Technical Skills Trainer - Search

Job summary

Applications for this role are restricted to existing officers of a UK police force or UK policing organisation.​

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.

Job description

We look forward to reading your application for the role of Technical Skills Trainer – Search.

The selected candidate will be responsible to the Learning & Standards Manager 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.

The selected candidate 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.

Person specification

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering training programmes to agreed content and assessment specifications. Developing and adapting, where appropriate, teaching techniques, lesson plans, scenarios, and training materials to meet individual students' abilities, levels of understanding and learning styles. Ensure that all students receive a consistent, high quality training intervention which addresses their learning and development needs.
• Continually researching and refreshing own subject matter expertise and work with Policing Standards Managers, Knowledge, Research and Education partners, Training Designers, and external stakeholders to share knowledge. Help identify innovative solutions and draft and develop evidence-based policing standards, guidance and associated curriculum specifications and learning interventions to support the promotion and embedding of consistent approaches to professional practice across policing.
• Taking ownership of specific training modules, courses or work-streams, reviewing and revising lesson plans and training materials to address changes to the curriculum, professional practice, guidance, standards and/or feedback from quality assurance data trends. Update version control log to ensure that learning programmes are always accurate, up-to-date and that definitive records of revisions are maintained.

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 or be willing to achieve the Level 4 diploma within 18 months.​
• Demonstrate 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. Proven competence and experience as a licensed Police Search Advisor (PolSA) as per Authorised Professional Practice (within the past 3 years).

Behaviours

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

• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service
• Developing Self and Others

Technical skills

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

• Evidence of competence, experience and knowledge as a licensed Police Search Advisor (PolSA) as per APP (in past 3 years) .
• Demonstrate 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.
• Qualified trainer to meet Police Sector Standard for Trainers through either: Level 4 Diploma in L&D, Level 4 Certificate in Education & Training, equivalent, CoP Training Essentials Programme or willing to achieve Level 4 diploma within 18 months.

Benefits

College staff have Public Servant status. The College is a great place to work. We're passionate about our people and offer a wide range of benefits, including (but not limited to):

• Continued professional development and structured career paths
• Flexi-time (for certain grades)
• Free employee support line
• Rewards and recognition scheme
• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

We also have a number of thriving staff networks that provide the opportunity for advice, support and to drive change. A place to get your voice heard, share experiences and challenge our working practices to ensure equality of opportunity for all.

For more information about our benefits and staff networks, visit What we offer as an employer , College of Policing

Things you need to know

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Selection process details

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