Initial Training Community Support Officer
Ownership of the College of Policing minimum standards in relation to Initial Training Community Engagement Scheme by supporting the student officer’s development during their initial training, sourcing partnership agencies and community groups and facilitating student officer placements.
Co-ordination of Practical Scenario training days within community locations.
Your duties will include, but are not limited to:
- To develop and co-ordinate the student officer placement scheme in line with College of Policing minimum standards of 80 hours per student. This involves working with community groups and other appropriate organisations to identify suitable student officer placements, maintaining relationships with those organisations and regularly reviewing any existing memoranda of understanding. This can involve telephone calls, e-mails, and face to face meetings.
- Identify and develop new placements and conduct visits as appropriate to expand the data base Support strategic equality and diversity objectives by creating new links with hard-to-reach community groups in relation to the Community Engagement Scheme.
- To develop and maintain existing partnership agreements and to conduct visits to host organisations whilst a student officer is on placement.
- Ability to influence a wide range of external partners in order to negotiate and develop long term relationships, working under pressure to deliver results, demonstrating tact and diplomacy, and establishing credibility with outside organisations.