Vacancy Information
Division / Department - People Services
Grade - Grade G
Status - Full Time
Contract Type - Fixed Term Contract
Salary Grade Range - £30,486 - £36,026
Working Hours - 36.0 Hours per Week
Shift Allowance -
Politically Restricted -
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
Police Personal Safety Trainers instruct operational Police Officers and staff in practical skills such as conflict management, self-defence and unarmed defensive tactics. This includes the communications skills to de-escalate dangerous situations through to arrest and restraint tactics.
Working from HQ and other locations across Surrey (and occasionally Sussex) Instructors will train new recruits and serving officers in a supportive learning environment.
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.
To ensure all staff are given the opportunity to develop the required competency to carry out their role within the Force by managing the learning and development of students.
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.
Produce lesson plans (as directed) which are to Force standard, reflect National Occupational standards and are regularly updated.
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.
The post holder may be required to provide professional advice and expert opinion to the Force. The post holder is required to assist the department with the monitoring of kit and equipment that the team are responsible for ensuring it is fit for purpose and managed effectively.
Maintains professional competence and practice to be able to deliver several Learning & Development topics using varied learning styles and to obtain technical subject matter knowledge where required to maintain training standards across the force.
Other duties as determined by the Team leader and expected of the pay grade.
Skills & Experience
Essential
It is essential that the post holder has an operational background in a conflict management role within policing or a similar environment.
To hold a L3 or higher training qualification such as AETs or CTTLs/PTTLs or to be willing to work towards this qualification.
To hold a full manual driving license.
Desireable
D1 license holder to be able to drive the force mini-bus.
Assessing qualification
Additional Requirements.
The job holder will be required to undertake weekend working. Unsocial hours will be paid as applicable.
CPD - To ensure their own CPD (continuous professional development) is kept up-to-date and recorded.
Travel – Individuals must be prepared to occasionally travel across Surrey & Sussex (which can be claimed)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.
Further Information
Please note that this role requires weekend working which attracts an unsocial allowance - this is approx. 1 weekend in 4.
For more information please contact:
Rich.stothard@surrey.police.uk
Natalie.loxley@surrey.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.
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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