CJU Casework Officer

Role Title: CJU Casework Officer - HC616551

Location: Basingstoke, Portsmouth or Southampton (Office based with no hybrid working)

Starting salary: £24,921.00 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time (37hrs) and Part time (18.5hrs) positions available

Closing Date: Sunday 26th May 2024 at 23:59hrs 

Are you looking for a new opportunity and want to help in keeping Hampshire safe?

We are looking for CJU casework officers to join our Criminal Justice department. We currently have full and part time positions available and the roles can be based at either Basingstoke, Portsmouth or Southampton.

About the Role

In this role, you will act as a gate keeper for non-custody cases by preparing case files and supporting their progression through the Criminal Justice System. To do this, you will be the link between our serving police officers and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

This role has many functions and your work will be varied. On any day your duties may include:

Obtaining, checking and submitting case files to the CPS for pre-charge advice. Then, receiving responses and charging decisions from the CPS, and disseminating to the officer in the case (OIC). You will also be checking any supporting or additional evidence in the same way when required.
Preparing, quality assuring and submitting accurate prosecution files, which help to ensure successful prosecution rates. Ensuring that key evidence accompanies prosecution files before submission to the CPS by agreed timeframes.
Identifying and prioritising specific cases, including domestic violence, under 10 protocol and sexual offences, ensuring that the CPS are formally notified.
Submitting foreign previous convictions checks to the International Liaison Enquiries Team for victims and witnesses who were born outside of the UK.

For full details about the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click for the full role profile.

About You

Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge?

Are you a confident and clear communicator?

Do you have good time management and prioritisation skills?

Do you have high accuracy and good attention to detail?

If the answer to these questions is yes, then we would be delighted to receive an application from you

How to Apply

If this sounds like the role for you, please follow the online application link to apply at the top or bottom of this advert. You will be asked to enter personal details and complete our screening questions (this is standard across all our applications).

Don’t forget to select your preferred location and whether you would like to be considered for the full time or part time position.

In addition, you will be asked to provide evidence against the following topics. These areas form part of our police competency and values framework.

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Please do take the time to follow the links to each of the above areas, to learn more about what we are looking for, and please then provide your answers on your application form, using specific examples to evidence how you have demonstrated the competency.

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About Us

As an employer, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary also offers a wide range of benefits which include:

An attractive contributory pension scheme Childcare Voucher and Cycle to Work schemes Access to Hampshire Police Leisure and Sport (providing a range of family and sporting activities) Gym facilities at a number of our buildings Access to retail and hospitality benefits via the Blue Light Card ()

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