Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location The College of Policing Ryton, CV8 3EN. About the job Job summary Applications for this role are restricted to existing officers of a UK police force or UK policing organisation. About us: Were the professional body for the police service in England and Wales. We work with everyone in policing to set standards, to share knowledge and good practice and to support the development of police officers and staff. Our mission is to drive a consistent approach across policing where the public and the service expect it, to boost professionalism and to improve leadership at every level. Although we're a 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. Job description We look forward to reading your application for the role of Technical Skills Trainer Search. The selected candidate will be responsible to a Learning and 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. They 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, to 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 and 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. 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. Proven competence and experience as a licensed Police Search Advisor (PolSA) as per Authorised Professional Practice. Please see the attached job description which contains full details of the role. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Changing and Improving Communicating and Influencing Developing Self and Others Managing a Quality Service 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 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 Benefits 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) Discounts for on-line shopping 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 Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills. Vacancy reference: 6867 It is anticipated that interviews will take place on Tuesday 25th February 2025, at The College of Policing Ryton, CV8 3EN. This role is available for 2 years as a secondment opportunity to serving police officers substantive in the rank of Sergeant. There is the potential for this role to be extended with the agreement of all parties. All applicants must have the support of their Chief Officer which must be of NPCC rank, i.e., CC, ACC or DCC and this must accompany an application. Central service conditions will apply for police officers. Please ensure you return the attached secondment approval form either as an attachment when submitting your application or via email to recruitmentcollege.police.uk. For further information on applying for a secondment please visit the Secondments into the College page. How to apply and contact information: For further information visit our Work for us page. What it's like working at the College of Policing If you would like to discuss the role in more detail please contact Mark Sweeney, Learning & Standards Manager Search, mark.sweeneycollege.police.uk We believe that a diverse workforce brings many benefits to the organisation including diversity of thought and improvements to the way we work internally and with partners and communities. We strive to be fully inclusive but we know there is more to do. We genuinely encourage people from all backgrounds and underrepresented groups to apply for this role. We want to continually improve our recruitment processes and to remove any barriers to equal opportunities that could disadvantage those from particular backgrounds. In order for us to have the information to do this, we ask you to please complete the diversity section of the online application process. We use a blind shortlisting process and we hope that by using this method we will be able to promote greater diversity in our workforce and remove any subconscious decisions based on biases. The College is committed to support the Greening Government Commitment and reducing our Environmental impact. We have a dynamic Environmental Management Plan in place which encompasses various objectives, including our pledge to reduce business travel. To support our green agenda we have, in phase one, installed Electric Vehicle Charging Points at our sites in Ryton (12 points) and Harperley Hall (4 points) alongside two at our Harrogate office. We encourage employees to become an Environment Champion to help with promoting and delivering our Environmental Management Plan. Our One Step Greener approach encourages all College staff to make small changes to create a better future for everyone. Please note that in order to work for the College of Policing you must have the Right to Work in the UK with indefinite leave to remain. In addition, you will also be required to provide an address history in the UK for the preceding 5 years. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window). See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : College of Policing Recruitment Team Email : recruitmentcollege.police.uk Recruitment team Email : recruitmentcollege.police.uk Attachments Technical Skills Trainer - Candidate Pack Opens in new window (pdf, 269kB) Secondment-approval-form Opens in new window (docx, 81kB) Share this page Print Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn GMail