Evidence Officer HIOWC545

Hampshire & Isle Of Wight Constabulary; Southampton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire- is seeking an Evidence Officer to manage evidential exhibits across multiple storage areas, ensuring security, compliance with Force Policy, and timely reuniting owners with property where possible.

This active role involves lifting heavy items, driving a vehicle to collect or dispose of items, dealing with the public by phone and in person, and maintaining accurate records using Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Educated to at least passes in Maths and English Language.
• Full current driving licence required.
• Experience in a busy office environment with proven organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safekeeping and appropriate handling of all evidential exhibits in compliance with legislation and Force Policy and Procedures.
• Receive and quality check all items deposited in the Temporary Evidence Stores (TES).
• Maintain the required security protocols for the environment and stored items at all times.
• Receive and resolve enquiries from the Public in person, by telephone and email.
• Facilitate the provision of exhibits to officers / staff when requested.
• Collect and transport exhibits between locations or to a disposal facility in a police vehicle as required.

Skills

Driving Licence

Organisational skills

Education

Maths and English passes

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

To deliver an efficient Evidence Management Service to colleagues and the public; proactively managing evidential exhibits in line with Force Policy and Procedures and reuniting owners with their property at the earliest opportunity.

The role is not just a desk-based job, it is a very active role requiring a lot of lifting, carrying, and walking between our different storage areas.

We use a van on a regular basis to visit various locations to collect/dispose of items of property, therefore a driving licence is essential.

Evidence Officers are required to deal with a multitude of items some of which can be unpleasant to handle or heavy/awkward to lift.

As part of the Evidence Officer role, you are required to deal with members of the public daily, both face to face and over the phone. This can be confrontational at times as we are not always able to return items of personal property to them due to ongoing police investigations.

Key accountabilities include but are not limited to:

1. Ensure the safekeeping and appropriate handling of all evidential exhibits (which will include seized monies, firearms, drugs, contaminated items and biometric samples) in compliance with legislation and Force Policy and Procedures.
2. Receive and quality check all items deposited in the Temporary Evidence Stores (TES), assessing items individually to decide their correct storage.
3. Maintain the required security protocols for the environment and stored items at all times.
4. Receive and resolve enquiries from the Public in person, by telephone and email.
5. Facilitate the provision of exhibits to officers / staff when requested.
6. Collect and transport exhibits between locations or to a disposal facility in a police vehicle as required.

For more information on the role

Essential Qualifications

Educated to at least passes in Maths and English Language or experience to bring post holder to comparable level. A full current driving licence is required.

Previous experience of working in a busy office environment including a range of administrative procedures with proven organisational skills.

Ability to use own initiative and prioritise work. Computer literate, experienced in use of Microsoft Office. Good literacy and communication skills.