Vacancy Information
Division / Department - People Services
Grade - Grade 10
Status - Full Time
Contract Type - Permanent
Salary Grade Range - £28,023 - £30,951
Working Hours - 37.0 Hours per Week
The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time.
The Role
The design, delivery, assessment and evaluation of suitable First Aid training for Police Officers and staff in support of the training strategy. On occasions you will be required to support training for the Personal Safety training teams.
Key Responsibilities
To design, deliver and evaluate learning activities in order to improve the cost effectiveness and quality of staff training throughout the Force and to meet external and internal requirements e.g. QAMS, College of policing, HMIC thematic inspection recommendations.
Ensure force compliance with National Guidelines for First Aid training for all officers and staff at all levels, attendance of National, Regional and local meetings whilst working under the guidance of Joint Force Clinical Governance.
To consistently monitor the delivery of learning to achieve the required student levels of knowledge, skills and behaviours and where necessary to identify, challenge and influence to ensure students adjust their behaviours.
To support and manage HQ learning and assessment activities to ensure the achievement of accredited packages e.g. College of Policing programmes, Personal Development Profiles. Completion and submission of the Joint Surrey and Sussex element of the joint QA on the College of Policing PSQMS system when required.
Produce lesson plans (as directed) which are to Force standard, reflect National Occupational standards and are regularly updated and ensure quality of training provision by all training teams within Surrey and Sussex Police and communicate relevant professional changes to all delivery teams in Surrey and Sussex Police.
Respond to any problems being experienced by the individual student and assist in identifying the cause and agreeing a suitable way forward, acting at all times in accordance with force policy.
To hold tutorials with students to discuss their individual progress and where necessary, to guide them so as to enhance their rate of development to promote a learning organisation.
Liaise with the SBS to ensure students are provided with appropriate pre and post course material.
To recognise, supervise and challenge inappropriate behaviour displayed in the training environment in a professional manner to ensure that Force standards of behaviour are maintained.
Establish effective networks with key internal and external partners to implement collaborative approaches to learning and development, as well as the overall management of their role as guest speakers.
Maintains professional competence and practice to be able to deliver several L&D topics using varied learning styles and to obtain technical subject matter knowledge where required to maintain training standards across the force and provide CPD to the first aid trainers of both forces including regular periodic assessments of training quality.
Other duties as determined by the Team leader and expected of the pay grade.
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Skills & Experience
Essential
A recognised training qualification in Learning and Development as directed by the Head of Learning and Development, or equivalent, or proven and well-evidenced recent experience of designing and delivering a diverse range of learning activities with evaluated outcomes.
Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills together with the ability to facilitate the development of others and to influence and empower students so that they are able to make any required adjustments to their behaviour.
Exceptional presentation skills with the ability to facilitate workshops for individuals & teams.
The ability to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding and appreciation of the concept of diversity, with the ability to embed this knowledge throughout all learning and development programmes.
Well-developed written communication skills and the ability to produce clear, concise and accurate records and reports.
Highly motivated with the ability to work on own initiative under minimal supervision.
Is fully conversant with Microsoft Office products, with accurate keyboard skills.
Previous First Aid Training experience.
Attends and successfully passes refresher courses to maintain the appropriate First Aid level.
Holds a full clean driving licence for all classes of motor vehicles on which they will be required to train others.
The post holder must be willing to undertake specialist courses to meet the demands of the department and Force, as deemed appropriate by the department head.
Desirable
Personal Safety Training experience to support training delivery when required due to sickness or annual leave cover.
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Contact Details
If you are interested in applying for this role please contact either Jonathan Chapman or Natalie Loxley.
Email - Jonathan.chapman@sussex.pnn.police.uk
Email - Natalie.loxley@surrey.pnn.police.uk
Additional Information
Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly. You may wish to consider adding noreply@surreysussexpolice.as.recruitmail.com to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.
This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes. Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference. This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process.
If you are an internal candidate looking to apply for this role, please ensure that you discuss your application with your line manager before submitting an application. If you are conditionally offered the role your attendance record and any reasonable adjustments already in place will be discussed with yourself and your current line manager.
Please note that not all jobs are available for internal candidates across both Forces, the current agreed recruitment principles are;
- vacancies in collaborated units are available to all officers and staff across both Forces
- vacancies in non-collaborated units are only available to officers and staff within the Force with the vacancy unless it is advertised externally. If the vacancy is advertised externally and an officer or member of staff from the other Force is success it will result in a transfer of employment.
Surrey Police and Sussex Police Special Constables, Volunteers and Agency Staff (excluding self employed workers) covered under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) are eligible to apply for internal advertised posts.
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Diversity Statement
We are only as good as our people. It's really important to us that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we believe that as an organisation we'll benefit from the variety of thinking, approach and skills that diversity can bring; all of which helps us to deliver a better policing service.
We have worked really hard to create a safe, open and inclusive culture. We have a range of staff networking groups to provide specific support and advice and we are proud to be members of Stonewall and Disability Confident, and to be aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.
We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities so, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status or religious beliefs, we would love to hear from you.