Police Led Prosecutions Officer - HC623808

Police Led Prosecutions Officer - HC623808

Job Title: Police Led Prosecutions Officer - HC623808

Work Location: Andover

Hours: Full time - 37 hours

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 28th April :59 hours

About the role

You would attend and present specified offence cases to Magistrates' Courts throughout the Hampshire and IOW Area, review all case files listed for that session and make decisions to withdraw cases that fail to meet the required standards of evidence, prepare cases to be presented, and liaise with Court Legal Advisor regarding workload.

You would provide explanations to the defence, members of the public or their representatives concerning the process to expect and associated implications and potential outcomes, conduct PNC checks to verify driving licence details/driving history for court presentation, and present facts of the case and its context in response to mitigation posed, legal arguments or as directed by the Magistrate to provide clarity.

Qualifications

• Educated to QCF Level 2 (3-5 passes) OR work experience deemed to have brought the postholder to a comparable level.
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Excellent planning and organization skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Flexibility relating to court travel and attendance
• Awareness of the values: courage, respect, empathy, public service

Benefits

• Fantastic Local Government Pension scheme
• 24 days annual leave rising to 29 days after 5 years service (pro-rata for part-time workers) plus the 8 public bank holidays
• Blue Light Card - retail, holiday and leisure discounts
• Family friendly policies supporting those with caring responsibilities
• Excellent wellbeing support including onsite wellbeing rooms and access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff representation groups and inclusion networks
• Gym facilities at a number of our buildings

Equality and Diversity

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is an equal opportunities employer that positively promotes flexible working, enabling officers and staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance whilst meeting operational requirements of the constabulary. We actively encourage applications to be made on a full time, part time or flexible working basis.

The Equality Act 2010 allows us to promote equality within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary by adopting Positive Action to support people from under-represented groups. Our aim is to recruit talented people with a diverse range of skills and experience and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

The Disability Confident campaign aims to remove barriers, increase understanding and ensure that people have opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. We will accommodate requests for reasonable adjustments where possible throughout our recruitment and promotions processes and encourage anyone requiring reasonable adjustments to disclose this at the earliest opportunity.