Applicants are invited from Substantive Constables or Detective Constables for the post of Prevent Officer, as part of the Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTP SE).

You will support the Prevent strand of CONTEST by connecting counterterrorism policing, neighbourhood policing and communities. All activity undertaken will be based on threat, risk and vulnerability across the South East Region.

Main duties include:-

• Workings with internal and external partners develop and deliver local Prevent action plans.
• Co-ordinate the delivery of Prevent across the wider policing family, facilitating engagement with neighbourhood policing teams (NPTs), partner organisations, communities and groups to help drive the action plan.
• Work collaboratively with Prevent partners in local authorities, schools; higher and further educational institutions, faith institutions and organisations, the health sector, the prison and probation service.
• Identify and work with key individual networks to engage with on Prevent and advise Independent Advisory Groups or equivalent structures.
• Contribute to neighbourhood mapping within the CT context to help local policing colleagues understand the complex nature of the community at a local level.

The successful applicant will have a good understanding of the Prevent strategy and knowledge of the Counter Terrorism & Securities Act 2015. You will have experience and understanding of working with diverse communities. You will also have experience and understanding of partnership working. You will be a competent user of Force IT and intelligence applications.

This role is part of a national, regional and local network and as a result you will be required to travel for business purposes. This may include travel across the UK and is not limited to the south east. You will be asked to demonstrate flexibility regarding working hours in line with operational demand and occasionally this may require working away from home. You must be prepared to be security cleared to an enhanced level.

This opportunity is open as a Permanent posting or a 2 Year Secondment opportunity. If you wish to apply for the Secondment opportunity, please ensure your application is supported by your HR department. Please state your preference clearly on your application.

Thames Valley Police (TVP) Officers must upload or submit the Recommendation for Appointment Form (enclosed with this job advert), to confirm your application has been endorsed.

Applications should include your most recent PDR covering your last years’ performance. Applications must be submitted by the closing date of 23:55hrs on Monday 02 April 2018.    

For further information please email RecruitmentSE@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk or telephone 01865 555839 quoting 14249

CTP SE serves diverse communities. To enable us to truly reflect the communities we serve, we are keen to recruit people from Black, Asian and other minority backgrounds as well as a good mix of genders. You will need a wide range of skills and experiences which will enhance the services we deliver to the public including an understanding of cultural issues. If this is you, we want you to apply to join us.