Digital Media Classifier & CAID Support Officer

Lancashire Constabulary; Preston; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Sick pay provisions

Maternity / paternity leave

Cycle to work scheme

On-site gyms

Blue Light Discounts

Job summary

Lancashire Constabulary is seeking a highly motivated Digital Media Classifier & CAID Support Officer to join the specialist team supporting CAID referrals and digital media examinations.

The role involves applying SAP categorisation to images, assisting investigators, and using technology to identify victims, suspects, and locations within IIOC material. Strong MS Office skills and willingness to work towards CAID-related accreditations are required.

Qualifications

• CAID User training (or be prepared to work towards)
• National Grading IIOC Accreditation (or be prepared to work towards within 3 months)
• Experience of undertaking enquiries with other departments or agencies to gather information and intelligence and identify subjects
• Experience of using Microsoft Software Applications, including MS Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Access.

Responsibilities

• Accurately and consistently apply SAP categorisation to images
• Support the role of the victim identification work in identifying victims, suspects and locations within IIOC material, through investigative enquiries and use of technology, including but not limited to open source, PNC, PND, Public Phonebook, Cleartone, Cameraforensics, Cycomms, Cellbrite, 124-7, XL mapping.
• Assist Police Officers / Investigators by way of advice regarding best practices in with the classification of images in relation to online child sexual abuse and safeguarding victims.
• Identify opportunities in online child sexual abuse investigations to identify first-generation imagery of contact abuse.

Skills

CAID User training

IIOC Accreditation

Enquiries experience

MS Office

Tools

Cleartone

Cameraforensics

Cycomms

Cellbrite

124-7

XL mapping

Job description

Lancashire Constabulary is seeking a highly motivated Digital Media Classifier & CAID Support Officer to join the specialist team supporting CAID referrals and digital media examinations.

The role involves applying SAP categorisation to images, assisting investigators, and using technology to identify victims, suspects, and locations within IIOC material. Strong MS Office skills and willingness to work towards CAID-related accreditations are required.