Police Staff Investigator - County Lines Investigator

Adecco are pleased to be recruiting for a Police Staff Investigator to join Merseyside Police at their Lower Lane Police Station.

• Temporary post initially until March 2026
• £16.17 per hour
• Office Based
• 37 hours per week
• Monday - Friday office hours

As a County Lines Investigation Staff, your primary responsibility is to investigate and disrupt county lines drug trafficking operations by identifying and closing county line networks. You will work to identify, apprehend, and prosecute individuals involved in the exploitation of vulnerable people, including children, for the distribution of illegal drugs. This role involves close collaboration with various law enforcement agencies, social services, and community organisations to safeguard victims and dismantle criminal networks.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

It is essential that the post holder has extensive experience in the following in order to investigate and review cases and to quality assure processes:

• Proven inter-personal and communication skills, both oral and written.
• The post holder must be able to write and produce comprehensive letters and reports to a high standard.
• Ability to plan and organise, manage priorities, balancing their workload and work to deadlines monitoring delivery to ensure required standard is met.
• The post holder must be willing and able to undertake relevant courses to enable them to conduct criminal investigations together with the ability to interview witnesses and victims and interview suspects. They must have or be able to work towards gaining a sound and accurate working knowledge of legislation and procedures relevant to the documenting, handling and storage of exhibits, the responsibilities and procedures in respect of disclosure.
• Ability to work in a small team with minimum supervision.

It is desirable that the post holder has experience of the following, in order to review cases, lead investigations and quality assure processes:

• File management
• Proven and well evidenced experience in an investigative role and is able to understand the complexities and sensitivities of crime investigation.
• Liaising with CPS, legal representatives and other agencies involved in crime investigations
• Experience in the roles of disclosure, exhibits, and telecommunications and outside enquiries on live investigations.
• PEACE trained
• Knowledge of major incident room procedures

To display a high level of flexibility, resilience and dependability to cope with high profile and sensitive investigations, extended working hours and demanding workloads associated with the post, displaying the appropriate level of integrity and confidentiality.

Ability to present information clearly and concisely in a logical and systematic manner in order that best practice is identified and adopted.

Must be capable of absolute discretion in handling matters of a personal, sensitive, and confidential nature.

The ability to interview suspects and witnesses in accordance with current legislation, policies, procedures, Codes of practice and guidelines in relation to the conduct of interviews together with knowledge of disclosure issues.

If you have the skills for this role, please apply. If your CV is shortlisted, an Adecco Consultant will be in touch.

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