Position Summary:
The postholder will be responsible for a portfolio of work to support the development and delivery of security capability initiatives for staff based in HMPPS operational settings.
The role has both a development and delivery element. In addition to delivering training, the postholder will provide subject matter expertise to inform training content and support prison staff to learn and develop operational security skills.
The role can be fast-paced and the postholder should possess strong organisational and communication skills.
Security technology includes, but is not limited to, X Ray technology such as baggage scanners and body scanners. Mobile phone detection and blocking equipment.
Metal detection equipment and Drone detection technology.
Key Responsibilities:
- To assist in the development and delivery of targeted, bespoke, holistic security up-skilling packages and deployments, ongoing developments and initiatives associated with security technology to operational colleagues.
- To produce, monitor and review training and initiatives within designated work portfolio to ensure they are effective and promote learning objectives.
- To utilise effective training resources to optimise delivery.
- To provide security technology capability training and support to operational colleagues in prisons to enhance knowledge and competence across the estate and promote best practice .
- To develop their own knowledge in security technology their own area of expertise and other areas of responsibility. This includes keeping abreast of developments in technology or changes in prisoner practice that may impact on advice or training provided.
- To effectively communicate security practice to the prison estate to promote the learning and development of skills.
- To plan and schedule a variety of delivery programmes in response to demand and business need as required.
- To build good working relationships and support operational colleagues to ensure the successful implementation and embedding of security learning.
- To be a point of contact for prison staff for areas of designated responsibility.
Required Education & Experience:
- Competence in Microsoft Office.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to demonstrate effective time management.
- Ability to effectively and confidently deliver training and security initiatives and develop relevant learning material.
- Forensic attention to detail.
- Ability and potential to perform to the required standard will be assessed during application and on interview.
- Delivery of training methods including multimedia and blended learning approaches.
- Strong understanding of operational settings and deployments of security technology within such settings.
- An awareness of evaluating learning outcomes.