PS/703/BCH - P01 (B), S02 (C), A5 (H) - Personal Safety Training Team Leader - BCH HR Operational Learning

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Team Leader of the Personal Safety Training Team within Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire Police and Hertfordshire Constabulary (BCH) HR Operational Learning. The Personal Safety Team are responsible for all training of new and existing officers and staff to ensure they are fit and accredited for their role. This includes carrying out the Job-Related Fitness Test, First Aid and Personal Safety Training. There are teams across all 3 forces and the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring standardisation across the board in line with the National Curriculum set out by the College of Policing. 

The role will involve the following along with additional responsibilities detailed in the role profile: 

• To work with individuals and departments to meet the demands of the BCH Operational Learning requirements.
• Management of a team of operational practitioners to develop and maintain solutions to meet the identified needs.
• Planning and ensuring courses are available for all 3 forces
• Ensuring Health and Safety risk assessments are completed and updated
• To ensure the effective deployment of trainers to meet demand.
• QA and review of trainers
• Contribute to achieving the vision, purpose and values of Bedfordshire Police, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Constabularies.
• Travelling to each of the force areas. 

The team leader role will report directly to the Operational Skills Manager, and will work closely with them ensuring that the PST team are delivering to National standards in line with the BCH ethos. Over the next 12 months there will be changes to the curriculum and it will be important for the successful candidate to work with the Operational Skills Manager to ensure compliance. 

The role is a full-time role which will require working two Saturdays a month, hours of work will consist of 0800-1600 however this can be discussed based on the individual’s requirements. 

For more information about the role please contact Donna Lincoln Operational Skills Manager Donna.Lincoln@bedfordshire.pnn.police.uk 

All internal applicants must have successfully completed their probationary period in order to apply for this role. 

Internal applicants within Bedfordshire Police, Cambridgeshire Constabulary or Hertfordshire Constabulary (BCH), should upload either a CV or a completed ‘Staff internal role summary’ form, which can be found in the vacancy documents below. Please note you will be required to provide a statement no more than 500 words against the minimum entry requirements as stipulated in the role profile. 

External applicants should ensure that your current CV is uploaded and provide a statement no more than 500 words against the minimum entry requirements as stipulated in the role profile. To ensure the recruitment process is fair and equal, please do not include personal details on your CV other than your name.

This vacancy is live to those at risk of redundancy and will remain open to redeployees until the conditional offer stage throughout the recruitment process. Any redeployee that wishes to apply should apply through the redeployment portal and provide a statement no more than 500 words against the minimum entry requirements as stipulated in the role profile. Redeployees will take priority over other applicants at any point during the recruitment process up until a start date is agreed. Redeployee’s should notify the BCH Careers team and their HR Advisor of their application. All applicants will be notified if this occurs. 

This force is a Disability Confident employer. Should you require any reasonable adjustments for your application process, please get in touch with the Recruitment Team via the relevant force inbox, or directly with the manager contact for this role. We also offer the guaranteed interview scheme; this means that all candidates with a disability covered by the Equality Act 2010, who meet the minimum entry requirements for the role, will be invited to attend an interview. 

All applications must be submitted through our online recruitment website by clicking the apply button below.