SYP - Operational Police Trainer PC

Role: Operational Police Trainer

Department: POD/ODL

Location: Robert Dyson House, Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham

Rank: PC

Hours per week: 40

Applications are sought from substantive Police Constables for the role of Operational Police Trainer.

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, innovative individual to work in a demanding, complex and rapidly changing Operational Police Training section of Organisation Development & Learning. Based at Robert Dyson House Training Centre, working Monday to Friday.

The successful applicant will have a number of responsibilities that will include the delivery of the Police Education and Qualification Framework programmes for Student Officers. This role will also involve providing support for Student Officers whilst in their Initial Training Phase.

You will be working closely with multiple SYP Training teams, including the CAPE teams and Sheffield Hallam University to deliver the curriculum for all Police Constable Entry Routes.

This is an exciting time to be part of the ODL team. You will be able to make a positive difference to the changes needed for the development of our new Officers. You will be pivotal in setting and upholding Our high standards to Officers, helping them to be operationally ready for their working life at District.

You will also be involved in the Development, Creation, Implementation, and delivery of various other courses. These include PCSO Apprenticeship Programmes, Neighbourhood Police Training, Transferee Courses, Coaching Professional Apprentices & Specials training. You will work with other delivery teams to ensure the students receive the best possible learning journey.

Skills and experience:

The successful applicant will have strong communication skills with the ability to set out logical rationale, adapting your language to meet the needs of different people/audiences. You will be expected to coach and mentor colleagues, staff and students to enable appropriate career and professional development.

A minimum training qualification of a Certificate of Education Level 4 or be prepared to work towards the Training Essentials Programme.

Knowledgeable and experienced in the delivery of broad spectrum of policing operational skills including legislation, investigation PIP Level 1 and areas covered by the national police curriculum for initial training.

Maintain competence in own area of training subject matter expertise, including knowledge and understanding of legislation, College of Policing Guidance, and best practice.

Participate in networking opportunities, reflecting on practice and sharing learning with peers in order to inform and improve policy, processes and practice.

Champion innovation and improvement by maintaining and enhancing knowledge and understanding of new approaches to training identified through evidence based research and environmental scanning. Testing and integrating new approaches

For further information relating to the role, please refer to the attached role profile.

To be eligible to transfer you must:

Be a current serving police officer in a Home Office Force
Have no outstanding discipline or integrity issues.
Have resided in the UK for three years immediately prior to submitting your application.
Must have successfully completed your probationary period with your Force prior to submitting your application.

Application Process:

To apply, please complete the online application form. Once submitted, please also email a copy of your full training record, your two most recent PDRs, photographs of any additional tattoos and a completed copy of the attached training checklist. Please email these documents to policerecruit@southyorks.pnn.police.uk

Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria will be invited to a competency-based interview, based on the Competency & Values Framework for Policing (CVF).

Successful applicants will be guided through the transferee process and will be required to undergo the following checks:

Vetting
Medical Assessment & Fitness Test
Drugs & Biometrics
References
Sickness Criteria
Misconduct
Tattoos

Contact:

If you would like to find out more, please contact:

Insp Amanda Dicken-Scott on 07775 031619

PS Carl Saxton & Helen Grundy on 01709 443654

Closing Date: Sunday 5th May 2024

Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made with the Talent Acquisition Manager and the Line Manager for the role.

Diversity and Inclusion:

Expressions of interest are particularly welcome from female and ethnic minority officers.

It’s really important to us that the department represents the community we serve, in order for us to provide the best service, utilising a range of backgrounds, experience and skills. We support and value all officers and staff and the unique experiences they bring to the role. We strongly encourage and welcome expressions of interest from these valuable underrepresented groups.

If you are from an underrepresented group and want to find out more about the support we can offer, please contact our dedicated team on positiveaction@southyorks.pnn.police.uk