Cctv Officer external - Wakefield, United Kingdom - West Yorkshire Police

West Yorkshire Police

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Wakefield, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

Location

Calder Park, Wakefield

Salary
- £28,530 - £30,375 per annum plus 12.5% shift allowance and weekend enhancements

Job Advert

THE FOLLOWING VACANCY HAS BEEN ADVERTISED EXTERNALLY.
CCTV Officer
Regional Scientific Support Services
Calder Park, Wakefield
2 x permanent fulltime positions
West Yorkshire Police is looking to appoint 2 CCTV Officers to join the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Scientific Support Services (RSSS) and be part of our busy operational team based at Calder Park, Wakefield.
In this role, you will undertake technical processes in the forensic retrieval, analysis, enhancement of CCTV images and other evidential material. You will also provide specialist support, advice, and technical assistance, which meets the investigative requirements of all four forces within the Yorkshire and Humber region. This will include attendance at and around crime scenes to facilitate the forensic recovery of CCTV media and to ensure that retrieval is carried out in an evidentially safe manner that satisfies all local, national and Home Office guidelines.
Due to the nature of the role, you must be prepared to work at heights and in confined spaces. You must also have the physical and emotional resilience to be able to deal with images and scenes of a disturbing nature. Successful completion of a manual lifting and handling course is also a requirement. You will also be required to participate in a standby rota and to work for periods unsupervised.
Applicants must be prepared to travel for business purposes; possession of a full current UK/European driving licence is therefore essential.
The Imaging Unit, CCTV Section, has successfully achieved ISO17025 accreditation and as a CCTV Officer, you will be required to both work to these standards and to assist in maintaining them.
A starting salary £28,530 rising to £30,375 over 4 years.
A generous annual leave allowance of 27 days per year, rising to 32 days after 5 years.
A generous pension scheme.
An employee assistance service, accessible 24/
Participation in a 'cycle to work' scheme and 'salary sacrifice' car leasing scheme.
These posts will operate on a shift rota and will attract a 12.5% shift allowance plus weekend enhancements.

The post is suitable for job share.

Any shift enhancements/weekend allowances are based on the published Force pattern any deviations from this could mean the enhancements/allowances may differ or not apply, for full details refer to staff Terms & Conditions.

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 five years.

Therefore, where this applies, applicants may be refused because it was not possible to vet them to the appropriate standard.

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