PC Firearms Trainer in Stockton-On-Tees

Salary: PC Salary, plus a Targeted Variable Payment

Location: Urlay Nook, Stockton

Hours/Contract: 40 hours per week (Week 1 - Monday to Thursday 0700 - 1700, Week 2 - Tuesday to Friday 0700 to 1700)

Closing Date: 5pm Monday 17th March 2025

The Role

The post-holder will participate in curriculum design, planning, delivery and evaluation of Firearms Training in accordance with legislation, national policing standards, health and safety and force policy. Ensure compliance with APP-AP, the NPFTC and College of Policing Firearms Training Licence and force policies. Design and deliver learning and develop interventions in Specialist Tactics and Training to all ranks and grades to the recognised recommended national standards.

What You’ll Do

• Lead by example and behave in line with the Police Code of Ethics ensuring that the force values and behavioural expectations are clearly understood and considered by officers and staff in their decision making and actions; reinforcing and influencing them through all interactions and processes.
• Proactively manage the performance, attendance and wellbeing of students against the required standards to ensure they are dealt with and supported in accordance with the correct policies and procedures.
• Research, design and plan a wide spectrum of firearms training for police officers and staff, including bespoke individual development plans, to ensure compliance with national standards, health and safety requirements and force policy. This will include responsibility for the development and delivery of live fire and other significant risk to life activity, including health and safety compliant risk assessments and other control measures.
• Instruct, develop and assess trainers, police officers and staff in the application of these operational tactics to fulfil and comply with national standards and be annually assessed as competent in role, both theory and range assessments.
• Ensure that all reports and documents relating to training delivery are stored securely by the most appropriate means in order to comply with the code of ethics and the purpose and values of Cleveland and Durham Police.

What You’ll Bring

• Hold the National Firearms Instructor qualification
• Hold a level 3 Award in Education in Training (CET) or equivalent
• Hold an IOSH Managing Safely Qualification
• Hold a Police Advanced driving qualification
• If you hold a higher qualification than those required above or minimum 5 years relevant experience, please evidence this on your application and it will be reviewed by our recruitment team.

How to apply

Click on the "Apply Button" which will bring you to our website where you can apply. Candidates must have indefinite leave to work and live in the UK and be free from any restriction. Any successful candidate will be asked to provide evidence of this. Candidates will be contacted via email in relation to the recruitment process and are advised to also check junk and spam folders for email updates.

Further information

Any offer of employment will be subject to appropriate vetting checks which will be maintained/updated throughout the period of service. Applicants must have been a UK resident for at least three years prior to the date of application. If applicants have not been a resident in the UK for at least three years and can provide a VERIFIABLE certificate from the police of any country where they have taken temporary residence. The certificate must indicate that they have not been convicted of any offence whilst in that country or involved in any investigation by a Law Enforcement Agency. Any tattoos deemed to be obscene, or advocates sexual, racial, ethnic, or religious discrimination, by written word or design is prohibited and the presence of such a tattoo would preclude an applicant from passing the recruitment process for employment with the Constabulary.