Vacancy Information
Division / Department - People Services
Grade - Grade G
Status - Full Time
Contract Type - Secondment
Salary Grade Range - £27,413 - £32,740
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
Applications are invited for a Staff Trainer post within Foundation Training to deliver Recruit Training Programmes to learners in Force. The primary role of the Trainer will be to train newly-appointed Police Officers, Special Constables and Police Community Support Officers (PCSO’S) to be effective and efficient members of the Neighbourhood Policing Teams, and Specialist Neighbourhood Teams thereby enhancing public confidence and reassurance in line with the Surrey Police Vision.
Applicants should been keen to learn and deliver key information around frontline operational policing and be willing to learn throughout their probationary phase. Additionally, the Applicant will ideally possess a Level 3 training qualification e.g. Education & Training Award or be willing to work towards and achieve this requirement within the first 6 months of appointment. It is important that the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate how they have been able to coach people through learning a new skills or knowledge. Throughout this development phase you will be fully supported by the Foundation L&PD Team.
Key Responsibilities
1. To research, prepare, develop and maintain a programme of initial and refresher training for members of the Special Constabulary, Student Officers and any other employees.
2. Supervise and develop students in a face to face classroom, alongside virtual delivery and in the operational environment.
3. To ensure a safe working environment for students and staff and that training activities have been risk assessed and are regularly reviewed.
4. To support and manage learning and assessment activities to ensure progress of learners through each programme and liaise with University and other key stake holders to support learners in achieving their academic goals.
5. 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.
6. To complete associated administrative/clerical duties in line with the learning programmes they are teaching on.
7. To prepare and deliver interview training.
8. To design, deliver and update development courses for Sergeants/Inspectors and Police staff supervisors/Managers as required.
9. Maintain up to date knowledge of relevant legislation and procedures.
10. Assist other members of the Learning and Development team as required.
Skills & Experience
A recognised training qualification in Learning and Development as directed by the Head of Learning and professional 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, being flexible with other partners who are linked to the learners progress. Eg Universities, External Assessors.
Is fully conversant with Microsoft Office products, with accurate keyboard skills and willing to embrace new technologies to improve delivery of training to employees of Surrey Police.
Further Information
For further information or and informal discussion about the role, please contact Sgt Richard Griffin on 07720 046439 or at 40186@surrey.pnn.police.uk or Jill Loveridge, Foundation Training Manager on 07870 378288
This vacancy will be based at Headquarters, Guildford. Please note that in 2024 Surrey Police Headquarters is due to move to Leatherhead.
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.