Technical Skills Trainer – Search x3

This post is based at our site in Ryton-on-Dunsmore (CV8 3EN). Hybrid working opportunities can also be discussed prior to you taking up your post. This role is also available as a designated homeworking role.

This post is open to applicants who can meet the College’s nationality, UK residency and vetting requirements.

About us:

Our mission is: Leadership, Standards, Performance. This guides our work with individuals, forces, and policing partners towards our vision. We exist to support police officers, police staff and volunteers to deliver the best service to the public. Only through high quality leadership, consistent standards and continual performance improvement can everyone in policing reach their full potential. Our mission guides our work with individual, forces and partners towards our vision.

Although we are a relatively small organisation, our work has a big reach. We are uniquely placed to work both with national policing organisations and local forces to support frontline officers, staff and volunteers in their day-to-day roles.

We offer a supportive and inclusive environment for people to thrive. Our extensive flexible-working policy, employee wellbeing support, family friendly policies, employers’ network for equality and inclusion membership (ENEI silver award winners), and status as a disability confident leader means everyone can bring their whole self to work.

Additional Information:

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.

Due to our status as Public Servants, we are not eligible to participate in the Civil Service transfer process. Therefore, while successful candidates can transfer in on their existing terms and conditions, any subsequent transfer out of the College to the Civil Service cannot be guaranteed on existing terms and conditions, and new starter/modernised terms may apply.

The College embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we comply with the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) and apply the minimum selection criteria at sift stage of the recruitment process.

Our vetting

If you are successful at interview, you will be required to undertake pre-employment security checks. You will be sent a security questionnaire which must be accessed within 24 hours.

Please note, these checks can take up to 10 weeks. You will only be offered a start date after the checks have been completed. If the outcome of these checks is not satisfactory, your recommendation for employment will be withdrawn.

The selected candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of training programmes, supervising students and where appropriate, associate trainers to ensure that learning objectives are met to course specifications and agreed quality standards. As part of the role, you will work with other College departments to provide subject matter expertise in the formulation of evidence-based policing standards and the design and development of learning products.

Delivery will include international courses and there will be an expectation for international travel as required.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering training programmes to agreed content and assessment specifications.
• Developing and adapting teaching techniques, lesson plans, scenarios and training materials to meet individual students' learning needs to ensure that all students receive a consistent, high quality training intervention.
• Reviewing and revising training packages to address changes to the curriculum, professional practice, guidance, standards and/or feedback from quality assurance data trends, ensuring an inclusive and psychologically safe learning environment.

To be successful in this role you’ll need:

• To be a qualified trainer to meet the Police Sector Standard for Trainers through either a Level 4 Diploma in Learning and Development, a Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training (or equivalent) or through the College of Policing Training Essentials Programme.
• Demonstrable experience of successfully delivering training using a variety of evidence-based approaches and delivery solutions.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence, challenge and build effective working relationships with internal and external senior stakeholders and staff to achieve timely results.

Please see the attached job description which contains full details of the role.

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Managing a Quality Service

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Evidence of proven competence, operational experience, and professional knowledge as a licensed Police Search Advisor (PolSA), in accordance with Authorised Professional Practice.
• Exhibit personal qualities and behaviours which are a role model for others - being open to receive challenge and feedback; value and promote diversity; and to work as part of a team to get the job done.
• Demonstrable experience of working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, establishing and maintaining positive working relationships and removing unnecessary barriers to services delivery.
• Attention to detail to provide analysis, evidence and information to support recommendations for improvements.