CCTV Monitoring Operator

Job Description

Place

CCTV Monitoring Operator
City Chambers

Salary: £21,697 - £21,979 (Shift arrangement payments are £7,887.12 annually on top of the annual salary)
Hours: 36 per week

Purpose of Job To provide 24 hour a day, 365 day a year, monitoring of a range of public space CCTV cameras from the Edinburgh Operations Centre (EOC).

• Monitor images from Public Space CCTV cameras across the city, with particular attention to any suspicious circumstances or incidents.

• Prioritise live incidents and make decisions with respect to recording and identifying suspect individuals and incidents.

• Carry out duties in accordance with the designated Code of Practice, Operators Guidelines and legislation.

• Operate equipment in the Operations Centre in a correct and efficient way with strict adherence to Health and Safety guidelines.

• Operate and monitor equipment at the Multi Agency Control Centre (MACC) based within Police Scotland complex at Fettes, Edinburgh, during major events.

• Participate in periodic RIPSA (Regulation of Investigatory Powers Scotland Act) surveillance operations making sure the operations comply with the document granting permission.

• Record incidents on a shift log andenter into adatabase for production of statistical data.

• Leave cameras in rest positions which maximise the opportunitiesfor evidence collection• Monitor 5 police radio channels covering the city

• Review and prioritise requests for viewing of recorded footage making sure urgent or time pressured requests are dealt with first

• Conduct the viewing usingthe digital video management system and any other recording systems for any mobile/portable cameras within the vicinity of the incident.

• Ensure details of viewing are recorded on appropriate logs/databases for production of statistical data

• Ensure all footage viewed complies with relevant legislation Produce evidence packages for court cases and further investigations by police

• Present evidence packages to officers explaining location/context of images

• Quality control packages produced by other operators

• Ensure all footage leaving the CMF does so in accordance with appropriate legislation

• Follow strict audit trail so that all footage can be accounted for

• Attend court, if requested, to testify about the unit’s procedures and to authenticate images. General administration duties

• Record incidents on a shift logand enter into a database for production of statistical data

• Produce statistical reports as requested by management• Produce monthly report for Ops Supervisor on own performance

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