Job advert
Job Title Public and Personal Safety Training (PPST) and First Aid Lead
Grade G £38, Min - £45, Max
Contract Type Permanent - Full Time
Staffordshire Police is continually striving to deliver the best possible service for the county’s residents, businesses and visitors. It is a fast-paced organisation, adaptive to modern policing needs and open to continual improvement.
Everyone who works for the force has an important role to play in shaping the future of Staffordshire Police. The force seeks people who will champion new ways of working, be collaborative and agile and represent in a fair and ethical manner those that Staffordshire Police serves.
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About the Opportunity
Learning and Organisational Development (L&OD) sits within the Enabling Services Directorate of Staffordshire Police and the team are responsible for the design, delivery, evaluation and continuous development of teaching products for police officers and police staff; in line with the College of Policing National Curriculum and supporting the priorities of the Force Policing Plan.
Learning, development and CPD are intrinsic to supporting Staffordshire Police’s Annual Delivery Plan and L&OD strives to be at the forefront of both Trust Driven Policing and the National Enabling Programme. Team members will work with peers within L&OD, partner organisations, colleagues from regional Forces collaboration and national forums.
The role requires you to embed a progressive learning culture and develop continuous improvement across the Force.
About the Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced individual to represent Staffordshire Police for Public and Personal Safety Training (PPST) and First Aid Training locally, regionally and nationally.
The successful candidate will;
1. Maintain and manage L&OD’s portfolio of PPST and First Aid training provision, including control of specific course content, techniques and tactics to ensure all officers and staff are training in legal, safe and proportionate use of force.
2. Be responsible for managing and developing a large team of trainers and ensure licencing requirements are met for the delivery of training.
3. Deliver a robust training plan to ensure all officers and staff maintain mandatory accreditation in line with national requirements.
4. Be a nationally accredited SME, to act on behalf of Staffordshire Police, IOPC, Coroners Court and other UK Forces in the use of force.
5. Be commercially minded for in come generation, engaging at strategic level.
This is an exciting and fulfilling role in a fast-paced policing environment. We need an individual who is able to lead and inspire their team, cope under pressure, able to make sound decisions at short notice and have excellent time management to manage multiple tasks.
This team operates within a market leading training environment, where standards are set at a high level.
For more details about the role and requirements, please refer to the role profile.
Please upload your CV and Cover Letter to apply and ensure you tailor your CV to the role profile.
Interviews will be held on the 5th November, where candidates will have a practical scenario to work through (preparation time allowed) and sit a formal interview.
Closing date: Monday 20th October
Interview date: Wednesday 5th November
In addition to your salary, you will have access to a range of benefits including:
6. Pension Scheme - Employers Pension contribution 21.5% Staffordshire Pension Fund - Staffordshire Pension Fund - Home (staffspf.org.uk)
7. Generous holiday entitlement, plus Bank Holidays.
8. Flexible / Agile Working
9. Sick pay scheme
10. Fostering friendly policy
11. Family friendly policies – maternity, paternity, parental leave, adoption, disability leave and carers leave
12. Access to health and wellbeing support
13. Eye care vouchers
14. On site Gyms
15. Staff associations
16. Reward and Recognition
17. Blue light Card
18. Flexible working options
19. Training and development opportunities
20. Car lease scheme
21. Cycle to work scheme
22. Free Parking at selected sites
23. Onsite catering facilities
24. Access to Staff Networks
25. Union support
26. Financial products and services