Traffic Caseworker

Role type- Police Staff- Contract Type- Fixed Term Contract- Department- N/A- Location- Leamington Spa- Is this a Politically Restricted role?- No- Grade/scale- OFFSCALE- Grade/scale- £21,432-£22,677- Please note, if this is a paid role and the role is part time then the salary quoted will be pro rata based on the hours worked per annum.
- Hours per week- 37- Closing date
- 18/08/2023, 12:00
- Job description**Traffic Caseworker**

**Leamington Spa**

**Fixed Term Contract (March 2024)**

**Full time**

**_ Salary (£21,432 - £22,677)_**

**The closing date for this post is 12 noon on Friday 18th August**

**Those currently eligible on the redeployment register will be given prior consideration.**

The main purpose of the role is to provide an efficient digital case file preparation service in support of case management throughout the prosecution process in with national and legislative requirements.

**Main Responsibilities**:
Respond to a range of requests for information received from Solicitors, Insurance companies, third party suppliers, Councils, Courts, Crown Prosecution Service and any other interested party.

Research and collate details of court hearing outcomes in the Magistrates and Crown Courts, this entails knowledge of the sentencing guidelines and ensures Warwickshire Police and national IT systems are updated accurately to ensure all offender histories are complete.

Make best use of technology in order to support performance and interrogate Force Systems such as Police National Computer, CRIMES/GENIE, Pentip, CRASH, Athena, Vatres

Record all completed files on the ARMs systems ensuring that they are MoPI compliant and in line with the Force Retention and Management Information Policy, ensuring easy retrieval of any historic papers.

In promotion of Restorative Justice national guidance, manage all out of court disposals such as Conditional Cautions where the penalty is Victim led, Drug referral/rehabilitation schemes, education over prosecution outcomes for all ranges of offences.

In commencement of initial court hearings, set first court dates on Case Preparation system to interface with Courts and Crown Prosecution Service systems to ensure all agencies are aware of the first court appearance information within national and locally agreed timescales.

Raise a Postal Requisition, creating the relevant offence wording along with a Streamlined Digital File and allocate a court hearing date. Followed by a digital update to the courts and CPS whilst sending the postal requisition to the defendant.

Supply information to Solicitors and insurance companies ensuring the correct information is obtained and supplied in the appropriate format and within required deadlines. Ensure documentation is edited and released in accordance with the organisational protocols and legal requirements maintaining security and confidentiality of data in accordance with law, policy and procedures.

To carry out quality assurance checks on ‘out of court’ disposal files and information recorded on Force systems.

To review Crown Court lists daily to identify sentencing hearings and ensure timely receipt of the final hearing outcome and subsequent updates to local and national IT systems.

To prepare antecedent information in line with required of the relevant Practice Direction.

To prepare documentation providing departmental performance information.

To process traffic offence reports, fixed penalty tickets, single justice procedure cases and other minor traffic offence administration.

To provide administrative support to Warrants management.

To undertake other duties commensurate with the nature, level of responsibility and grading of this post, as required.

**Knowledge**:
Educated to GCSE/ level 3 or equivalent, with an A - C grade in English and Maths.

**Experience**:
Previous administrative experience.

**Key Skills**:
Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Proven ability to work to strict deadlines whilst managing a high workload.

Competent in the use of IT, including Microsoft packages or equivalent.

Proven ability to file and retrieve data numerically and in alphabetical order.

**Special Conditions**

Frequent Physical Effort required

Exposure to disturbing/unpleasant images or tasks

Working hours between 0700 and 1700hrs within the Flexi
- time scheme with a requirement to work outside of core office hours (0800-1600) on a rota as required.

We want our organisation to be as diverse as the community it serves. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community.

You will be required as part of Warwickshire Police recruitment process to successfully complete vetting and credit checks.

We support the “Happy to talk flexible working” campaign, which aims to encourage uptake of flexible working for individuals, the flexible working options that may be considered for this role include;

Compressed Hours, Job Share

**Job Profile or Other Relevant Document**
- CJ Caseworker