Vacancy Information

Division / Department - People Services
Grade - Grade G
Status - Full Time or Happy to Talk Flexible Working
Contract Type - Permanent
Salary Grade Range - £32,163 - £38,008
Working Hours - 36.0 Hours per Week
Shift Allowance - Yes
Politically Restricted - No
Location - Multiple Locations (see advert)

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.

Chief Constables' Message

We really welcome your interest in joining our Police Force. It is a privilege to lead the teams in Surrey Police and Sussex Police who continuously work selflessly and tirelessly in order to keep people in our counties safe.

We are looking for talented and inspirational people who put the needs of the public at the heart of everything that they do and who want to make a difference. If you feel you are that person then we want to hear from you.

We wish you all the very best with your application.

Chief Constable Tim De Meyer & Chief Constable Jo Shiner

The Role & Key Responsibilities

The trainee detectives will be embedded within the Coaching Investigation Units and hold their own individual workload. As a coach you will usually coach around three trainee detectives simultaneously subject to staffing levels, while they are line managed by the Unit’s embedded DS’s.

You and your learners will work alongside the same CID and Domestic Abuse Team rota; therefore, you will need to be able to recognise investigative opportunities for them to become involved with, whilst maintaining good relationships and lines of communication with the appropriate divisional supervisors.

You will be proactive and have the ability to work with minimal supervision, managing conflicting priorities and ensuring all appropriate stakeholders are regularly updated.

Whilst you will not hold your own investigative workload, you will be responsible for the progression of your learners’ investigations and expected to provide on-going direction and support in collaboration with the Unit’s supervisors.

You will be expected to maintain your PIP2 accreditation through the work you complete and by attending relevant CPD throughout the year.

Each learner will have a portfolio, and your role will include seeking opportunities for them obtain evidence which will help them complete this.

Skills & Experience

• You must be PIP2 accredited and have recent operational experience as a Detective or PIP2 Investigator
• Hold or be willing to be trained to the National Standard in assessing within the police sector (PSAS)
• Skilled in using questioning, listening and non-verbal communication techniques to give, elicit and receive feedback and to overcome communication barriers.
• A thorough current working knowledge of investigations and the PIP process.
• Able to provide effective developmental feedback to peers.
• Able to apply an understanding of human behaviour to the identification of barriers to performance and learning, and to identifying appropriate developmental actions.
• It is essential that you have a current working knowledge of local force investigation models and that you know what best practice looks like.
• To be resilient and be able manage the time and workloads of both yourself and the learner is essential. Particularly the selection and management of policing opportunities to develop and enhance the student’s operational competence.

Why Work With Us?

This role attracts a Market Rate supplement of £5000 (subject to annual review)

If this sounds like the perfect role for you, please submit an application of no more than 500 words outlining your skills and experience and detailing why you would be the ideal candidate for the role. The selection process will include a paper sift which, if successful, will be followed by an interview.

For further information please contact:
DS Emma Baker emma.baker@surrey.police.uk
DS Antony Brady Antony.Brady@Surrey.Police.uk

We recognise that our people are balancing demanding careers with commitments and interests outside of work. We welcome applications and discussion with candidates who want to work full-time or part-time/flexible hours.

Further Information

In line with the published Posting and Tenure guidance, operational requirements will always be considered prior to confirming posting dates to successful applicants.

This advert is for a number of available posts at Guildford, Reigate and Staines. Posting preferences can be discussed at interview for successful candidates.

This role requires someone who is willing to guide, teach and assess the next generations of Detectives. The role calls for someone who is passionate and dedicated when it comes to developing themselves and others.

This is a rewarding job, where your hard work has tangible results, and you can impact and effect the career of someone else for the better. Surrey Police have now established three PIP2 Coaching Investigation Units at Reigate (Currently Wray Park), Guildford and Staines, with the function of supporting our new recruits, in addition to serving officers seeking to transition to an investigative pathway, to achieve a full accreditation as PIP2 investigators. With patience, perseverance, coaching and assessing skills, you can be a part of a team that is responsible for the future detective constables.

This is a fantastic opportunity to not only develop the Detectives of the future, but to also invest in and develop yourself. Coaching will give you a unique perspective on managing the welfare of others as well as an understanding of how to mitigate the pressures your tutees will experience.

Applications are invited from all PIP2 accredited personnel who have current, or recent operational skills, with the motivation and commitment to develop the next generation of Detectives. As the learner Detectives work alongside an allocated CID rota, you will be following the shift pattern of your learners.

Due to the nature of coaching, there may be some requirement for you to vary your shifts from time to time as well as showing flexibility with attending and supporting other force wide PIP2 DCUs.

Diversity Statement

We are only as good as our people.  It's important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach, and the skills that diversity brings; all of which help us to deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all.

We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of Disability Confident, hold Race Equality Matters Trailblazer status, are a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and are aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.

We are committed to being an anti-racist police service. We promise to challenge injustice, ensure fairness and to uphold anti-racist principles in both our organisation and our communities. For more information, you can read our full anti-racism statement here.

We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status, or religious belief, we would love to hear from you.

Please use the following links to find out more on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Surrey Police and Sussex Police

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 successful 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.