Domestic Abuse Case Officer

Essential Employment; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Domestic Abuse Case Officer in Chelmsford is required on a full-time, temporary contract basis. Salary is £15.72 per hour PAYE.

Essential Employment is acting as an employment business for this vacancy. All roles may be subject to pre-employment checks including references; please be prepared for assessment by phone if shortlisted.

Responsibilities

• Support warranted officers in progression of domestic abuse cases including case enquiries, offender processing and witness engagement.
• Prepare briefing material and summaries for team briefings; prepare reports and recommendations for further action.
• Assist with investigation of Domestic Abuse crime, including evidential file preparation and court appearances.
• Secure best evidence by following the case investigation plan to support prosecution decisions.
• Submit complete paperwork with evidential integrity and gather all relevant case documentation.
• Interview witnesses and victims; assist with suspect interviews and statement collection for court.
• Manage seizure and viewing of CCTV or other materials and record evidential value.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation (PACE, CPIA) to ensure compliance.

Skills

Case progression

Evidence handling

Witness engagement

Statement taking

Court proceedings

Interviewing witnesses

Job description

Domestic Abuse Case Officer needed in Chelmsford £15.72ph PAYE - Reference: OR118758

• Support warranted officers in the progression of domestic abuse cases by undertaking case related enquiries, offender processing, evidential file preparation, witness engagement, statement taking and court-related activities. The role contributes to the effective management of investigations and case progression, enabling officers to focus on investigative decision- making and safeguarding outcomes.
• Prepare briefing material for team briefings, prepare and summarise investigating officers reports making reasoned conclusions and recommendations for further action by warranted officers.
• Assist with the investigation of Domestic Abuse crime within the Domestic Abuse Team, including completing actions, offender processing, preparation of evidential files and relevant court appearances to help reduce the number of routine tasks for officers.
• Secure the best evidence through thorough investigation, working to an agreed case investigation plan, in order to allow detection of the crime and a considered decision to be taken regarding prosecution of offenders.
• Submit complete and correct paperwork compiled observing the highest professional standards, within set time limits and ensure evidential integrity through the collection of all relevant documentation, information or data that will be required by the officers to form an overall picture of the circumstances of the case.
• Interview witnesses and victims of crime, and assist with suspect interviews, taking high quality, accurate statements for inclusion into case files and undertaking assessment of the veracity of statements and the potential reliability of witnesses in Court in order to present best evidence.
• Manage the seizure and viewing of CCTV tapes, viewing material, analysing information, and recording elements of evidential and intelligence value, in order to provide expert evidence in support of investigations.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and policy, for example criminal law, PACE and CPIA, in order to ensure investigations and documentation is of the highest standard and complies with such legislation and policy.

This is a full time role on a Temporary Contract basis.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

All our roles may be subject to pre-employment checks including references so please beprepared.

Due to high volumes of CVs received we are not able to respond to all unsuccessful applications. You will always however hear from us by phone if we are able to take your CV forward to the next stage.