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Work Based Assessor Crime
| Posting date: | 02 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £35,526 to £37,692 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 May 2025 |
| Location: | Cwmbran, Torfaen |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Gwent Police |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 8030 |
Summary
Learning and Development Department are offering the opportunity to join the Training team at Heddlu Gwent Police as a Crime Assessor.
In this role, your main responsibilities will be:
To assess Police Officers and Police Staff Investigators at the recognised stages of their professional qualification e.g. Trainee Investigator Programme, SSAIDP, SCAIDP, Level 5 Investigator Programme, etc., updating electronic portfolios and endorsing criteria completion for the Awarding Body.
To undertake observed professional practice and provide feedback on skills observed, identifying areas that require improvement or approving criteria met.
To support the Force Quality Assurance Officer with ongoing assessment and reviews ensuring appropriate standards are met for the Awarding Body.
Must be confident in delivering inductions, challenging performance and providing support to candidates and supervisors through verbal and written feedback
To provide training resilience to the Crime Training Team.
To plan work to include inductions, schedules of assessment, feedback and compliance.
To monitor, assess and review candidates and, when necessary, provide written reports to address compliance.
To facilitate individual’s ownership of learning and continuous self development, identifying immediate and future needs, when required.
Skills, experience, and qualifications required:
Must have previously been PIP 2 Accredited and can provide evidence of occupational competence.
Must have experience of professional development of investigators.
(I.e. PIP 2 Tutor, Supervisor or experience of crime training delivery).
Must have either formal qualification in assessment or be willing to undertake relevant training (Level 3 Assessor Qualification).
Must have experience of serious and complex investigations.
Must have experience of Investigative Interviewing.
Must have knowledge and experience of;
Must be able to evidence sound knowledge of working with Microsoft Office Applications.
Must have knowledge of PIP 2 Personal Development Portfolio’s.
Must have knowledge of evaluation methodology.
Level W Welsh essential (training will be given). Welsh language skills Level 3 and above are desirable.
HOW TO APPLY
If you think you have the skills and passion for this role, please click the link below to view the role profile. If you think this is the role for you, please complete an application, evidencing against the required attainments Education and relevant experience, Knowledge and skills, usually found on the last page of the role profile, the word count for each area can also be found on this document).
If you would like any more information about the role, please contact Detective Inspector Alex Coutts.
Please note the titles of the areas you are required to evidence (as per the person specification) are pre-populated on the application form. Please refer to the person specification to find further information of the evidence required under each heading.
Please also refer to the candidate guidance attached below which provides more detail on how to complete your application.
INTERNAL CANDIDATES: Please note that we are unable to progress you to shortlisting unless we have received your Line Manager Approval form. Please submit this in line with the closing date. Thank you.
Diversity and Welsh language
To enable us to deliver outstanding policing for everyone, we need people from all backgrounds, with a range of professional and life experiences, so that we are truly representative of our communities.
Gwent Police provide a positive action support programme for underrepresented groups. To find out more please email Brian & Clare via positive.action@gwent.police.uk or visit our positive action page here: .
We are proud to be a Welsh speaking policing service and welcome applications from candidates with Welsh Language skills.
Disability Confident Employer
We are recognised as a disability confident employer, we aim to recruit and retain disabled people, and people with health conditions, for their skills and talent. You can indicate on your application form whether you require any support or adjustments to enable you to do the job, or to assist you with your application.
In this role, your main responsibilities will be:
To assess Police Officers and Police Staff Investigators at the recognised stages of their professional qualification e.g. Trainee Investigator Programme, SSAIDP, SCAIDP, Level 5 Investigator Programme, etc., updating electronic portfolios and endorsing criteria completion for the Awarding Body.
To undertake observed professional practice and provide feedback on skills observed, identifying areas that require improvement or approving criteria met.
To support the Force Quality Assurance Officer with ongoing assessment and reviews ensuring appropriate standards are met for the Awarding Body.
Must be confident in delivering inductions, challenging performance and providing support to candidates and supervisors through verbal and written feedback
To provide training resilience to the Crime Training Team.
To plan work to include inductions, schedules of assessment, feedback and compliance.
To monitor, assess and review candidates and, when necessary, provide written reports to address compliance.
To facilitate individual’s ownership of learning and continuous self development, identifying immediate and future needs, when required.
Skills, experience, and qualifications required:
Must have previously been PIP 2 Accredited and can provide evidence of occupational competence.
Must have experience of professional development of investigators.
(I.e. PIP 2 Tutor, Supervisor or experience of crime training delivery).
Must have either formal qualification in assessment or be willing to undertake relevant training (Level 3 Assessor Qualification).
Must have experience of serious and complex investigations.
Must have experience of Investigative Interviewing.
Must have knowledge and experience of;
Must be able to evidence sound knowledge of working with Microsoft Office Applications.
Must have knowledge of PIP 2 Personal Development Portfolio’s.
Must have knowledge of evaluation methodology.
Level W Welsh essential (training will be given). Welsh language skills Level 3 and above are desirable.
HOW TO APPLY
If you think you have the skills and passion for this role, please click the link below to view the role profile. If you think this is the role for you, please complete an application, evidencing against the required attainments Education and relevant experience, Knowledge and skills, usually found on the last page of the role profile, the word count for each area can also be found on this document).
If you would like any more information about the role, please contact Detective Inspector Alex Coutts.
Please note the titles of the areas you are required to evidence (as per the person specification) are pre-populated on the application form. Please refer to the person specification to find further information of the evidence required under each heading.
Please also refer to the candidate guidance attached below which provides more detail on how to complete your application.
INTERNAL CANDIDATES: Please note that we are unable to progress you to shortlisting unless we have received your Line Manager Approval form. Please submit this in line with the closing date. Thank you.
Diversity and Welsh language
To enable us to deliver outstanding policing for everyone, we need people from all backgrounds, with a range of professional and life experiences, so that we are truly representative of our communities.
Gwent Police provide a positive action support programme for underrepresented groups. To find out more please email Brian & Clare via positive.action@gwent.police.uk or visit our positive action page here: .
We are proud to be a Welsh speaking policing service and welcome applications from candidates with Welsh Language skills.
Disability Confident Employer
We are recognised as a disability confident employer, we aim to recruit and retain disabled people, and people with health conditions, for their skills and talent. You can indicate on your application form whether you require any support or adjustments to enable you to do the job, or to assist you with your application.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that 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. For more details please go to Disability Confident.