Transferee JOU Firearms Instructor PC - HC616208

Job Details

Job Title: Transferee JOU Firearms Instructor PC - HC616208

Location: Netley / Kidlington / Sulhamstead

Salary: Constable

Hours: 40 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: Wednesday 15th May 2024 at 23:59 hours
 

Intake date: 28th October 2024

Are you looking for a new opportunity in Firearms?

The primary role of the department is to provide comprehensive training in the police use of firearms. This includes initial firearms training, refresher training, and specialist firearms training which will be developed and delivered to Authorised Firearms Officers (AFO) across the JOU as well as other forces, departments and agencies.
 

The Firearms Training department supports the operational armed response to incidents involving the criminal use of firearms. You will assist at a firearms operations by providing specialist rifle officers, additional personnel resources, weapons, specialist munitions and with the tactical planning of the incident.

For more information about the role, please click here. 

Additional Requirements:

The normal hours of work will be 0800 – 1600 Monday to Friday; however these may be changed to accommodate specific training requirements.

The role holder may be required to work at other training venues across the JOU on occasions during working hours and must hold a current full drivers licence and be prepared to take and pass a Force driving course if required.

There is an expectation that the role holder will be available to cover periods of call out or duties when required and appropriate. The role holder is required to carry a mobile phone at all times on and off duty.

There is an expectation Officers will provide a minimum return of service of 2 years. The role holder must be selected, trained and have their competence assessed and reassessed in accordance with the NPFTC and the College of Policing APP Manual of Guidance on the Management, Command and Deployment of Armed Officers. (The NPFTC is a RESTRICTED document which can only be viewed by those authorised - Authorisation is granted by the College of Policing).

Transfer to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary

Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge?

Would you like to work for one of the largest forces in the country?

Transferring to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary will give you the variety, challenge and opportunities you need to progress in your career whilst living and working in the perfect blend of rural and city with so many activities, events and places to go.

We are looking for likeminded experienced Officers who believe in;

• Providing exceptional local policing,

• Relentlessly pursuing criminals and

• Putting victims first.
   

Essential Experience

To have significant experience in the police use of firearms and operations.

Essential Documents Required

Please upload your last 2 PDR's and evidence of any promotion qualifications (OSPRE or NPPF) to the My Documents section of the form before submitting your application.

Essential Qualifications

Police Constable plus

1. Qualified and competent as an Authorised Firearms Officer within the last 2 years.
2. Qualified to the ARV role profile or be willing to obtain it.
3. Having completed 12 months of CPD/MRT and subject to a successful review of their Firearms Training record by the CFI/DCFI.
4. Completed or willing to attend and successfully complete a National Firearms Instructors Course and possess or willing to complete the Assessor Programme
5. Completed or willing to attend and successfully complete a National Firearms Tactical Advisors Course
6. First Aid at Work qualification (or equivalent) D13 advanced or be willing to obtain it.
7. Full UK Driving Licence
    

• You must be a serving police officer from a Home Office Force with no current performance or conduct concerns.
• You must have successfully completed the two year probationary period and the Policing Diploma, or your forces equivalent qualification at the point of application.
• Hold the appropriate qualifications for your rank.

Competencies and Personal Qualities

We are Emotionally Aware Level 2

We Take Ownership Level 2

We Deliver, Support and Inspire Level 2

We are Innovative and Open Minded Level 1

Transparency

Please note: Our recruitment system uses a character count for your answer on each competency-based question.  If you answer a question and the system states too many characters have been used, please use this online calculator to help reduce the characters and to ensure your answer will fit.  In addition to letters, our system considers spaces, bullet points and other symbols (.”@) as characters.  The character calculator can be found via this link: Character count (successfactors.com)

Please do not use MS Word as a character count guide as it does not use HTML like our online system does.

Contact details for an informal discussion

Please contact the Recruiter Team at police.recruitment@hampshire.police.uk or call 023 8045 1611.