Division / Department - Forcewide
Grade - Grade 10
Status - Full Time and Part Time Available
Contract Type - Permanent
Salary Grade Range - £34,329 - £37,692
Working Hours - 37.0 Hours per Week
Shift Allowance - Yes
Politically Restricted - No
Location - Forcewide
The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time.
Chief Constables' Message
Do you have what it takes to coach, guide and assess the next generation of Detectives?
Are you passionate about the development of yourself and others and looking for a new, rewarding challenge? If so, this exciting opportunity could be for you.
With the introduction of the Degree Holder Entry Programme for Detectives (DDHEP) and the Police Now Detective Pathways, Sussex and Surrey Police have recognised the need for a dedicated Coaching Investigations Unit, with the function of supporting our new recruits to achieve full accreditation as PIP2 investigators. With patience, perseverance, coaching and assessing skills, you can be a part of a team that delivers the next generation of Detectives.
This is an amazing opportunity to not only develop the Detectives of the future, but also to invest in and develop yourself.
Applications are invited from all PIP2 accredited Detectives and investigating officers who have current operational skills with the motivation and commitment to develop the next generation of Detectives.
Recruitment is currently flexible to meet the demands of the organisation and the projected number of learners; therefore, successful applicants will be invited to join the team as the new units grow with increased demand.
You will work alongside CID or SIU units in Sussex, following the shift pattern of your learners. Due to the nature of coaching, there may be some requirement for you to vary your shifts from time to time as well as showing flexibility with attending and supporting other force-wide CIUs where required.
We have a number of vacancies across the force and anticipate more later this year; therefore we are looking to build a recruitment pool to draw from. Decisions regarding selection will be made on your written application, professional discussion and desired location(s).
The Role & Key Responsibilities
You will coach up to three trainee detectives simultaneously. The trainee detectives will be embedded with and line managed on divisional-based investigative teams; therefore, you will need to be able to recognise opportunities for the trainee detectives to become involved with, maintaining good relationships and lines of communication with the appropriate divisional supervisors.
You will be proactive and have the ability to work with minimal supervision, managing conflicting priorities and ensuring all appropriate stakeholders are regularly updated.
Whilst you will not hold your own investigative workload, you will be responsible for the progression of your learners’ investigations and expected to provide ongoing direction and support in collaboration with the divisional supervisors.
Skills & Experience
* You must be PIP2 accredited and have experience as a Detective Constable or PIP2 investigator on CID or SIU.
* Hold or be willing to be trained to the National Standard in assessing within the police sector (PSAS).
* Skilled in using questioning, listening and non-verbal communication techniques to give, elicit and receive feedback and to overcome communication barriers.
* A thorough current working knowledge of investigations and the PIP process.
* Able to provide effective developmental feedback to peers.
* Able to apply an understanding of human behaviour to the identification of barriers to performance and learning, and to identifying appropriate developmental actions.
* It is essential that you have a current working knowledge of local force investigation models and that you know what best practice looks like.
* To be resilient and able to manage the time and workloads of both yourself and the learner is essential, particularly the selection and management of policing opportunities to develop and enhance the student’s operational competence.
* Police officers must be fully operationally deployable and not subject to any formal or informal procedures, i.e. UPP.
Why Work With Us?
If this sounds like the perfect role for you, please submit an application of no more than 500 words outlining your skills and experience and detailing why you would be the ideal candidate for the role.
Please also indicate your top three preferred locations.
We are more than happy to discuss the role, so for any further information please contact:
DS Chris Pipkin CP595 - (West Division)
A/DS Joe Murray EA709 - (Brighton)
T/DS Jon Moore CM578 (East Division)
We recognise that our people are balancing demanding careers with commitments and interests outside of work. We welcome applications and discussion with candidates who want to work full-time or part-time/flexible hours.
Further Information
We are only as good as our people. It's important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach, and the skills that diversity brings; all of which help us to deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all.
We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of Disability Confident, hold Race Equality Matters Trailblazer status, are a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and are aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.
We are committed to being an anti-racist police service. We promise to challenge injustice, ensure fairness and to uphold anti-racist principles in both our organisation and our communities.
We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status, or religious belief, we would love to hear from you.
Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly. You may wish to consider adding noreply@surreysussexpolice.as.recruitmail.com to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.
This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes. Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference. This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process.
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