Domestic Abuse Case Officer

Essential Employment; Jarrow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Essential Employment in Colchester is seeking a Domestic Abuse Case Officer on a temporary, full-time contract. You will support warranted officers by progressing domestic abuse cases, preparing evidential files, interviewing witnesses, and assisting with court appearances.

You will gather statements, ensure evidential integrity, and maintain knowledge of relevant legislation such as PACE. This is a full-time temporary role with pre-employment checks.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting domestic abuse investigations.
• Ability to prepare evidential files and statements.
• Knowledge of PACE and related legislation.

Responsibilities

• Support warranted officers in progressing domestic abuse cases and investigations.
• Prepare briefing materials, summaries, and reasoned recommendations for action.
• Assist with offender processing, witness engagement, and statement taking.
• Secure best evidence by following an investigation plan and recording relevant data.
• Interview witnesses and victims, assess statement reliability for court use.
• Manage CCTV materials and ensure evidential integrity for trials.

Job description

Domestic Abuse Case Officer needed in Colchester, £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 an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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