Public and Personal Safety Trainer (PPST)
Public and Personal Safety Trainer (PPST)
Grade F - £32,613 - £39,276
Contract Type - Permanent
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Staffordshire Police is continually striving to deliver the best possible service for the county’s residents, businesses and visitors. It is a fast-paced organisation, adaptive to modern policing needs and open to continual improvement.
Everyone who works for the force has an important role to play in shaping the future of Staffordshire Police. The force seeks people who will champion new ways of working, be collaborative and agile and represent in a fair and ethical manner those that Staffordshire Police serves.
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Staffordshire Police are seeking a passionate and motivated person to join the PPST Team within our Learning & Development team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong teaching, training or coaching background to join a successful, highly motivated and experienced team of trainers that deliver training to Police Officers and Police Staff of all ranks and roles.
About the Role
The post-holder will demonstrate the capability to deliver training programmes that teach Police Officers and Staff how to effectively protect themselves and others as they carry out their operational duties. The team also deliver bespoke training packages, train and assess new Police Officers and Staff and offer bespoke development for individuals and teams as necessary. Training helps to ensure that Staffordshire Police provide an effective service to the public where protection, mitigation of risk and law enforcement is concerned.
The ideal candidate will have a proven understanding and capability of learning and development processes (learning needs analysis, design, delivery, evaluation and environmental scanning) together with the ability to clearly communicate with, and positively influence, staff at all levels in the areas of learning and development.
As a PPST trainer, you will deliver:
- Public and Personal Safety Training in line with College of Policing Licencing requirements to all Staffordshire Police employees that are exposed to risk.
- PPST to all Student Officers from various recruitment programs.
- Method of Entry training to selected officers across the force.
- Specialist training to departments that require it such as Staffordshire’s Armed Response Vehicle Officers.
Location
This post is based at Staffordshire Police’s dedicated PPST Training Facility on Beacon Park Industrial Estate, next to Police HQ in Stafford, Staffordshire. Some travel is required occasionally, and the applicant must possess a full driving licence.
Further details relating to the role and responsibilities can be found within the role profile.
The application process will include:
- JRFT (Job Related Fitness Test)
- Assessment centre (where skills relevant to the role will be assessed),
- Classroom presentation
- Interview
The JRFT and Assessment Centre will take place on one day. Successful applicants will then progress to the Classroom Presentation and Interview.
Closing date: Wednesday 4th March 2026 at 12 Midday.
In addition to your salary, you will have access to a range of benefits including:
- Pension Scheme - Employers Pension contribution 21.5% Staffordshire Pension Fund - Staffordshire Pension Fund - Home (staffspf.org.uk)
- Generous holiday entitlement, plus Bank Holidays.
- Flexible / Agile Working
- Sick pay scheme
- Fostering friendly policy
- Family friendly policies – maternity, paternity, parental leave, adoption, disability leave and carers leave
- Access to health and wellbeing support
- Eye care vouchers
- On site Gyms
- Staff associations
- Reward and Recognition
- Blue light Card
- Flexible working options
- Training and development opportunities
- Car lease scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free Parking at selected sites
- Onsite catering facilities
- Access to Staff Networks
- Union support
- Financial products and services
Please note that applications are welcomed from all suitably qualified/experienced individuals. However prior consideration will be given to applications from individuals who are ‘at risk’ and employed by Staffordshire Police. If an appointment is made from that at risk group, the post may be withdrawn. In this event, a representative from the People Services team will notify any affected applicants.
Staffordshire Police is fully supportive of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and strives to employ a workforce that represents the community we serve.
Our vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit. We encourage and welcome applications from all underrepresented groups which include: Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, female, people who have a disability, those who are neurodivergent and persons of the LGBTQ+ community.
We use positive action to encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups through targeted step-In support and advice sessions. If you have the skills, experience and values, that here in Staffordshire Police we pride ourselves on, then we would welcome you to apply.
For more information on Positive Action please email the team on positive.action@staffordshire.police.uk
For any Recruitment queries please email hrrecruitment.team@staffordshire.police.uk
Residency Eligibility
Please note you will need to have been a resident in the UK for the last three years consecutively for RV Level roles and five years for MV Level roles (see below link around Vetting for more information)
Please note if you are successful at interview and commence pre-employment checks this will include vetting, please see what this involves and the process via the below link:
Police vetting process | Join The Police (joiningthepolice.co.uk)