Role Overview & Specifications

Force

Gwent Police

Role Type

Police Staff

Business Area

Protective Services

Department

Central Public Protection Unit

Location

Blackwood Police Station, Gwent Police Headquarters

Grade

SO1

Salary

£31,434 - £33,348

Part/Full Time

Full Time

Hours per Week

37

Type of Contract

Permanent

Level of Welsh language ability required?

1

Job Advert Description

The MOSOVO team are recruiting a Police Staff Offender Handler to the department who can ideally bring experience of investigation, safeguarding and understand the requirements of robust offender management. We want an individual who is keen to learn new systems, adopt a proactive mindset and new exciting detection methods and work positively with our partners and stakeholders. Qualified to PiP Level 1 (Professionalising Investigations Programme) is essential.

Please state the title of the area you are evidencing and provide the evidence in the following box. To add the next area, select add another instance for each area that is required as stated on the person specification.


Please also refer to the candidate guidance on the website that provides more detail on how to structure your response.

What are our benefits

Here at Gwent Police, we value our employees, and we provide ample support and training to ensure you excel in your role, alongside receiving benefits such as:

  • Generous annual leave entitlement that rises to either 27 or 30 days depending on grade plus 8 bank holidays
  • Employee Assistance programme and a range of wellbeing support programmes
  • Free access to on-site gyms
  • Discounts from various retailers via the Blue Light Scheme and Vectis Card
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Hybrid/Agile working (role dependant)
  • Flexible working opportunities
  • Local government pension scheme
  • Range of support networks
  • Generous maternity/paternity and adoption leave entitlements
  • Generous sick pay provisions
  • Option to become a member of UNISON, the public service union


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.

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 & Rima via positive.action@gwent.police.uk or visit our positive action page here: Positive Action | Gwent Police


We are proud to be a Welsh speaking policing service and welcome applications from candidates with Welsh Language skills.

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