Quality Assurance Volunteer (Mini Police and Cadet Units ) in Portishead

Quality Assurance Volunteer (Mini Police and Cadet Units)

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Are you passionate about supporting great experiences for young people? Help our Youth Programmes to shine by becoming our Quality Champion! We are looking for a volunteer who can make approximately 5 visits every 3 months, providing independent scrutiny, quality assurance and a non‑policing perspective to our youth activities. This will ensure a safe experience for young people and demonstrate our compliance with the National VPC Safe to Operate Standards.

Some Of The Requirements Of The Role

• Ability to travel independently to an external location (e.g. school, college, public premises, etc.).
• Comprehensively and sensitively assess youth programme activities (including organisation, relevant documentation and delivery) to identify both risks and best practice.
• Document findings in a timely manner using templates.

Skills Required

• Experience or knowledge of youth activities and basic IT skills (Microsoft Office) are essential.
• Experience of quality assurance is desirable.
• Previous knowledge or experience of safeguarding and confidence to raise concerns is desirable.
• Ability to document findings accurately and concisely using a template.

Recruitment Process

The closing date to submit applications is 13th January 2026. Following shortlisting, successful candidates will be invited to an in‑person interview.

Our electronic recruitment system asks you to provide 5 years of employment history; please disregard this. As part of our Safer Recruitment procedures you must provide details of ALL employment/education/voluntary roles you have ever held and details about any gaps when you were not working/studying. The system will allow you to add as many roles as you need to.

References And Vetting

Avon and Somerset Police are committed to safeguarding and operate safer recruitment processes. This role requires that at least one of your references can comment on your interactions with children and/or young people in a personal, voluntary or employment capacity.

This role involves responsibility for young people that will require completion of an enhanced DBS and checking of the list of those barred from working with children.

To be eligible to apply you must have a 5‑year ‘checkable history’ in the UK – ideally you have been resident in the UK for the last 3 years.

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