SYP - Operational Police Trainer

Role:                Operational Police Trainer

Department:    People & Organisational Development

Location:         Robert Dyson House

Salary:              £29,874 - £33,915

Hours:              37      

Contract Type: Permanent & Temporary for 12 months

An opportunity has arisen for 2 highly motivated, innovative individuals to work in a demanding, complex and rapidly changing Operational Police Training Section of Organisation Development & Learning. We have a permanent vacancy and a temporary vacancy for 12 months available.  Please note our permanent vacancies are under review. The roles are based at Robert Dyson House Training Centre, working Monday to Friday.

You will have a number of responsibilities that will include the delivery of the Police Education and Qualification Framework programmes for Student Officers.  These roles will also involve providing support for Student Officers whilst in their Initial Training Phase.

You will be working closely with multiple SYP Training teams, including the CAPE teams and Sheffield Hallam University to deliver the curriculum for all Police Constable Entry Routes.

This is an exciting time to be part of the ODL team. You will be able to make a positive difference to the changes needed for the development of our new Officers. You will be pivotal in setting and upholding our high standards to Officers, helping them to be operationally ready for their working life at District.

You will also be involved in the Development, Creation, Implementation, and delivery of various other courses. These include PCSO Apprenticeship Programmes, Neighbourhood Police Training, Transferee Courses, Coaching Professional Apprentices & Specials training.   You will work with other delivery teams to ensure the students receive the best possible learning journey

Skills and experience:

• The successful applicant will have strong communication skills with the ability to set out logical rationale, adapting your language to meet the needs of different people/audiences.  You will be expected to coach and mentor colleagues, staff and students to enable appropriate career and professional development.
• A minimum training qualification of a Certificate of Education Level 4 or be prepared to work towards the Training Essentials Programme.
• Knowledgeable and experienced in the delivery of broad spectrum of policing operational skills including legislation, investigation PIP Level 1 and areas covered by the national police curriculum for initial training.
• Maintain competence in own area of training subject matter expertise, including knowledge and understanding of legislation, College of Policing Guidance, and best practice.
• Participate in networking opportunities, reflecting on practice and sharing learning with peers in order to inform and improve policy, processes and practice.
• Champion innovation and improvement by maintaining and enhancing knowledge and understanding of new approaches to training identified through evidence based research and environmental scanning. Testing and integrating new approaches.

Skills and experience as documented in the role profile need to be evidenced in your application to be considered for interview

For more detailed information relating to the role, skills and experience for this role, please refer to the attached role profile.

What we offer:

We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below:

• A highly competitive salary and access to a generous pension scheme
• Generous annual leave allowance
• A wide range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Flexible working arrangements including flexi-time and hybrid working
• A transparent and collaborative team culture underpinned by our core values of Fairness, Integrity & Trust
• Comprehensive range of development and leadership courses to develop your career with South Yorkshire Police
• Employee Assistant Programme (accessible 24/7) offering confidential support and advice
• Flexible lifestyle benefits such as: Blue Light Card, Company Shop, Cycle to work scheme
• Committed to embedding sustainability: Force sustainability strategy - SYP (southyorkshire.police.uk)
• Membership to the Sports and Social Club
• Access to a wide range of staff support groups and networks

Eligibility:

Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 3 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

Appearance & Standards:

South Yorkshire Police is committed to striking a proportionate balance between self-expression and the need to maintain role sensitive professional standards in dress and appearance. Officers, staff, and volunteers of South Yorkshire Police are permitted to have tattoos visible whilst on duty provided the tattoo is not considered to be unacceptable or otherwise inappropriate. Tattoos will be reviewed as part of the recruitment and selection process.

Smarter ways of Working:

South Yorkshire Police is committed to developing working practices which assist staff to balance their personal and professional lives, whilst meeting the needs of the organisation. This in turn enables South Yorkshire Police to provide an outstanding service to the community.

There are 3 different categories as part of this which are: Fixed, Field and Hybrid.

This role has been evaluated as a Hybrid role.

Hybrid: Applicable when the work can be undertaken at any location, whether that be a SYP building or from home.

South Yorkshire Police’s Key Values:

At South Yorkshire Police we have 3 key values which run through everything we do Fairness, Integrity & Trust, the attached document details the key behaviours we expect all employees to adhere to.

Contact details:

For further information about the role, please contact:

Insp Amanda Dickens-Scott on 07775 031619

PS Carl Saxton or Helen Grundy on 01790 443654

Closing Date: 5th May 2024

Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made between the Talent Acquisition Manager and the Line Manager for the role.

How to apply:

Please click ‘Apply’

Candidate Information:

Please note that, should you be successful at the interview stage and before appointment, the relevant pre-employment checks are required. These include references, medical clearance, vetting clearance and sickness absence criteria check.

Diversity & Inclusion:

Expressions of interest are particularly welcome from female and ethnic minority candidates.

It is really important to us that the department represents the community we serve, in order for us to provide the best service, utilising a range of backgrounds, experience and skills. We support and value all officers and staff and the unique experiences they bring to the role. We strongly encourage and welcome expressions of interest from these valuable underrepresented groups.

If you are from an underrepresented group and want to find out more about the support we can offer, please contact our dedicated team on positiveaction@southyorks.pnn.police.uk

In addition, we will look to support anyone who requires Part Time/Job share working hours.

Internal Candidates:

This vacancy is temporary therefore, you must have the support of your current Line Manager to apply. If you are a permanent member of staff, this would be classed as a secondment opportunity. If you are on a fixed term contract, you must contact the Talent Acquisition Team before applying. 

Please ensure that you and your current line manager complete the attached consent form.  Please email the completed form to the hiring line manager, with the role title and the closing date stated in the subject of your email.

Without support, your application will not be considered any further.