Instructor - Dog section Police Constable
Post title: Instructor – Dog section Police Constable
Type of contract: Full time
Rank/Grade: PC
Directorate/Department: Local policing/Taskforce
Statement of expectation for the role: Minimum of 2 years
Vetting level required: RV/CTC
Location: Bishopsgate Police Station
Salary: According to National Police Pay Scales plus London Weighting and London Allowance; handler allowance*, vehicle allowance and mileage.
*Subject to allocation of working dog.
Description of Department:
The City of London Police Dog Section is a unit comprising of specialist search & General Purpose dogs. Based in the heart of the City it serves the needs of London’s public & colleagues in the wider London area.
Role Purpose
To provide support and training to officers. To provide proactive and reactive assistance in support of all operational officers and specialist departments by appropriate use of police dogs; to locate and retrieve evidence or offenders, to control potential and actual disturbances, and to enhance officer and public safety.
Key responsibilities
- Effective assessment of dogs and potential handlers for suitability
- Delivery of dog and handler training courses and compilation of appropriate training assessment reports
- Delivery of basic and Continuity, General Purpose/search courses
- Effective problem solving to address officers / dogs on Continuity courses
- Quality assessment of dogs / handlers in the operational environment
- Any other reasonable duty as requested.
- Handle as a minimum, one operational dog
Essential criteria
In order to be considered for this role applicants must also meet the initial eligibility requirements below:
- Accredited NPCC Dog Training Instructor
- Experienced operational Police Dog Handler
- High level of written and verbal communication skills
- Good time management skills with the ability to organise, prioritise and have the ability to manage/develop people
- Able to use standard IT packages, systems and/or databases to fulfil role requirements
- Able to review own performance objectively and take steps to make improvements
- Good team working skills demonstrating awareness of individual differences, and a proactive approach to relationship development with colleagues and stakeholders
- Good communication skills with the ability to set out logical arguments clearly, adapting language, form and message to meet the needs of different people and audiences in diverse situations
- Able to produce concise reports or other documents
- Demonstrable experience of using effective communication skills with members of the public, particularly in confrontational situations
- Problem solving skills with the ability to identify cause and effect and develop a course of action designed to target root causes as well mitigate effects
- Able to identify, analyse, and manage risk to inform balanced, proportionate, evidenced-based decisions
- Must provide own vehicle suitable for transporting police dogs
The closing date for applications is 14th April 2025 at 23:59hrs
If you would like to discuss the post in more detail, please contact PS Emma Ferguson; emma.ferguson@cityoflondon.police.uk
The application and interview will be tested under Level 1 of the College of Policing Competency and Values Framework.
The City of London Police is keen to promote flexible working and will, subject to operational policing requirements, proactively consider all applications to work flexibly.
The City of London Police is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a program to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.
[For internal candidates only]Please note that your application will not be considered without the completed endorsement form. Please ensure you leave enough time for your verifiers and senior leaders to complete the support of your application before the closing date.
Please note if you are a student officer and have not yet completed your probationary period, please contact your supervisor prior to submitting your application, to check your eligibility.
Please note Officers who are not within 3 months of completing their tenure period, will not be eligible to apply for internal roles. This applies only to Officers who are not currently working within this Directorate.
Benefits:
In return, we will offer a number of benefits including a generous pension scheme, a free Oyster card for London (TFL) travel and subsidised national rail travel, which allows you to travel within a 70 mile radius. For further information please visit:
https://careers.cityoflondon.police.uk/working
The ATOC Rail Travel Concession allows regular serving police officers to travel on National Rail services within a 70 mile radius of London for a small monthly cost. This is a taxable benefit that the City of London Police negotiates and Officers make a contribution to the cost of the scheme. If you wish to confirm if your journey would be covered under this scheme, please contact HR Services directly as the 70 miles is an approximation.
A diverse workforce improves the service we provide to our public by making us more approachable and relevant within our communities. This is why it’s vitally important that we recruit people from a wide range of communities and backgrounds with an understanding of cultural issues and a wide range of skills. We therefore particularly encourage female and people from Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic communities to join us.
The way we work is changing. With a few exceptions most roles will be able to accommodate part time, job share and flexible working patterns. We can also offer hybrid working patterns of home and office based shift patterns. Feel free to speak to us about any flexible working requirements.
The Force has a number of Staff Support Networks that can offer you support and advice. Applicants are very welcome to contact the networks directly if they need any support or ask any question before they apply. For further information on the networks and their contact details please visit:
This vacancy is open only to those who have the right to work in the UK.