Training Officer - Investigative Training (Staff)

Are you passionate about Learning and Development? Do you have an investigative background and are passionate about the development of our future investigators? Our L&D Department are recruiting x2 Training Officers to join the Investigative Training Team. 

 

You will lead and be responsible for designing, developing, delivering and reviewing specific investigative training programmes at PIP 2 level and above. You will work within the wider Investigative training team to provide trainer resilience and support to the design, preparation and delivery of other investigative learning programmes.

 

As an Investigative Training Officer, you will report directly into the Investigative Detective Sergeant. 

 

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deliver and evaluate specific training programme(s) at PIP 2 level and ensure they achieve organisational objectives and efficiency requirements that meet operational needs and contribute to the personal development of students.
• Research and maintain current practices, legislation and procedures for such programmes.
• Ensure the design, development, preparation and amendment of lesson plans and course material pertaining to Investigative course(s).
• Assess the performance and competence of students, to provide feedback and prepare development plans where necessary to enable a student achieve competence.
• Within the wider context of Investigative training to learn, prepare for and maintain a ‘portfolio of courses’ to provide trainer resilience and support for the preparation, delivery and evaluation of investigative training.
• Provide dynamic subject matter expert (SME) support if required within the wider the investigative training context for trainers delivering courses with the ability to prepare and deliver specific elements based on operational need /trainer resilience.
• Within the wider context of Investigative training, be ready to respond to urgent force learning needs, to design and develop learning packages for delivery taking into account force priorities and objectives.
• Promote the force policies in terms of Diversity and Health and safety.
• Be prepared to work on and to deliver investigative training programmes within any force Learning and development sites.

 

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

In-post training is provided to support in support of the required essential criteria. 

Essential:

• Operational investigative background at PIP level or above with sound working knowledge of the relevant operational legislation, practice and procedures.
• Trainer to be qualified PIP 2 or above, having previously successfully completed the ICIDP or CID foundation course.
• Sound knowledge of current diversity issues including legislation.

 

Desirable:

• Experience of working on a Major Incident/Homicide
• Experience of working under the direction of an SIO
• Experience in a surveillance or intelligence role

 

Prospective officers and staff must be held to a higher standard of behaviour and accountability than members of the public, and that therefore their right to privacy can be fettered in certain circumstances. This is to ensure that members of the police are fully aware and accountable for the unique powers entrusted to them and the standards of professional behaviour they swear to uphold.

 

Vetting:  Successful applicants will be required to pass Management Vetting and Counter Terrorism Clearance scrutiny prior to commencing their role, this will include a full background & financial disclosure as part of the vetting process.

Hours: This is a full-time position working between core hours of 08:00 to 16:00, Monday to Friday.

Location: Tally Ho Training Centre, Edgbaston

Interviews: Interview dates to be confirmed. If you are successful in the paper sift process, you will be assessed against the Police CVF Framework.

Contact: You are welcome to contact Detective Inspector Jason McMahon on Jason.mcmahon@westmidlands.police.uk with any further questions regarding this role.

 

West Midlands Police is a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions.  As part of our commitment we operate a ‘Disability Confident Interview Scheme’ - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview. 

It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the essential criteria for the job. For example: in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. In these circumstances, the employer could select the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job, as they would do for non-disabled applicants.

“Diversity and Inclusion Vision:  Maximise the potential of people from all backgrounds through a culture of fairness and inclusion to deliver the best service for our communities”

West Midlands Police is the second largest police force in the country, covering an area of 348 square miles and serving a population of almost 2.8 million. 
The region sits at the very heart of the country and covers the three major centres of Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton. It also includes the busy and thriving districts of Sandwell, Walsall, Solihull and Dudley. Leisure, retail and conference amenities, together with Premiership and Championship football teams, attract millions of visitors annually. 
The West Midlands is an area rich in diversity, with 18 per cent of its population from ethnic minority backgrounds. 
An average of 170,000 motorists travel through the region daily, making its motorways some of the busiest in Europe. 
Against this backdrop, the force deals with more than 2,000 emergency calls for help every day, as well as patrolling the streets and responding to incidents 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week.