ID Suite Officer
British Transport Police (BTP) are recruiting for an ID Suite Officer on a permanent contract. The role is paying £29,076.18 per annum, plus £3,033.56 London allowance and will be based in Aldgate, London.
BTP is the national police Force for the rail network throughout Great Britain, including London Underground, across which we ensure the safety and security of nearly 3 billion passenger journeys and over 100 million tons of freight every year. The world in which we work is fast paced, operationally and commercially demanding, and constantly changing.
As an ID Suite Officer you will be required to:
Responsible for all tasks associated with identity parades, in accordance with PACE, including:
- Organise and plan bookings (including those from other forces)
- Liaise with suspects and witnesses.
- Liaise with solicitors, appropriate adults and other representatives.
- Ensure that ID procedures fully comply with PACE and Codes of Practice.
- Provide full administrative support to the department in respect of all correspondence, travel facilities, filing and maintaining the diary.
- Prepare statements and building case files for officers in the case.
Further information about this vacancy can be found in the attached job description.
The successful ID Suite Officer will be required to evidence the following:
Experience:
- Proven experience of dealing with members of the public, preferably in a customer services environment.
- A policing background would be preferable but not essential.
Skills:
- Excellent interpersonal skills, time management, and influencing and problem solving skills.
- A very flexible approach to work is required to meet the needs of victims and witnesses, and to accommodate urgent parade bookings.
- Requires a degree of creative skill to effectively interpret witness descriptions for the compilation of ID Parades (VIPER).
Knowledge:
- Excellent knowledge of PACE Code D, Equal Opportunities and Policing protocols (preferable not essential).
- An excellent working knowledge of VIPER.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
This post requires a very high level of communication and interpersonal skills. The post holder is required to liaise with persons at all levels, including Home Office forces, legal departments and must have the ability to build good rapport with young members of the community. A sympathetic and caring nature is required for dealing with distressed and vulnerable victims and witnesses. The post holder must be able to remain calm and operate discretion at all times. It is essential that no errors are made in relation to the laid down procedures as this would affect the outcome of any criminal charges arising from parade results.
Flexibility is required as the services of this post can at times require cover in the evenings, weekends, and on bank holidays.
If you are interested in applying to the role, then please do not delay as interviews will be held as soon possible. In return for your experience, we can offer you:
- Salary of £29,076.18 per annum, plus £3,033.56 London allowance per annum
- Yearly base salary increments (subject to satisfactory performance in previous PDR year
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Family friendly policies including up to 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave
- Bespoke benefits platform and access to Blue Light Card
- Development opportunities including fully funded apprenticeships
- Employee assistance programme and dedicated wellbeing hub
- Excellent Pension scheme
BTP is an employer who cares about the impact we have on the environment and the wider challenges of climate change, and as such we are committed to reducing our carbon footprint and achieving Net Zero Carbon (NZC) through offsetting by 2035.
At BTP we are proud guardians of the railway and it is crucial that we represent the diverse communities we serve and protect. As ‘One BTP’ across the UK, we know that diversity, inclusion and belonging help us improve our decision making, foster creativity and drive innovation so all our people can thrive.
Our vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit. So that we can become more diverse we encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, women, people who have a disability, those who are neurodiverse and persons who identify as LGBTQI+. We use positive action to encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups through targeted workshops or advice sessions. If you have the skills, experience and values that here in BTP we pride ourselves on then we would welcome you to apply.
For more information on Positive Action please click here or email the team on PART-Recruitment@btp.police.uk
If you have any questions about the application process, please email our friendly and helpful team where we will be happy to help you: RecruitmentTeam@btp.police.uk. If your question related to equality or diversity then you can also contact our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team directly at: PART-Recruitment@btp.police.uk To reassure you, anything you ask us will be in the strictest confidence and will not form part of your application.
In order to apply, you must have the permanent right to live and work in the UK and have been resident in the UK for the previous 3 years. You will be asked these and other questions to determine your eligibility to work for British Transport Police when you start your application and you must answer honestly.
BTP GPP Police Staff Pension Scheme is administered by Royal London and this is a group personal pension plan which is available to all police staff. It’s a defined contribution scheme, offering employees the flexibility to vary their pension contributions from 4.4% to 12% of their salary. For more information, visit the Royal London dedicated pension page or email us at Pension-Queries@btp.police.uk .Please note if you are an existing member of Police Staff in the RPS your pension will not be affected.
Internal candidates must have completed their probation for their current substantive posting and can only apply in tenure if Head of Department approval is emailed to Recruitmentteam@btp.police.uk prior to the vacancy closing. Internal candidates must confirm that they are not subject to formal action plans for sickness/complaints/discipline or poor performance and that all mandatory training courses have been attended and are in ticket/up to date. A minimum rating of 3 (performing) or a rating of U (no rating) must have been achieved on the last reporting year PDR.