NW BCU Safeguarding Researcher (Police staff Band E)
16915
An opportunity has arisen for a researcher to be recruited into the multi- agency safeguarding hubs within London’s Metropolitan Police Service.
This is an exciting time to be working as a safeguarding researcher for the Metropolitan Police Service. In addition to large-scale transformation, there is the unique and ever-evolving challenge of policing London. This means that as a researcher, there are opportunities for you to get involved with making London the safest global city in a time of unprecedented change within the UK's largest Police Service.
Role:
The role of Researchers will support the MASH desk in providing written research reports to be shared with partner agencies and will be pivotal in the safeguarding of London’s children and adults. You will work closely with Safeguarding and Children/Adult Social Care. The role involves researching families using all police indices, and providing written reports for CONNECT to send to partners and adhere with the agreed sharing safeguarding protocols.
You will need to have the confidence in report writing and prioritising your workload within this extremely busy environment. You will carry out all administrative duties pertaining to the role and systems that are in place.
Key responsibilities:
- You will undertake research and interrogate MPS intelligence systems including IIP, PND, Merlin, CRIS, CRIMINT PLUS, CONNECT, and VISOR.
- You will produce written reports from research in support of MASH desks
- You will complete initial research of referral subjects for the referral manager and support the work of police colleagues as required within MASH and operational policing environment.
- You will comply with MPS, ACPO and Management of Police Information (MoPI) standards.
Essential skills and experience criteria:
- Ability to be able to prioritise work to maximise efficiency
- Experience of maintaining high standards when working under pressure
- Knowledge of and competency around Policing IT systems in order to conduct research
- Ability to write a comprehensive and accurate reports
- Work as part of a team
- Willingness and ability to undertake and pass non contact based OST
- Willingness to undertake a psychological screening with MPS Occupational Health.
Desirable skills and criteria:
Knowledge of PND, records management and other policing systems desirable.
What can we offer in return?
You will enjoy the kind of great benefits that you’d expect from one of London's largest employers. These include:
- Flexible working conditions
- Agreed blended working arrangements
- The opportunity to make a meaningful difference to London’s children, the Met and the communities that we serve
- Reducing violence within London
Salary:
Pay scale Band E
Location:
Based within Local Authorities / police buildings
If you have any queries in respect of this opportunity, or need support in applying, please contact A/DI John Martin john.martin@met.police.uk by telephone on 07776678532.
We view diversity as fundamental to our success. To tackle today’s complex policing challenges, we need a workforce made up from all of London’s communities. Applications from across the community are therefore essential.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer the Met have committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.
Does this sound like you? If yes, start your application now.
Please answer the below two competency based questions against the relevant CVF Framework level 1.
Question 1. We are emotionally aware
Describe a time when you have remained calm under pressure and what you did to manage this.
Question 2. We analyse critically
Describe a time when you have recognised keys risks in information and how you have handled this situation.
Maximum words is 300 per competency.
- We are emotionally aware at level 1
- We analyse critically at level 1
Disability Confident Statement
The Met is committed to being an inclusive employer with a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from ethnic minority groups and females.
As a Disability Confident employer, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. If you consider yourself to have access, workplace or reasonable adjustment requirements that need to be accommodated, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence and will not affect any recruitment decisions.
Read our full disability confidence statement.
This opportunity is closed to applications.