RS8056 - Forensic Assistant

West Yorkshire Police; Wakefield; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Flexible working options

Pension scheme

Staff discounts

Cycle to work

Wellbeing services

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

West Yorkshire Police in Wakefield is recruiting a Forensic Assistant based at Calder Park. The role involves providing administrative support for forensic samples and maintaining accurate case records across multiple systems, including LEDS and Socrates.

The successful candidate will handle inquiries, manage exhibits related to fingerprints and footwear, and maintain stock for test processes. The role requires vetting and is not suitable for homeworking, with job share considered.

Qualifications

• Administrative support function for receipt and return of forensic samples.
• Experience with LEDS, Socrates, Digital Fingerprint Capability and Microsoft packages.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive administrative support function for receipt and return of forensic samples.
• Use, interrogate and update information on systems including LEDS, Socrates, Digital Fingerprint Capability and Microsoft packages.
• Check computerised systems to ensure accurate case records and report any anomalies.
• Handle inquiries to update stakeholders or processing persons of interest requests.
• Be responsible for destruction and recording of exhibits related to fingerprints and footwear.
• Perform administrative tasks for control, ordering and handling of stationery and consumables for test processes.
• Subject to management level vetting before full appointment.
• Role not suitable for homeworking; job share considered.

Job description

Contract: Full time, 37 Hours, Permanent Post

West Yorkshire Police as the lead Force for the Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Scientific Support Services (RSSS) are looking to recruit a Forensic Assistant to be based at Calder Park, Wakefield.

Role and Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive administrative support function in relation to the receipt and return of forensic samples.
• Use, interrogate and/or update information on a range of technical systems, including LEDS, Socrates, Digital Fingerprint Capability and Microsoft packages.
• The checking of computerised systems to ensure accurate case records are being maintained between them. Resolving and reporting any anomalies.
• Dealing with inquiries to update stakeholders or processing persons of interest requests.
• Be responsible for the destruction and recording of exhibits relative to fingerprints and footwear.
• Administrative tasks in relation to the control, ordering and handling of stationery and consumables for test processes.

Due to the nature of the role the successful candidate will be subject to a management level vetting check prior to full appointment.

The role is not suitable for homeworking.

The role is suitable for job share.

Benefits/What We Offer

West Yorkshire Police staff can access a wide range of benefits designed to support work-life balance, wellbeing, development and financial security. These include:

• Generous annual leave allowance - 29 days annual leave, rising to 34 days after five years of service (plus bank holidays)
• Flexible working options, to help you manage your professional and personal commitments
• Membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund, a secure Defined Benefit CARE (Career Average Revalued Earnings) pension scheme
• Membership options for the Police Treatment Centre and The Police Children's Charity (eligibility-dependent)
• Access to savings, discounts and cashback rewards through staff schemes, including eligibility to purchase a Blue Light Card
• Option to sign up to our Cycle to work scheme (eligibility-dependent)
• Access to a wide range of internal wellbeing services and support programmes
• Supportive HR policies, including maternity, paternity and other family-friendly provisions
• A meaningful career with a clear sense of purpose supporting policing services that protect communities
• Opportunities to join staff networks, wellbeing groups, and sports clubs

We are proud to be a member of the Fair Work Charter. See here for more information:

This vacancy will close on Thursday the 5th of November 2026 at 23:55pm

The post is suitable for job share.

For roles which are advertised as Career Progression Schemes, individuals will be appointed to the bottom scale point of the appropriate grade within the scheme, based on the role entry requirements. Full progression through the scheme may be subject to attaining a specific qualification or successfully passing an assessment or review .

West Yorkshire Police is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010.

Applicants should be aware that it is not always possible to carry out adequate vetting checks on persons who have not been resident within the UK for the last five years. Therefore, where this applies, applicants may be refused because it was not possible to vet them to the appropriate standard.