Careers and vacancies
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The CPS employs approximately 7,700 staff across its 42 Areas in England and Wales, and offers a variety of legal and non legal career opportunities.
All CPS vacancies are advertised on the national website www.cps.gov.uk You can register via the website to be notified when any suitable vacancies arise. Vacancies at CPS Derbyshire will also usually be advertised in local newspapers.
Our selection criteria is competency based, rather than qualification based, and you will be required to provide examples of when and how you demonstrated the relevant skills and qualities.
In line with the CPS Equal Opportunities Policy Statement we select the best people for the job regardless of sex, colour, race, religion, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, marital status, working pattern, sexual orientation, and gender.
More information on careers and jobs at the CPS can be found by logging on to www.cps.gov.uk/working
The benefits of working at the Crown Prosecution Service
Working at the CPS brings a number of benefits, including:
- Opportunities to gain experience from different functions or to specialise in a particular area.
- Opportunities for flexible working, including flexitime, part-time working, job-sharing, and career breaks.
- 25 days annual leave with the potential to rise to 30 days. In addition there are 10.5 public holidays and privilege days per year.
- Support with childcare through the departmental childcare scheme.
- Membership of the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme.
- Training and development: we actively encourage our staff to undergo training and professional development. Training is provided by your local office or headquarters or through courses held externally. The wide range of courses for lawyers are accredited by the Law Society. In addition, CPS staff may take advantage of programmes and courses run by the Civil Service Training College. As with other Government departments, the CPS is committed to the Investors in People programme