We are looking for a Prevent Officer to work within the Prevent Gateway Team, part of Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTP SE). The vacancy will be based near M4, Junction 12 with flexibility to attend other South East regions as required. This is a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract or Secondment opportunity.

You will support the Prevent strand of CONTEST by connecting counterterrorism policing, neighbourhood policing and communities. The role will be working with internal and external partners to develop and deliver local Prevent action plans as well as;

• Working to signpost individuals vulnerable to radicalisation;
• Coordinating the delivery of Prevent across the wider policing family;
• Supporting front line staff and acting as community contact for any counter terrorism consequence management issues;
• Managing the workload through Prevent Case Management enquiries;
• Conducting vulnerability assessments;
• Working with partners on community impact assessments;
• Contributing to neighbourhood mapping within the counter terrorism context; and
• Supporting activity across all four pillars of Contest providing tactical advice to counter terrorisms SIOs on Prevent options and capability.
• Work as part of a Gateway Process to manage referrals in the South East Region.
• Gateway Prevent Officer (in addition to the above Accountabilities):

Manage and record new referrals – taking Information from all referral sources and interacting with internal partners to de-conflict and record on Prevent Case Management Systems. Act as a point of contact for internal and external enquiries regarding Prevent Case Management. Support Fixed and Flexible Prevent teams with data and information relating to referrals and interact with other CTPSE departments and other outside Partner Agencies.

Please refer to the Job Description (enclosed with the Job Advert) for further details of the role, knowledge, skill and experience requirements.

CTP SE and SEROCU are committed to becoming the most diverse team in the South East. We encourage interest and applications from candidates of all backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from female and BAME (black, Asian and minority ethic) candidates to enable us to truly reflect the communities we serve.

Due to the role requirements, it is essential that the post holder be prepared to be security cleared to enhanced level. Furthermore, due to the nature and sensitivity of work carried out we require that candidates not only hold this vetting level but that they also undertake additional security clearances which include additional nationality checks. This post is therefore restricted to UK nationals. This is line with government requirements, supported by Cabinet Office policy and Section 82(2) to (4) of the Police Reform Act (2002), and is for the purpose of safeguarding national security, to ensure that any potential vulnerabilities are identified at an early stage.  

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.

If you are a Thames Valley Police (TVP) permanent member of staff applying for this role, please note it will be offered on a secondment basis. The secondment must be supported by your line manager. A business rationale must be sent to RecruitmentSE@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk by the line manager if the secondment is not supported.

For further information please email RecruitmentSE@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk or telephone 01865 555839 quoting 15520

The closing date is 23:55hrs on Sunday 07 April 2019.