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Processing Officer
Operational Support - Prosecution & Casualty Prevention Unit
Bradford
8 Full-Time Permanent Posts (37 hours per week Monday to Friday)
The Benefits
• Starting salary £25 242 rising to £26, 703 per annum
• Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days per year, rising to 30 days after 5 years, plus statutory bank holidays.
• Flexi-time scheme based on a standard working day of 7 hours 24 minutes and a 37-hour week
• Generous pension scheme
• Employee assistance service – accessible 24/7 and providing counselling and financial advice for you and your immediate relatives.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Blue Light Discount Card (Discounts include Asda and Costco)
• Membership to the company shop
West Yorkshire Police are looking to recruit Processing Officers to join the Prosecution and Casualty Prevention Unit based in Bradford.
As a Unit, the Prosecution and Casualty Prevention team is responsible for the processing and handling of all safety camera detections in the West Yorkshire Police area. This includes the offering of National Driver Re-training Scheme courses, dealing with telephone enquiries from members of the public concerning the issuance of tickets, summonses, postal requisitions and judicial enforcement, and the processing of DVLA, fraud, and freedom of information enquiries submitted to the Force.
As a Processing Officer within the department, it will be your responsibility to ensure the Unit is consistently providing an effective prosecution service to the Organisation, partner agencies and HM Courts. The role will involve data input, case management, file processing, dealing with incoming telephone call enquiries and decision making on behalf of the Unit. This is to ensure that the Organisation meets all the required objectives within its portfolio, maintains output and adheres to Court deadlines in accordance with policy and legislation. The successful candidate will also travel to attend court as may be required.
To be considered eligible for this post candidates must be able to demonstrate previous experience of working in an administrative or clerical environment, and previous experience of working in a similar customer focused and confidential environment, as well as knowledge of computerised databases and software packages specifically Microsoft Office. You must also have a flexible approach to working hours to ensure the delivery of an efficient service provision which meets our customers' requirements.
For a full description of the role and the required skills and experience please view the role profile.
The successful applicant will be subject to personal and financial vetting checks prior to appointment.
The application process will close at 23:55 hours on Sunday 26th April 2026
The post is suitable for job share.
West Yorkshire Police is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010.
Applicants should be aware that it is not always possible to carry out adequate vetting checks on persons who have not been resident within the UK for the last three years. Therefore, where this applies, applicants may be refused because it was not possible to vet them to the appropriate standard.