Family Court Disclosure Supervisor

We are currently recruiting for a Family Court Disclosure Supervisor based in Manchester. 

Pay rate: £17.30 PAYE / £21.94 umbrella – per hour (paid weekly)

Hours: Full time (08:00 – 16:00) – Hybrid role once adequate training/onboarding is completed. Office attendance will be mandatory for certain tasks e.g. 121’s etc

Contract duration: Temporary ongoing

Duties:

• Undertake the Police National Computer (PNC) duties and responsibilities necessary to implement the requirements of the National Criminal Justice Records System (Phoenix).
• Undertake general supervisory duties in connection with staff in the Unit including the recruitment and selection of staff.
• Undertake the duties and responsibilities necessary to maintain the information held on the force computer systems ensuring compliance with Force requirements.
• Ensure all invoicing in relation to disclosure of materials for family court hearings is accurate and promptly recovered.
• Uphold the performance requirements of the unit, mentoring staff where appropriate and monitoring the quality of the work.
• Provide staff and management with performance data.
• Ensure that work is processed in the time scale allocated, prioritising court orders and witness summons.
• Perform any Family Court disclosure work in support of the unit (as requested) and attending at the family court if required.
• Attendance at local and National meetings in relation to care proceedings and policing processes that are involved.
• Respond to enquiries from and liaise with all police and non-police prosecuting agencies e.g. Ministry of Defence, Customs and Excise, to resolve criminal record and prosecution queries.
• Answer queries relating to work within the section from members of that section or other staff in the unit.
• Report any identified misuse or abuse of the computer systems or procedures to management.
• Interrogate computer records and evaluate data in response to enquiries relating to operational policing matters.
• Be aware of police/judicial proceedings and the implications of Data Protection legislation, the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, the Computer Misuse Act, PACE Act and other relevant legislation.
• Research more complex problems before passing to management.
• Mentor/coach staff allocated within the unit in support of core training and recognise any training needs in new and existing staff.
• Review, develop and implement data input procedures to local and national computerised systems to meet changes in local and national standards.
• Provide assistance to other sections as and where required to ensure the overall efficiency of the unit.
• Be prepared to deal with information that is sensitive, and explicit in relation to violence, sexual offences, abuse of children and vulnerable people.

Essential Experience:

• Experience of having worked in a Criminal Records Unit.
• Supervised or assisted in the supervision of staff within a clerical/administrative environment.
• Involved in research/analytical activities.
• Assisted in the mentoring/coaching of staff.
• Competent in using computer systems including Microsoft packages and the internet.
• Dealt with a range of staffing issues including recruitment, training and monitoring.
• Experience of disclosure matters.

Apply online or contact Terri O’Keefe on 07879 585551 or you can also email terri@peelsolutions.co.uk for more information on this role.