Police Staff Investigating Officer (Child Abuse)

Spinwell Global; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Spinwell is recruiting for a Police Staff Investigating Officer on a hybrid basis in Edgbaston. The role involves evidence collection, interviewing witnesses and child victims, risk assessments and multi-agency collaboration to support investigations into child abuse.

Salary is paid hourly at £26.52 with a contract length until 31/03/27. You must meet BPSS clearance requirements; prior public sector experience is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Collecting and gathering evidence and recording and retaining material from a range of sources in a format that is evidentially admissible to support the investigative process.
• Identifying, assessing and tailoring engagement with child victims, so that evidence is collected adequately and appropriately to support the child and proportionally achieve investigatory objectives.
• Interviewing witnesses, victims and suspects and gathering all required evidence in relation to child abuse investigations in accordance with PIP2 standards, generating further lines of enquiry to bring perpetrators to justice.
• Sharing information and undertaking risk assessments to contribute towards multi-agency decision-making and providing appropriate support for victims during an investigation to ensure their safety and wellbeing.
• Providing information regarding additional services available for families and victims, including signposting to support agencies, and explaining criminal justice and coronial procedures, so that they can access all available services and support.
• Carrying out analysis, assessing evidence and evaluating material generated by child abuse investigations so that intelligence generates evidence to identify and charge offenders, supports the prevention of future offences and connects the work of other policing teams.
• Ensuring all material, including exhibits generated by serious and complex crime, is seized, examined, and retained in accordance with legislation and policy, where necessary.
• Preparing reports on the outcome of investigations and managing case files within best practice procedures to ensure there is an accurate audit trail.
• Initiating multi-agency arrangement discussions in cases where there are no further criminal proceedings to assess potential ongoing risk.
• Contributing to the multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA), providing updates on offenders, and updating records to support and enable joined-up public agency management of offenders.

Job description

Spinwell is recruiting for a Police Staff Investigating Officer on a hybrid basis in Edgbaston. The role involves evidence collection, interviewing witnesses and child victims, risk assessments and multi-agency collaboration to support investigations into child abuse.

Salary is paid hourly at £26.52 with a contract length until 31/03/27. You must meet BPSS clearance requirements; prior public sector experience is beneficial.