, within the application form itself. CV’s, covering letters or attachments are not included in the shortlist. Within your “reason for application” answer, please refer to any experience, skills, and abilities you feel you have that will make you suitable for this role, based on the role criteria stated in the job advert or job description. Please provide as much detail as possible as insufficient content may mean you do not meet the shortlisting criteria, however please note this question is limited to 9000 characters and this system will count spaces and blank lines as characters. This count may differ from the Microsoft Word word count function therefore you may wish to use a different online character counter to check the characters used.

All of our posts require a level of vetting and security clearance. During the recruitment process you will be sent vetting information forms to complete.

Please let us know if you require extra support at any stage of the application process, or for further information regarding this position, please email us at recruitment.business.services@ecis.police.uk stating ‘Application Support and Adjustments’ in the title of your email. Alternatively, you can call us on 01245 452833.

Where appropriate we will make adjustments to the selection process, working arrangements and/or the working environment provided it is reasonable in all the circumstances to do so.

This post is open to:

British Citizens
Members of a European Economic Area (EEA) state who hold settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme.
Commonwealth citizens or foreign nationals (who are not British citizens or European Economic Area (EEA) state members) who have leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom for an indefinite period that is free from restrictions.

All applicants (except those who have been serving abroad with the British Armed Forces) must have lived in the UK continuously for the past three years.

Essex Police and Kent Police are an equal opportunities employer. Communications may be recorded for monitoring purposes.

Essex Police is a Disability Confident Leader, we:

have subjected our Disability Confident self-assessment to external challenge and validation
are taking an active leadership role in encouraging and helping other employers on their journey to becoming Disability Confident.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion are central to the values of our organisation. At Essex Police we value and embrace the unique experiences, identities and abilities that each of us bring to our roles. We strive to empower everyone to bring their authentic self openly and safely to work.

Through the dedicated commitment of our support networks, DE&I team and wider HR departments, we are on a journey to embed our DE&I commitments, ensuring Essex Police is an employer of choice; where everyone feels included.

Essex Police and Kent Police are an equal opportunities employer. Communications may be recorded for monitoring purposes.