Transferee - Custody Sergeant

Are you an experienced Custody Sergeant? This is your opportunity to transfer your skills and experience to West Midlands Police. West Midlands Police is changing the face of policing, and you could be part of our major plans. The West Midlands is a busy, urban area offering a diverse range of communities to protect and support. Our HQ is in Birmingham, which is the youngest city in Europe – with under-25s accounting for nearly 40% of the population. But it’s not all about the second city… we cover as far afield as Coventry and over to where the Black Country meets Staffordshire as well as policing six Premier League and Football League clubs. We serve 2.8 million people in an area rich in diversity, with around 30 per cent of its population from ethnic minority backgrounds. Our force values embody what we are, to apply you must have real passion for people and communities. You will have a desire to work alongside our local communities to build relationships and make a difference to the lives of people in the West Midlands. And we know it’s not all about the job. The West Midlands is a great place to live too. The region offers great leisure, sport, shopping and transport options. Birmingham Airport is an international hub, served by most of the budget and major airlines. Trains from Birmingham can reach central London in less than 90 minutes and our Metro tram system is expanding too. There’s always major acts appearing at our local stadiums and arenas, big name shows visiting theatres in our major cities and vibrant nightlife across the region. There’s five Michelin starred restaurants, dozens of country parks and green space to explore and cheap house prices too. Birmingham even has more canals than Venice! Ensuring our Police Officers have plenty of development opportunities is high on our agenda; you can expect regular openings for promotion alongside the ability to learn and obtain new skills to further your career. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups, which in CJS are women and BAME colleagues. We are proud to use positive action methods to attract and support these colleagues into the team and thereby create a more diverse and representative team. You will be part of the CJS department and based at one of six custody suites, Coventry, Stetchford, Perry Barr, Oldbury, Wolverhampton and Bloxwich. Flexibility may be required as you may be requested to work at different sites dependant on the operational requirements. Am I eligible? You must be substantive at the rank you are applying for OR currently working on your Work Based Assessment You must be transferring from a UK Home Office Police Force or BTP (or previously served as substantive in a UK Home Office Force) Outstanding complaints or matters with PSD must be resolved before applying You must have completed Custody Sergeants Foundation course and be an experienced custody sergeant. P rospective 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. Our training courses will provide you with an overview of West Midlands Police as a Force and how we operate as an organisation, along with ICT training on our systems and Personal Safety and First Aid refresher. Training courses are approximately 2 weeks long, and once completed you will be posted and land with your new team. Vetting: Successful applicants will be required to pass Recruitment 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. Medical: Appointment to this role will be dependent upon successfully medical checks, which may include a drugs test and if required a fitness test. Contact: If you wish to contact a member of the recruitment team please do so at careers@westmidlands.police.uk 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