Deputy Chief Firearms Instructor
Job description
- Job grade: Higher Executive Officer
- Contract type: Permanent
- Business area: NCA - Investigations - Operational Delivery
- Type of role: Education and Training, Investigation, Operational Delivery, Policing
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Number of jobs available: 1
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About the job
Job summary
Job description
As Deputy Chief Firearms Instructor (DCFI) for the NCA you will be directly assisting the Chief Firearms Instructor (CFI) in the managing of a firearms training team with national responsibilities and with the niche capability of armed surveillance. You will play a key role within the Special Operations Unit Senior Management Team, shaping policy with regards to a number of matters including people, development, equality diversity and inclusion. Crucially you will be pivotal in enhancing the culture within the Armed Policing teams – both operational and training and maintaining successful working relationships between the two departments. You will ensure that all training within your area of responsibility is delivered in accordance with NCA policy and guidance, the authorised training planner and the agreed Armed Policing Role Profiles. You will ensure that NCA Armed Policing training is compliant with national policy and guidelines relating to the delivery of firearms training, through the annual College of Policing Firearms Licensing process.
Duties & Responsibilities
Leadership
Assist the CFI in the management of firearms training team with national responsibilities and with the niche capability of armed surveillance delivering people, development, equality, diversity and inclusion.
Management Team Member
Crucially you will be pivotal in enhancing the culture within the Armed Policing team both operational and training and maintaining successful working relationships between the two departments.
Policy and compliance
Ensure training delivery is compliant with NCA policy, Authorised Professional Practice Armed Policing (APP AP) and the National Police Firearms Training Curriculum (NPFTC).
Assurance
Assure training and delivery in accordance with NCA Policy, APP AP and NPFTC.
Health and Safety
Ensure training is delivered in accordance with NCA policy, APP AP and NPFTC.
Manage the Firearms Training Budget
Together with the CFI and L&D manage the training budget, making cost savings when appropriate. Engage with commercial when booking venues and procurement.
Maintain Professional Qualifications
PPST, NFI, NVQ Teaching diplomas, PTLLS, ASO, Q1.
Person specification
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Communication
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage effectively at all levels.
Leadership
Inspires excellence in others and demonstrates values for others to adopt and follow.
Operational Delivery Recent training/operational experience in an armed policing or covert policing role is essential.
Training
Effectively plans, delivers and manages training.
Problem Solving
Using logic and imagination to make sense of a situation and find an intelligent solution.
Time Management
Experience of managing staff, overseeing training records, ensuring staff maintain operational competence.
Team Work
Works effectively with others to focus on and achieve joint outcomes, rather than individual goals.
Relationship Management
Develops and maintains positive relationships with internal and/or external stakeholders in order to achieve stakeholder needs and business objectives.
Experience
A National Police Firearms Instructor with in depth knowledge of Armed Policing Authorised Professional Practice (APP) and the National Policing Firearms Training Curriculum (NPFTC).
Qualifications
Essential Accreditation
Are you currently accredited as a Deputy Chief Firearms Instructor (College of Policing standard) and a National Firearms Instructor (College of Policing standard)?
Surveillance Qualification/Experience
You must meet the following criteria
Qualified and accredited Surveillance Operative to College of Policing Q1/Q100 standards;
or
Qualified and accredited to the College of Policing Surveillance Firearms Integrated Course (SFIC) to Q8/Q800 standards;
or
Have significant experience managing the delivery of training for Q1/Q100 or Q8/Q800 standards.
Training, First Aid and Health & Safety Qualifications
You must hold all of the following
D13.2 Enhanced First Aid qualification;
NVQ Level 2 in Managing Health & Safety (or recognised equivalent, e.g. IOSH Managing Safely);
PTLLS qualification (or equivalent/higher teaching qualification).
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Delivering at Pace
Benefits
New entrants to the NCA receive 26 days annual leave, rising to 31 on completion of 5 years continuous service, plus 8 bank holidays.
If qualifying criteria is met new joiners from UK Police Forces or the UK Intelligence Community (UKIC) will have service with those employers taken into account for continuous service purposes for annual leave entitlement only, this will be up to a maximum of 31 days leave (including 1 privilege day).
Other benefits include:
- Flexible working, including flexi-time, compressed hours and job sharing (in line with business requirements)
- Family friendly policies, notably above the statutory minimum
- Learning and Development opportunities
- Interest free loans and advances, including season tickets, childcare and rental deposits
- Housing schemes - Key Worker status
- Discounts and Savings with a wide variety of services including Cycle to Work, Smart Tech schemes, dental insurance, gym discounts and savings on everyday spending, available through the Reward Gateway , Edenred and Blue Light Card schemes.
- Staff support groups/networks
- Sports and social activities, including membership to the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC)
Further information is available on the NCA Website.
Things you need to know
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Selection process details
CV
Please include your full career history, training, qualifications, key responsibilities, and achievements. Explain any employment gaps in the last two years. Ensure all accreditation dates are accurate.
Details of what is expected within your CV are as follows: Please upload a CV no more than 2 pages, Font size 11. Your CV should demonstrate how you meet the outlined essential criteria and person specification listed on the advert. All accreditation, qualification and certification dates may be subject to verification.
- Recent proven experience of training Authorised Firearms Officers (AFO’s) in the following tactics; deals with subjects on foot, vehicles and within structures as set out in NPFTC Modules.
- A clear theoretical and practical working knowledge of the current National Police Firearms Training Curriculum (NPFTC) and Authorised Professional Practice Armed Policing (APP AP)
- Experience in improving culture within a team and measuring its success.
Longlist
In the event of a high number of applications, we may operate a longlist. Applicants will need to meet the minimum pass mark for the lead criteria.
- Recent proven experience of training Authorised Firearms Officers (AFO’s) in the following tactics; deals with subjects on foot, vehicles and within structures as set out in NPFTC Modules. .
Candidates who do not meet the minimum pass mark for the lead criteria will not progress to having their other criteria assessed. Applications must meet the minimum criteria to be progressed to the assessment stage.
You will receive an acknowledgement once your application is submitted.
We aim to have sift completed and scores released within 10 working days of the closing date of the advert. For high volume campaigns this timeframe may be extended.
Scores will be provided but further feedback will not be available at this stage.
NCA Applying and Onboarding
Full advert details for this vacancy can found on the advert on the NCA Recruitment Portal. Please follow the link to apply at advertisers' site.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
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Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Working for the Civil Service
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
Diversity and Inclusion
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : central.recruitment@nca.gov.uk
- Email : central.recruitment@nca.gov.uk
- Telephone : central.recruitment@nca.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : central.recruitment@nca.gov.uk
Further information
If unresolved, you may escalate your complaint to the Civil Service Commission.
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