GMP has an exciting opportunity for you to become part of our Forensic Services Team as a Crime Scene Investigator (CSI). Successful applicants will be based in a Crime Scene Investigation Unit on one of our 10 districts, working alongside fellow CSIs, building relationships with police officers, investigating crime of all types, and bringing offenders to justice.
As a CSI you will receive:
- £25,758-£ 27,690 per year
- Allowances including;
10% Irregular hours
10.84% weekend enhancement
- Pension
- 24 days annual leave rising to 29 days after 5 years’ service and 32 days after 10 years.
- Public holidays
If you are successful in our recruitment process we will mentor you to achieve the Crime Scene Investigation Training (Stage 1). We are looking for individuals committed to follow a career in Crime Scene Investigation.
We are looking for someone who has:
- A good standard of education
- An inquisitive and enquiring mind
- Initiative
- The ability to communicate well, both verbally and in writing
- A logical approach to problem solving
- Attention to detail
- A clean driving licence
And who is:
- Flexible
- Resilient
- Able to adapt and innovate
- Able and willing to work shifts (0700-2300), including weekends (1 in 2)
- A team player
The main responsibilities of the role are to:
- Gather information
- Assess incidents for forensic potential
- Attend and examine all types of crime scenes utilising the three scientific support disciplines of photography, forensics and fingerprints
- Record and recover evidence at crime scenes
- Liaise with investigators, providing advice and guidance on the scene, including the evidential value of evidence
- Support victims in moving on from being a victim of crime
Please note, successful candidates will be required to provide fingerprints and DNA samples, which will be used to speculatively search against local and national databases prior to appointment. This is to ensure that candidates have not previously come to adverse police attention and are not linked to any outstanding crime scenes. The fingerprint and DNA samples will also be used for inclusion on national databases so that they can be searched for elimination purposes.