Crime Scene Officer

at  NSW Police Force

ABOUT US

The NSW Police Force (NSWPF) is one of the largest police forces in the western world, with more than 20,000 employees, including more than 4,000 administrative employees who support the sworn officers that provide a range of law and order services 24 hours a day, seven days a week to the socially, geographically and culturally diverse community of NSW.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We have an opportunity for a Crime Scene Officer to be part of our Crime Scene Services Branch, Forensic Evidence & Technical Services Command. The Crime Scene Officer’s primary role is to identify and examine forensic evidence and provide evidence regarding their examinations to the judiciary. Some roles may require collection of forensic evidence from both deceased and living persons and/or presumptive testing of drugs and sub-sampling of bulk drugs in a laboratory environment.
Forensic Evidence & Technical Services employees who may have contact with crime scenes or related exhibits as a part of their duties, and visitors to FETS facilities where these examinations take place, can be asked to provide a DNA sample for elimination purposes, to be included on the Quality Assurance Register (QAR) maintained by the Forensic and Analytical Science Services (FASS) laboratory.
Employees seeking employment into operational or laboratory roles must provide a DNA sample on commencement of their employment. Failure to provide a DNA reference sample may result in the employee’s offer of appointment being withdrawn or their employment being annulled.
For more information on this role (e.g. essential requirements, key accountabilities and capabilities required for the role),click here to view the role description.

To be eligible to apply for this role, you must meet one of the following statuses:

• an Australian Citizen;
• a permanent resident of Australia; or
• a New Zealand citizen