Job Title: Capability Assurance Team Assistant
Location: Bridgend, Wales
Salary: £29,109 - £31,296 per annum
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours
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South Wales Police brings together thousands of people with the same aim - to keep South Wales safe. We want to be the best at understanding and responding to our community's needs. To do this we need the very best candidates from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to become part of our policing family.
We are looking for individuals to play a key role in training, testing and exercise to support Police Officers and staff in preparing for major incidents within South Wales Police and neighbouring Police Forces.
Would you like to support South Wales Police and the local community by making sure our emergency plans are in place and thoroughly tested? We are looking for someone to as a Capability Assurance Team Assistant in our Force Planning Department. Could you be who we are looking for?
Key Responsibilities:
- To support training, testing and exercise for South Wales Police Commanders and operational staff.
- To support preparation and delivery of presentations to key stake holders
- To support knowledge and understanding of Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Programme (JESIP) and ensure South Wales Police major incident plans are fully tested and exercised.
- Advice and Guidance
- Business Improvement
- Customer Service and Representation
- Organisation/Planning
- People Management
- Research/Investigation
- Risk Management and Legal Compliance
Requirements:
Qualifications:
Essential:
- Must have a good standard of education to at least GCSE A-C Level, including Maths and English, or be able to demonstrate equivalent skills and abilities.
- Must have or to complete within 3 months COP Training Essentials Programme (TEP) or equivalent.
- Must have or be willing to undertake Multi Agency Resilience and Training & Exercise Training.
- Must have or be willing to undertake training at the Emergency Planning College - starting out in Civil Contingencies.
- Must have or willing to undertake 4x4 offroad training, trailer training and basic police driving standards
Desirable:
- College of Policing Structured Debrief Trained
Skills:
Essential:
- Must be computer literate and proficient in Microsoft applications and Niche.
- Must be competent at working with and delivering presentations to key stakeholders
Desirable:
- Welsh Language Level 2 - 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.
- Experience of working events.
- Experience of JESIP/Major Incidents
Knowledge:
Essential:
- Must have experience as an emergency responder and or have experience as part of a multi-agency response to an emergency.
- Must have an up-to-date knowledge of legislation impacting on policing
- Must have an up-to-date knowledge of plans, policies and procedure impacting on policing.
- Understanding of Civil Contingencies and emergency preparedness
- Good understanding of planning events, resource management and staffing levels
- Must have a basic awareness of the Strategic Policing Requirement.
- Must have understanding of JESIP principles
Desirable:
- Knowledge of Authorised Professional Practice including, Public Order, Civil Contingencies, Operational Planning and Critical Incident Management
- Must have experience of understanding reports and identifying key Points associated with Civil Contingencies Act 2004.
Application Closing: 07/07/2025, 15:00
Interview Date: 28/07/2025
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Capability Assurance Leader, Capability Assurance Manager, Capability Lead, Operations Manager, Training Manager, Capability Development Assistant, Capability Analyst may also be considered for this role.
