XA962 Court Support Officer - Prosecutions and Casualty Prevention Unit **Internal Police Staff Only**
THE FOLLOWING VACANCY HAS BEEN ADVERTISED INTERNALLY TO POLICE STAFF ONLY
OSS - Prosecution & Casualty Prevention Unit
Court Support Officer
Bradford
1 Permanent Posts – Full Time, 37 hours per week
Salary : £26,106 - £28,653
West Yorkshire Police are looking to recruit a Court Support Officer to join the Prosecution and Casualty Prevention Unit based in Bradford.
As a Unit, the Prosecution and Casualty Prevention team is responsible for the processing and handling of all camera detections in the West Yorkshire Police area, including the offering of National Driver Re-training Scheme courses; dealing with telephone enquiries from members of the public concerning the issuance of tickets, summonses, postal requisitions and judicial enforcement and for processing DVLA, fraud, and freedom of information enquiries submitted to the Force.
As a Court Support Officer within the department, it will be your responsibility to ensure the Unit is consistently providing an effective prosecution service to the Organisation, partner agencies and HM Courts. The role will therefore involve data input, case management, file processing and decision making as well as attendance at court to perform clerical duties alongside the Court Prosecution officer. This involves dealing with court attendees on a face to face basis, dealing with queries and checking documentation on behalf of the Unit to ensure that the Organisation meets all the required objectives within its portfolio, maintains output and adheres to Court deadlines in accordance with policy and legislation.
Ideal candidates will demonstrate previous experience of working in an administrative or clerical environment, and previous experience of working in a similar customer focused and confidential environment, as well as knowledge of computerised databases and software packages specifically Microsoft Office. You must also have a flexible approach to working hours to ensure the delivery of an efficient service provision which meets our customers' requirements.
For a full description of the role and the required skills and experience please view the role profile.
The successful applicant will be subject to personal and financial vetting checks prior to appointment.
Applicants should be aware that it is not always possible to carry out adequate vetting checks on persons who have not been resident within the UK for the last three years. Therefore, where this applies, applicants may be refused on the grounds that it was not possible to vet them to the appropriate standard.
The vacancy will close at 23:55 hours on the 20th April 2025.
The 2024 version of the Competency Values Framework applies to this process. Please disregard the old link to the 2016 version which is contained in the role profile.