As a Prevent Officer, you will support the Prevent strand of the counter terrorism strategy by connecting counter terrorism policing, neighbourhood policing and communities.

We have a permanent vacancy available, as well as a 12 month fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity.

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;
• providing tactical advice to counter senior investigating officers on Prevent options and capability.
• Working as part of a Gateway Process to manage referrals in the South East Region.

We are looking for a candidate with good numeracy, literacy and IT skills. You will also have excellent communication/interpersonal skills and experience/understanding of working with diverse communities and partnership working.

We 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.

We are looking to hold interviews on 08 December 2020

To apply on a secondment basis, please ensure that you obtain approval through your force secondment approval process before applying.

For further information please email RecruitmentSE@thamesvalley.pnn.police.uk quoting the Job Reference 17392. Applications must be submitted by the closing date of 23:55 on Sunday 08 November 2020.

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Benefits

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Important

All posts require a level of Police Vetting as per the National Vetting Code of Practice. The residency requirement is necessary to enable all applicants to be checked in an equitable manner. Thames Valley Police will allow applicants to apply who do not necessarily reach the criteria as long as they have proven UK residency and supporting evidence where necessary. Applications will be considered on a case by case basis.

Thames Valley Police serves diverse communities; to truly reflect this, we are keen to recruit people from Black, Asian and other minority backgrounds. We value the knowledge and experiences that individuals bring from different cultures and welcome any contributions that can enhance the services we deliver to the public.

We believe in investing in all of our people, and run tailored Positive Action Initiatives to support our colleagues from underrepresented backgrounds in their personal and professional development, ensuring everyone has a level playing field to succeed, progress and feel fulfilled in their careers.