Police Constable - London, United Kingdom - City of London Police

City of London Police

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Post Title:
Police Constable - National Firearms Instructors - Internal and External

Type of contract:
Permanent

Rank/Grade:
PC - Internal ARV officers or qualified external NFIs on transfer

Directorate/Department:
Tactical Firearms Group, Local Policing

Statement of expectation for the role:Minimum of 2 years

Vetting level required:
MV/SC

Location:
Bishopsgate Police Station

Salary:
According to the National Police Pay Scales plus London Weighting and London Allowance. This post currently attracts a £3,000 per annum firearms payment.

Description of Department:

As an NFI you will support and develop new and existing Authorised Firearms Officers in a number of role profiles.

This includes the curation and delivery of bespoke training to the National Curriculum. We are a dedicated team who deliver exceptional training in force and collaboratively.

The Tactical Firearms Group provide the 24-hour firearms response to both spontaneous and planned operations in the City as well as supporting the Force in a number of other areas and across the Metropolitan policing area.

The City of London is the historic heart of London packed with history, commercial activity and culture.

The City of London has a demographic profile which is not replicated anywhere else:

a residential population of around 8,700 and over 500,000 as commuters arriving at their place of work daily and an additional 18 million visitors annually.

It has both a rich legacy of historic buildings and areas and a large number of iconic sites including St Paul's, the Bank of England, the Royal Exchange, and the Gherkin.

The City of London Police is proud to deliver an exceptional service and year on year we have risen to this challenge.

We are committed to keeping those who live, work and visit the City safe and feeling safe, and protecting those from the threat of terrorism.

There will be an Open Day on
4th July venue etc TBC.

Eligibility Criteria:

Internal applicants: ARV role profile with proven operational experience and training record.
External applicants:
Qualified as a National Firearms Instructor (NFI) accredited with a College of Policing Facility, with occupational/operational competency to ARV level.
Hold Lead Instructor status having delivered a minimum of 60hrs firearms training, completed firearms instructor CPD and having been assessed as competent in the previous twelve months; OR
Have held Lead Instructor status in the previous three years, and is willing to undergo reassessment prior to employment.
Attain the minimum national fitness levels
JRFT
Medically fit for role profile

Desirable criteria - Operational Firearms Commander (OFC), National Protection Officer (NPO), Advanced Driver, Firearms Tactical Advisor (FTA).

We offer a number of benefits including a £3,000 annual firearms payment, £6,711 in London Allowance and London Weighting, a generous pension scheme, a free Oyster card for London (TFL) travel and subsidized national rail travel, which allows you to travel within a 70-mile radius.

Application and Training:

Please submit your last
two PDRs and your
Chronicle or other firearms training record to show your current role.

Internal applicants:

If successful you will be invited to conduct a CVF interview after completing a written knowledge check (details will be provided), National Firearms Instructor pre-qualification shoot and you must have a proven training record.

_Applicants who fail to address the skills/knowledge/experience of the job description will not be considered __. _**
This vacancy is open only to those who have the right to work in the UK.

Please note that there is an expectation that officers will be able to work away from home for short periods to support the diverse training requirements of the role. _