Job Title: Special Constable
Location: Forcewide across South Wales
Job Type: Voluntary, 16 Hours Per Month
Closing Date: 17th June 2024 at 12:00
The Role:
A highly visible, uniformed patrolling officer with specific community liaison/involvement, public reassurance either on response teams, safer neighbourhood teams, safer school teams, safer town centre teams or safer transport teams.
Please note that this is a Voluntary role and therefore will be unpaid.
Main Responsibilities:
Special Constable National Occupational Skills:
Arrest, detain or report individuals:
- To be able to conduct your actions legally and in a balanced and proportionate manner, considering the impact of your actions on others.
Carry out systematic searches of vehicles, premises and open areas:
- Searches must be conducted in a legal and ethical way, using approved search methods. Establishing grounds and legal authority to carry out the search.
Manage conflict:
- Recognising and dealing with a range of behaviours and actions, responding in ways that do not provoke conflict, and seeking to defuse situations where such behaviour is present.
Provide an initial response to incidents:
- To be able to gather information on the incident. Based on the obtained you will need to be able to establish the nature of the incident, and plan actions accordingly. If it is a major or critical incident, and you are the first on the scene, you will need to take interim control until relieved by the appropriate person.
Provide initial support to victims, survivors and witnesses and assess their need for further support:
- Providing initial contact and support to victims, survivors and witnesses affected by offending or anti-social behaviour. In the case of bereavement this may also include the family and friends of the victim.
Search individuals and their personal property:
- To establish the grounds and legal authority to carry out the search. To identify and deal with any potential risks that are present and/or contingencies that arise.
Customer Service and Representation
- To present a positive image and service to both internal and external customers Individuals are required to effectively engage with internal and external customers at all levels, in order to provide a high quality standard of service Maintain confidentiality in relation to data protection issues and Management Of Police Information standards.
- In addition, the post holder must be prepared to undertake such additional duties which may result from changing circumstances, but which may not of necessity, change the general character or level of responsibility of the post.
About you:
Skills:
Essential Skills:
- Must be computer literate and proficient in Microsoft applications and Niche.
Desirable Skills:
- Can understand the essence of a conversation in Welsh, and can convey basic information and respond to simple requests in Welsh. Can use Welsh to transfer telephone calls. Can introduce oneself and others by name, role, and location/organisation. Can contribute in a meeting partly in Welsh. (Minimum level if having previously worked in a Welsh-speaking organisation/environment.) Welsh for Adults – Mynediad.
- Due to the introduction of the Welsh Language Standards in March 2017, you must either have the appropriate level of Welsh (level 2) or obtain the appropriate level within 12 months of appointment.
Knowledge:
Essential Knowledge:
- Must have a sound understanding of the statutory responsibilities of the office of Constable
Competencies:
- Emotionally Aware
- Take ownership
- Collaborative
- Deliver, Support and Inspire
- Analyse Critically
- Innovative and Open Minded
Please click on the APPLY button to apply directly on our website.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: MET Police Security, Corporate Security, Site Security Officer, Security Guard, Experienced Security Officer, Security, Security Enforcement Officer, SIA Licenced Security Officer, Security Support Officer would be a prime candidate of this role.
