Trainer Assessor

Job Description

Are you passionate about assisting individuals through training and development?

We’re looking for someone with training / assessing experience to join our multi skilled team of police officers and police staff, in our Operational Training department, to deliver a range of training.

Our Trainer / Assessors are key to ensuring that operational staff have the knowledge, operational skills and qualifications to perform their roles effectively and are suitably trained ready to be deployed in a variety of complex situations.

In this role, you will initially provide our police officers and staff with up to date Police and Personal Safety (PPST) and First Aid training, before expanding your training portfolio in one or more specialist areas, so they can remain accredited in their mandatory and specialist skills. It not only increases their abilities and confidence but also enhances performance across the organisation.

In This Role, Your Main Responsibilities Will Be

• Using the organisation’s commissioning process and liaising with relevant stakeholders to conduct training needs analysis.
• Preparing lesson plans and ensure supporting materials are available.
• To deliver training on a group and one to one basis
• Planning assessment programmes and assessing individuals against identified national and organisational standards.
• To document evidence of assessment decisions and give feedback in a timely and accurate manner.
• Complete validation and evaluation processes in accordance with departmental quality assurance guidance.
  
  

Skills, Experience And Qualifications Required

• You must hold or must be willing to attain the AEAT (Award in Educational and Training), TEP (Teaching Essentials Program, College of Policing) and CAVA (Certificate Assessing Vocational Achievement). You will also be supported to achieve your CEAT (Certificate in Educational and Training), (please note if you don't currently hold this or aren't willing to achieve it we are unable to progress your application any further)
• Experience of working in training/assessing role, along with experience of planning, delivering and assessing training courses.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to adapt your communication style to suit one to one and group settings.
• Skilled computer user, with experience of using Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
• An understanding of the role of operational Police officer and /or experience in a core policing training and /or assessing role.
• You may be required to travel in this role, therefore holding a full UK driving licence would be advantageous.
  
  

Employee Rewards And Benefits

How we reward our employees is linked to our culture, it’s about more than just salary. Through a package of financial, lifestyle and health benefits, we support whatever stage of life you're in and the moments that matter:

• Flexible working
• Continuous professional development
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance scheme offering help through counselling services, legal advice, fitness advice, personal coaching and health assessment
• Staff discount scheme for savings on shopping, days out, sporting events, holidays
  
  

Additional Information

To be eligible to apply for this role you must have a 3 year ‘checkable history’ in the UK – ideally this means that you would have been resident in the UK for the last 3 years.

If you are successful at shortlisting stage, you will be invited to attend a teaching assessment. If you successfully pass the teaching assessment you will be invited to attend an Interview.

Dates for assessments and interviews are yet to be confirmed.

Required

If you are successful during the recruitment process, you will be required to successfully complete a Job Related Fitness Test (JRFT) to level 5.4, before commencing a 2 week Personal Safety Training (PST) instructor course. This will then be followed by a 1 week upskill course in order to deliver scenario based training. To remain accredited as a PST Trainer/Assessor you will be required to complete an annual Job Related Fitness Test (JRFT). For more information regarding the Job Related Fitness Test, please use the link here:

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