Kirklees Council are advertising this role on behalf of West Yorkshire Joint Services.

This post requires an Enhanced DBS check

Part of West Yorkshire Joint Services, West Yorkshire Trading Standards is an exciting and fast paced organisation serving five district councils within West Yorkshire – Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield. We champion innovation, collaboration and a proactive approach to ensuring a safe, fair and legal trading environment. A can do, flexible and supportive attitude are at the forefront of what we do, every day.

The Financial Investigations Team supports criminal investigations across the spectrum of Trading Standards criminal investigations including financial exploitation and abuse, food fraud, unsafe cars, consumer product safety, cheap and illicit tobacco, doorstep crime, scams and fraud. You will train to become the lead on complex financial investigations, including confiscation, restraint, cash seizures, money laundering and civil recovery. Using financial intelligence, you will work to uncover criminal activity and help recover assets, making a real difference in the fight against financial crime.

In this dynamic and ever-changing environment, you are guaranteed a role that will be exciting and varied as you support multiple teams within the Service, gaining new and different experiences. If you are highly motivated, have a passion for protecting consumers, supporting business compliance and ensuring monies gained through criminality are recovered, along with a genuine desire to work had and achieve the best for our communities, and are experienced in criminal or financial investigations, we would like to hear from you. In return for your hard work and commitment to the Service, you can expect a number of benefits as an employee of West Yorkshire Joint Services. These include:

• Generous local government salary pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wide range of learning and development opportunities
• Hybrid working and a healthy work life balance
• IT equipment and home-working equipment supplies
• Access to discounts and benefits via Wakefield Council including discounted gym membership, travel and shopping
• Employee Assistance Programme with access to free and confidential counselling and wellbeing support services

For further information and to apply for this vacancy please visit our website https://www.wyjs.org.uk/work-for-us/

Closing date: 11.11.26 *This post may close once sufficient applications have been received.

Shortlisting: 11.11.26 -13.11.26 November

Interviews/ assessment: Week commencing 23.11.2026 *The advertised interview date is indicative only and may be revised subject to the recruitment process, applicant numbers, and interviewer availability.

West Yorkshire Joint Services is an equal opportunities employer where employees can enjoy a range of benefits in the salary package including a pension scheme, and holiday allowance.

To apply please click here - Trainee Financial Investigator