Work Based Assessor

Are you ready for a rewarding Career? To enable us to deliver outstanding policing for everyone, we need a diverse workforce with a range of skills and abilities to deliver a first-class service to the communities of Gwent.

Role Overview

An exciting opportunity to join Gwent Police Learning and Development Department in the role of a Work Based Assessor. The main functions of this role are working as part of the assessment function of the Leadership Academi to:

Assess newly promoted Sergeants (level 4) and Inspectors (level 5) as they progress through step 4 of the National Police Promotions Framework (NPPF).
To plan work to include inductions, schedules of assessment, feedback and compliance.
To evaluate assessment and development activities within the force and provide findings and recommendations to ensure learning is used to improve assessment.
To support force quality assurance officers with assessor decisions, processes ensuring they are valid and reliable.
To monitor, assess and review candidates and, when necessary, provide written reports to address compliance.

Above all, the successful candidate will possess people and communication skills and must have a genuine desire to support and coach police officers through a key stage of their careers including promotion and transition into a new role.

Please note: This is a temporary post of a minimum of 6 months (long term sickness cover).

HOW TO APPLY

If you think you have the skills and passion for this role, please click the link below to view the role profile.  If you think this is the role for you, please complete an application, evidencing against the required attainments (usually found on the last page of the role profile, the word count for each area can also be found on this document).

If you are interested or would like more information about this opportunity than please contact Lead Quality Assurance Officer Karen Webber at Karen.Webber@gwent.police.uk

Please note the titles of the areas you are required to evidence (as per the person specification) are pre-populated on the application form. Please refer to the person specification to find further information of the evidence required under each heading.

Please also refer to the candidate guidance attached below which provides more detail on how to complete your application.

INTERNAL CANDIDATES: Please note that we are unable to progress you to shortlisting unless we have received your Line Manager Approval form. Please submit this in line with the closing date. Thank you.

What are our benefits:

Here at Gwent Police, we value our employees, and we provide ample support and training to ensure you excel in your role, alongside receiving benefits such as: 

Generous annual leave entitlement that rises to either 29 or 30 days depending on grade plus 8 bank holidays
Employee Assistance programme and a range of wellbeing support programmes
Free access to on-site gyms
Discounts from various retailers via the Blue Light Scheme and Vectis Card
Cycle to Work Scheme
Hybrid/Agile working (role dependant)
Flexible working opportunities
Local government pension scheme
Range of support networks     
Generous maternity/paternity and adoption leave entitlements    
Generous sick pay provisions   
Option to become a member of UNISON, the public service union

Diversity and Welsh language

To enable us to deliver outstanding policing for everyone, we need people from all backgrounds, with a range of professional and life experiences, so that we are truly representative of our communities.

Gwent Police provide a positive action support programme for underrepresented groups. To find out more please email Brian & Clare via positive.action@gwent.police.uk or visit our positive action page here: Positive Action | Gwent Police.

We are proud to be a Welsh speaking policing service and welcome applications from candidates with Welsh Language skills.

Disability Confident Employer

We are recognised as a disability confident employer, we aim to recruit and retain disabled people, and people with health conditions, for their skills and talent. You can indicate on your application form whether you require any support or adjustments to enable you to do the job, or to assist you with your application.