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Forensic Collision Investigation Support Officer
Regional Scientific Support Services
Yorkshire and Humber Region (Wakefield office)
Scale 4 - £27204 - £29859 per annum
One full-time permanent role
West Yorkshire Police, as the lead Force for the Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Scientific Support Services (RSSS), is looking to recruit a Forensic Collision Investigation (FCI) Support Officer, who will be based at the Wakefield FCI base.
RSSS forms part of West Yorkshire Police and provides FCI services to the Yorkshire and Humber police forces. The department operates regionally, functioning from one of our four bases at Melton (Near Hull), Sheffield, Thirsk and Wakefield. This post is based at the Wakefield office, but there would be frequent travel around the region to support the teams at various bases,
As an FCI Support Officer, you will be a key part of the operation of the department in providing administrative and clerical support to the team of Forensic Collision Investigators across all four bases, whilst also monitoring equipment service schedules, calibration schedules and records, all in addition to providing clerical support for the implementation of ISO 17025.
This role also provides support to the training team within RSSS FCI, undertaking tasks such as booking training courses and processing invoices/purchase orders to both policing and external partners.
To be considered eligible for this post, candidates must be able to demonstrate previous experience of working in an administrative or clerical environment, have a good standard of literacy and numeracy and have a basic knowledge of, and be able to use, computer packages, such as Microsoft Office.
The vacancy will close at 23:55 hours on the 12th 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 five years. Therefore, where this applies, applicants may be refused because it was not possible to vet them to the appropriate standard.