CCTV Evidence Officer (Headquarters, Chelmsford)

Location of Role: Chelmsford

Advert Closing Date: 29/01/2025

Starting Salary: £32,244.00 (pro-rata for part-time vacancies)

Part/Full Time: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Mon-Fri

Weekend/Evening Working: No

This is an exciting opportunity for a CCTV Evidence Officer within the Kent Police and Essex Police Serious Crime Directorate’s Digital Forensics CCTV Unit at Headquarters, Chelmsford, Essex. Analysis of digital CCTV now forms part of many criminal investigations and has contributed to the detection of several recent high-profile cases.

The role involves supporting police investigators with the viewing, recovery, and subsequent processing of recorded video footage (from CCTV systems, Body Worn Video and mobile phones for example), paying particular attention to the rules of evidence, and ensuring that the final product is suitable for viewing by the CPS, defence teams and for presentation in court. Occasionally it may be necessary to present evidence in court.

You will need at least 2 years’ relevant experience within the field of CCTV in order to have obtained the level of technical skill and practical knowledge required for this post. This should be sufficient for the post holder to competently undertake basic editing and decoding, but further specialist training will be required. You must have an aptitude for identifying and resolving faults and be able to use your initiative to self-task and select the most appropriate course of action. This is a specialist technical role requiring a level of practical skill and knowledge obtained through practical related experience. It is desirable that the post holder is educated to ‘A’ level standard.

It is desirable that the applicant has an understanding of ISO17025.

You must have previous experience in the use of computer applications supporting video processing, together with the ability to learn and develop new systems. Well-developed IT skills are essential, with specific experience and knowledge of video editing software and video trans-coding methods. Knowledge of legislation, policies and procedures relevant to the production and handling of evidence, including the Human Rights Act, Data Protection and the Police and Criminal Evidence Act and evidential rules is essential. When in post, specific training is necessary in video enhancement and digital retrieval.

Whilst carrying out this work you may be called upon to visit premises owned by third parties (often with an investigator). Therefore, in addition to the required technical attributes, you will also need to be a highly motivated team player with good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with all ranks and grades of staff, the public, a range of companies and security personnel. You must be organised and precise in your work and have a high level of self-motivation to work with the minimum of supervision.

In this role you will be dealing with highly sensitive and potentially distressing case content and imagery for which you will require emotional resilience.

Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Andrew Marbrow for further information regarding the role on 01245 491491 ext 489201 or Andrew.marbrow@essex.police.uk

Essex Police offer incremental increases within this salary band, therefore the salary for this position will rise to a maximum of £37,932.00.

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For the Kent full job description please click here.

Kent Police and Essex Police have separate salary grading systems therefore the salary for this position will be dependent on which home office force you are appointed to. This will be discussed with the successful applicant before a final offer is made.

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.

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.

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.