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Vacancy Information

Division / Department - Specialist Crime
Grade - Grade 7
Status - Full Time
Contract Type - Permanent
Salary Grade Range - £25,626 - £27,747
Working Hours - 37.0 Hours per Week
Shift Allowance - No
Politically Restricted - No
Location - See Advert

The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time. 

Chief Constables' Message

We really welcome your interest in joining our Police Force. It is a privilege to lead the teams in Surrey Police and Sussex Police who continuously work selflessly and tirelessly in order to keep people in our counties safe.

We are looking for talented and inspirational people who put the needs of the public at the heart of everything that they do and who want to make a difference. If you feel you are that person then we want to hear from you.

We wish you all the very best with your application.

Chief Constable Tim De Meyer & Chief Constable Jo Shiner

The Role & Key Responsibilities

From your first day with us you will be part of a policing family making a real difference.

It is our mission to identify and protect vulnerable people, prevent and respond to harm and keep people safe.

We are offering an exciting opportunity to become a Crime Scene Services Assistant and be part of the Forensic Investigations team. You will be chiefly responsible for keeping our CSI teams equipped, while helping us to gain and maintain our ISO accreditation through a variety of tasks and administrative functions.
Other tasks such as transportation of exhibits, cleaning of key facilities and equipment to a forensic standard and organising repair of technical equipment will all form part of this diverse and constantly evolving role.

The successful candidate will be based at either of our West Sussex bases, Durrington or Haywards Heath, and have primary responsibility for the smooth running of these two CSI Hubs. Travel to other locations both in Surrey and Sussex, as well as out of Force will also be part of your duties.

The Role:

  • You will be one of three Crime Scene Services Assistants across the collaborated unit; based in Guildford, East Sussex and West Sussex (vacant).
  • You will be able to work independently, be proactive and demonstrate flexibility as the role evolves and demand changes.
  • You will play a key role in ensuring the day to day running of our Forensic Services across Surrey and Sussex.
  • You will be managed by the Senior CSI role.
  • This is a Flexitime role with core hours between 0800 and 1800, Monday to Friday.

Key Responsibilities:

  • You will monitor and maintain stock levels of essential consumables, while ensuring ISO requirements are adhered to. You will generate requisitions and reconcile delivered goods with orders made. You will communicate with suppliers and budget holders to rectify discrepancies, as well as balancing stock levels across the base sites.
  • You will ensure CSI specific hardware is serviced and maintained, organising repairs and calibration where required. 
  • You will maintain facilities to ISO standards, undertaking regular as well as periodic deep cleaning of both rooms, vehicles and equipment.
  • You will ensure personal protective equipment is effective and fitted correctly - undertaking annual testing in conjunction with operational staff.
  • You will have responsibility for collecting exhibits from other stores and Scenes of Crime Bases across both of our Forces. You may on occasions be expected to take or collect exhibits from a laboratory or an expert for examination. The continuity and integrity of those exhibits is essential throughout any of these processes. 
  • You will gather data from different databases and software, presenting this in other formats where required and preparing documents for others to review.
  • You will monitor various inboxes and calendars, responding to tasks and keeping records.
  • You will need to gain a working knowledge of the Quality Standards, ISO17025 ,ISO 17020 and the Forensic Science Regulators Codes of Practice and Conduct.
  • You will be involved in coaching and training new staff to this role.

Skills & Experience

Essential Criteria:

  • GCSE Maths and English (pass or equivalent).
  • Driving test - Full UK Driving Licence (Manual)
  • Experience of working in a team environment together with maintaining good working relationships across of range of internal customers and stakeholders.
  • Have an excellent knowledge of a range of Microsoft Office tools e.g. Word, Excel and other databases.
  • Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, in order to deal promptly and effectively with all queries and tasks.
  • Have good written communication skills with the ability to produce clear, concise and accurate records and reports.
  • Have the ability to work independently with minimum supervision, to meet  deadlines and respond flexibly to changing and challenging demands.
  • Have excellent planning and organising skills
  • Possess a high degree of initiative in order to ensure that problems and issues are resolved or escalated where appropriate.

Why Work With Us?

Policing is an exciting 24/7 business and we all have commitments outside work. We’re invested in supporting people to balance their life with work and we encourage flexible working. We are open to conversations about job shares and part time working. 

We take pride in looking after our people and offer a variety of benefits; 

  • contributory pension scheme (LGPS)
  • generous annual leave allowance
  • on-site gyms and a range of sports clubs
  • generous and supportive parental leave
  • financial and mental wellbeing guidance and support

Please use the following links for more information on the benefits of working with Surrey Police or Sussex Police

Further Information

If you require further information or have any questions - please contact either Melanie Lett or Henry Cass.

Diversity Statement

We are only as good as our people.  It's important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach, and the skills that diversity brings; all of which help us to deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all.

We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of Disability Confident, hold Race Equality Matters Trailblazer status, are a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and are aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.

We are committed to being an anti-racist police service. We promise to challenge injustice, ensure fairness and to uphold anti-racist principles in both our organisation and our communities. For more information, you can read our full anti-racism statement here.

We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status, or religious belief, we would love to hear from you.

Please use the following links to find out more on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Surrey Police and Sussex Police

Additional Information

Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly.  You may wish to consider adding noreply@surreysussexpolice.as.recruitmail.com to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.

This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes.  Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference.  This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process.

Please note that not all jobs are available for internal candidates across both Forces, the current agreed recruitment principles are;

  • vacancies in collaborated units are available to all officers and staff across both Forces
  • vacancies in non-collaborated units are only available to officers and staff within the Force with the vacancy unless it is advertised externally
  • if the vacancy is advertised externally and an officer or member of staff from the other Force is successful it will result in a transfer of employment

Surrey Police and Sussex Police Special Constables, Volunteers and Agency Staff (excluding self employed workers) covered under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) are eligible to apply for internal advertised posts.