Overview
The Crown Prosecution Service is recruiting eight victim liaison officers across Birmingham and Liverpool. If you're looking for a career with real purpose, this is an opportunity for you. As a victim liaison officer, you support victims of rape and serious sexual offences, communicating over the phone, in person and in writing to resolve queries about ongoing prosecutions. You help victims to understand the decisions we make, the role of the Crown Prosecution Service and wider criminal justice system, and their rights during the legal process. You manage sensitive and challenging conversations in a calm, empathetic and professional way.
Responsibilities
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Qualifications
You don't need specific qualifications to apply - if you share our values and commitment to public service, we'd like to hear from you. It is desirable that you have experience in working with victims of crime, or a customer service environment, but it's not essential.
Disability Confident
Disability Confident: A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.
About the CPS
At the Crown Prosecution Service, we are responsible for delivering justice through the independent and effective prosecution of crime. As the principal prosecuting authority across England and Wales, the nature and diversity of cases we advise on and prosecute means our work is often emotionally challenging and complex. As such we employ over 7,000 individuals who think objectively, act professionally, show the utmost respect for others and continually strive for excellence.
Benefits
* flexible and family-friendly working
* competitive salary
* Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 28.9%
* 25 days leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays
* 3 days paid volunteering leave
* an extra privilege day for the King's birthday
* £350 a year individual learning budget
* wellbeing support and counselling
* Cycle2work scheme, high street retailer offers and discounts
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