Criminal Justice Unit (CJU) Manager

Durham City Safety Group; North East; Presencial; GBP 42 000 - 64 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Durham City Safety Group is seeking a CJU Manager to lead a unit within the Criminal Justice Unit. The role encompasses staff supervision, resource allocation and ensuring compliance with national guidelines in a confidential environment.

You will manage performance, attendance, training and development, and participate in inter-agency meetings to drive effective service delivery.

Qualificações

• Two years supervisory experience within a police or public sector setting.
• Two years admin experience, e.g. letters, invoices, records.
• Experience in criminal justice environment.
• Three months management experience.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee police staff and officers, allocate work and delegate tasks.
• Conduct timely appraisals, training, welfare and disciplinary duties.
• Manage resources and oversee overtime and vacancy management.
• Monitor systems and procedures against national guidelines.
• Attend inter-agency meetings and advise on developments.

Conhecimentos

Supervisory experience

Admin experience

Criminal justice

Management experience

Formação académica

BTEC Higher in a relevant subject

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Hours/Contract: Permanent, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday

The Role

The Criminal Justice Unit (CJU) is responsible for the quality assurance and preparation of case files and associated tasks in relation to the pre and post court workflows including the management of the Witness care unit.

The CJU Manager role s cover distinct areas of business; CJU Admin, WCU, QUEST and PTT. They manage their Units resources, systems and procedures to ensure processes are carried out effectively, that they meet national guidelines and comply with Force policy. The information dealt with is of a confidential and sensitive nature. Please note that these roles have occasional access to both sensitive and potentially disturbing images/material.

What You’ll Do

• Have a broad knowledge of specialist areas within the unit and wider criminal justice system.
• To have responsibility for the management/supervision of police staff and police officers within their unit in all matters such as work allocation and delegation, timely appraisals (PDR’s and MPR’s), training and development, welfare and disciplinary responsibilities. Taking a proactive role in the management of performance and attendance.
• To manage a specific function to ensure adequate resources are allocated, taking into account variations in workload and staff absences including authorisation of overtime and vacancy management. Using innovation and a problem-solving approach to ensure efficient service delivery.
• To monitor all systems and procedures, taking into account developments in technology and changes in legislation to ensure that process functions are completed in accordance with national and Force policy, and within specified timeframes.
• To attend internal and external inter-agency administrative meetings. Liaising within the Force regarding developments and procedures in both an advisory and decision-making capacity including problem solving.

What You’ll Bring

• BTEC Higher in a relevant subject or equivalent
• At least two years supervisory experience.
• At least two years admin experience, e.g. composing original letters and documents, processing invoices, maintaining accurate records, exercising judgment in processes and people.
• At least three months management experience
• Have previous experience working within criminal justice.

If you hold a higher qualification than those required above or minimum 5 years relevant experience, please evidence this on your application and it will be reviewedby our recruitment team.

For further information, please view the Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Further information

Any offer of employment will be subject to appropriate vetting checks which will be maintained/updated throughout the period of service.

Applicants must have been a UK resident for at least three years prior to the date of application.

If applicants have not been a resident in the UK for at least three years and can provide a VERIFIABLE certificate from the police of any country where they have taken temporary residence. The certificate must indicate that they have not been convicted of any offence whilst in that country or involved in any investigation by a Law Enforcement Agency.

Any tattoos deemed to be obscene, or advocates sexual, racial, ethnic, or religious discrimination, by written word or design is prohibited and the presence of such a tattoo would preclude an applicant from passing the recruitment process for employment with the Constabulary.

We are committed to equal opportunities, we therefore encourage you to complete and return the equality monitoring form. This form is optional, and your responses will be kept confidential and for statistical purposes only.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Your Application

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be a useful tool to support the preparation of your application. However, all information, examples and evidence provided must be genuine, accurate and based on your own knowledge, skills and experience.

Applications must accurately reflect your personal achievements and career history. Any submission found to contain plagiarised content, or information that has been generated by AI and presented as personal experience, may be withdrawn from the recruitment process. For internal applicants, such instances may also be considered under the relevant disciplinary procedures.

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