Personal Safety Trainer (x2)

 British Transport Police (BTP) are recruiting for 2 Personal Safety Trainers for permanent contracts paying £36,529.65 plus £3033.56 London Allowance per annum based at our Learning & Development Centre, Spring House, London.

BTP are the Guardians of the Railway with a bold and ambitious vision to be a world-leading police force that delivers a safe and reliable rail network for all. We are a national police force covering the rail network throughout Great Britain, including the London Underground, ensuring the safety and security of nearly 3 billion passenger journeys and over 100 million tons of freight every year.

As a Personal Safety Trainer with BTP, you will be responsible for the delivery of Personal Safety Training to Police Officers, Special Constables and Police Staff to ensure that force targets are met in line with College of Policing guidelines.

As a Personal Safety Trainer, you will be required to:

• Deliver various PST programmes to ensure Officers and Staff have the necessary skills to carry out their role.
• Deliver first aid to ensure Officers and Staff have the necessary skills to carry out their role.
• Produce training need reports and evaluate the current training curriculum to identify areas for programme development.
• Conduct fitness assessments and accurately record and report results to line managers as required.

Further information about this vacancy can be found in the attached job description.

The successful Personal Safety Trainer will be required to evidence the following:

• Level 3 Award in Education and Training qualification (or equivalent) with experience of creating and implementing lesson plans.
• Experience of delivering a structured programme of physical activities to groups of varied levels of ability.
• Current First Aid At Work.
• Level 2 Gym Instructor Qualification (or equivalent)
• Working experience of maintaining accurate records and conducting risk assessments and accident reporting.
• Instructional/coaching skills with a strong emphasis on progression and regression for individuals within a group setting.

If you are interested in applying to the role, then please click the "Apply" button below and submit a cover letter and copy of your most up-to-date CV.

The closing date and time for applications to be submitted is Monday 22nd July 2024 at 12pm.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a stage 1 interview via Microsoft Teams. Candidates successful at stage 1 will be invited to attend a stage 2 fitness test and practical teach.

In return for your experience, we can offer you:

• £36,529.65 plus £3033.56 London Allowance per annum
• Yearly base salary increments (subject to satisfactory performance in previous PDR year)
• Working from home allowance available to purchase suitable equipment for blended & home working
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Family friendly policies including up to 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave
• Bespoke benefits platform and access to Blue Light Card
• Development opportunities including fully funded apprenticeships
• Employee assistance programme and dedicated wellbeing hub
• Excellent pension scheme

BTP is an employer who cares about the impact we have on the environment and the wider challenges of climate change, and as such we are committed to reducing our carbon footprint and achieving Net Zero Carbon (NZC) through offsetting by 2035.

At BTP we are proud guardians of the railway and it is crucial that we represent the diverse communities we serve and protect. As ‘One BTP’ across the UK, we know that diversity, inclusion and belonging help us improve our decision making, foster creativity and drive innovation so all our people can thrive.

Our vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit. So that we can become more diverse we encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, women, people who have a disability, those who are neurodiverse and persons who identify as LGBTQI+. We use positive action to encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups through targeted workshops or advice sessions. If you have the skills, experience and values that here in BTP we pride ourselves on then we would welcome you to apply.

For more information on Positive Action please click here or email the team on PART-Recruitment@btp.police.uk

If you have any questions about the application process, please email our friendly and helpful team where we will be happy to help you: RecruitmentTeam@btp.police.uk. If your question is in relation to equality or diversity then you can also contact our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team directly at: PART-Recruitment@btp.police.uk To reassure you, anything you ask us will be in the strictest confidence and will not form part of your application.

In order to apply, you must have the permanent right to live and work in the UK and have been resident in the UK for the previous 3 years. You will be asked these and other questions to determine your eligibility to work for British Transport Police when you start your application and you must answer honestly.

BTP GPP Police Staff Pension Scheme is administered by Royal London and this is a group personal pension plan which is available to all police staff. It’s a defined contribution scheme, offering employees the flexibility to vary their pension contributions from 4.4% to 12% of their salary. For more information, visit the Royal London dedicated pension page or email us at Pension-Queries@btp.police.uk .Please note if you are an existing member of Police Staff in the RPS your pension will not be affected.

Internal candidates must have completed their probation for their current substantive posting and can only apply in tenure if Head of Department approval is emailed to Recruitmentteam@btp.police.uk prior to the vacancy closing. Internal candidates must confirm that they are not subject to formal action plans for sickness/complaints/discipline or poor performance and that all mandatory training courses have been attended and are in ticket/up to date. A minimum rating of 3 (performing) or a rating of U (no rating) must have been achieved on the last reporting year PDR.