Job Role: Audio Transcriber
Location: Wakefield
Salary: £25,242 to £26,703
Hours: 37 hours
Contract: 1 Permanent position
An opening has emerged for 1 x Audio Transcriber to join the Audio Transcription Unit based at Wakefield HQ.
About the role: In this role you will-
- Provide a copy typing, full transcript and interview summarising service to the Force
- Producing text from hand-written evidential documents, other documentation and transcibing digital formats.
- Transcription of suspect interviews would involve the production of an exhibited document consisting of both verbatim and summary form pertinent to a specific case file all of which need to meet the required standards of accuracy within agreed timescales.
It should be noted that that due to the nature of some investigations this role will involve the transcribing of highly sensitive and at times descriptive interviews including that which some may find distressing and very often involves content of a sexual and violent nature. Some interviews may involve multiple speakers and/or cover a multitude of nationalities and dialects.
What we are looking for:
- Good standard of literacy
- Excellent listening skills with a keen ear for detail and be comfortable with various accents and dialects
- Ability to use a range of computerised systems and packages including Microsoft packages
To be considered for this challenging opportunity, you must be able to undertake and pass relevant training on West Yorkshire Police computerised systems and the in-house Audio Transcription Summarising course.
An audio transcribing test will be conducted during interview to assess capability to complete the Audio Transcription Summarising course.
This vacancy will close at 23:55 hours on 6th November 2026.
