Police Trainer PPST - HC620114

Hampshire County Council; Netley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Police Trainer PPST - HC620114

Job Title: Police Trainer PPST HC620114

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract: Temporary until March 2027

Closing Date: Sunday 23rd March 2025 at 23:59 hours

If you would like to apply for this temporary post as a secondment you must have the prior approval of your current Line Manager and Head of Department. Please ensure you have completed the ‘Police Staff Internal Secondment Declaration’ and forwarded it as instructed to obtain their sign-off. This step must be completed so the form is submitted as part of the application process, prior to the vacancy’s closing date.

About the Role

This is a really exciting opportunity to work within the team that delivers Public and Personal Training to the Officers and Staff of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary. The recent uplift in Police Officers within the two counties, together with additional training requirements set by the College of Policing has meant that our team of PPST trainers needs to expand. Primarily based at Netley - but with opportunities to support officers around the County, you will be a motivated individual able to work as part of a busy team.

Key Accountabilities include but are not limited to:

1. To deliver a range of existing police officer/police staff courses, ensuring the learning objectives are achieved.
2. To assist with the design and delivery of new training programmes to meet identified needs within the workforce.
3. To design and produce clear, concise and well-presented training support material, for use, before, during and after training.
4. To offer appropriate guidance to participants, in order to facilitate their personal development, understanding, and help them adopt suitable responses to work-related performance issues.
5. To liaise and consult with other colleagues within the L&D Department, wider operational units/departments, other forces and partner agencies in order to identify, analyse and discuss a variety of training solutions for the organisation.
6. To undertake continuous assessment/validation/evaluation of the training programmes, ensuring that it is appropriate to the needs of individuals, the organisation and is of a consistently high standard.

Additional Requirements

1. Hours of duty are 37 per week, primarily worked within the hours of 0800 – 1700. The working pattern will also include occasional rostered longer shifts and evenings and weekend work for which will attract the appropriate allowances.
2. Currently based at Southwick or Hamble, however, may be required to visit various locations within Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, and must hold a current driver’s licence and be prepared to take and pass a Force driving course if required to drive pool cars, hire vehicles as required.
3. Probationary period of 12 months applies to this post.
4. Required to wear uniform as provided in line with Uniform and Standards of Dress.
5. For some specific training roles a recognised qualification or evidence of skills attainment may be deemed essential.

Essential Qualifications

Educated to QCF Level 3 with Maths & English at QCF Level 2, possess a nationally recognised learning and development qualification plus proven experience e.g. Certificate in Training Practice, Level 3 Learning and Development (Learning & Development Qualifications Curriculum Framework (QCF) 30 Credits minimum), or to have undertaken significant work-related experience that may be deemed to have brought the post holder to a comparable level.

HSE First Aid at work qualification.

Able to demonstrate current competence in subject matter area.

Experience in Training needs analysis, design, delivery, assessment and evaluation of training.

Sound knowledge of law, policy and practice in the field of anti-discrimination (e.g. Equality Act 2010).

Contact details for an informal discussion

Please contact the Recruitment Team at [e-mail] or on 02380451611

Please note that the email address you supply when submitting an application will be used for contact throughout the full lifecycle of that vacancy. You will not be able to amend your contact details. You should therefore ensure that you choose an appropriately accessible email address, being mindful that the process may take several months for some roles.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is an inclusive employer and strives to have a workforce representative of the communities we police and serve. We recognise that we are not fully representative and are working to address this imbalance through a variety of initiatives.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is an equal opportunities employer that positively promotes flexible working, enabling officers and staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance whilst meeting operational requirements of the constabulary. We actively encourage applications to be made on a full-time, part-time or flexible working basis.

The Equality Act 2010 allows us to promote equality within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary by adopting Positive Action to support people from under-represented groups. Our aim is to recruit talented people with a diverse range of skills and experience and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our Positive Action team are available to provide support through the application and assessment process by contacting: [e-mail]

The Disability Confident campaign aims to remove barriers, increase understanding and ensure that people have opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. We will accommodate requests for reasonable adjustments where possible throughout our recruitment and promotions processes and encourage anyone requiring reasonable adjustments to disclose this at the earliest opportunity.