An exciting opportunity is available for a Dangerous Dogs Advisor to work across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire on initially a 12-month fixed term contract.

The role of the Dangerous Dog Advisor (DDA) is to have responsibility for; providing expert advice to police colleagues regards dangerous dogs; providing expert witness evidence and advice to case directors in relation to “dog” offences; day to day management of the BCH Dangerous Dog kennelling contract and to check on the compliance with the contract and on the welfare of kennelled animals; providing training to police officers on dangerous dog issues, legislation and safe working practices; presenting the police case at civil court proceedings; supporting the criminal investigation of dangerous dog allegations; and supporting the police seizure of dangerous dogs.

The entry requirements for this role are;

• Experience working with Dangerous Dogs.
• Experience of courts system and of the procedures and etiquette.
• To have extensive knowledge of Dangerous Dog Legislation
• Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing at all levels.
• Ability to make informed decisions and provide rationale for them.
• Confident, clearly spoken and articulate in delivery of information to a range of audiences.
• Experience in the use of IT and a good working knowledge of word processing, spread sheets and databases with the ability to create, search and update as required.
• Ability to accurately record detailed information provided by the court staff and magistrates.
• Excellent customer service.

This role is based out of Hertfordshire Constabulary Headquarters (Welwyn Garden City), working alongside our current Dangerous Dogs Advisor and the Dangerous Dogs Sergeant.

Please provide 500 words as to why you would be an excellent fit into this team, and what you could offer the role.

For more information about the role, please contact Insp James Lacey on james.lacey@herts.police.uk

All internal applicants must have successfully completed their probationary period in order to apply for this role.

Internal applicants within Beds, Cambs and Hertfordshire Constabularies, should upload either a CV or a completed ‘Staff internal role summary’ form, which can be found in the vacancy documents below. Please note you will be required to provide evidence in 500 words as per the statement above.

External applicants should ensure that your current CV is uploaded and provide evidence in 500 words as per the statement above. To ensure the recruitment process is fair and equal, please do not include personal details on your CV other than your name.

This vacancy is live to those at risk of redundancy and will remain open to redeployees until the conditional offer stage throughout the recruitment process. Any redeployee that wishes to apply should apply through the Redeployment Portal and provide a statement no more than 500 words against the entry requirements only. Please see attached role profile for guidance. Redeployees will take priority over other applicants at any point during the recruitment process up until conditional offer.

This force is a Disability Confident Leader. Should you require any workplace adjustments for your recruitment journey with us which you have not informed us of, please contact us on 01438 757777 or email us on careers@bch.police.uk and we will be happy to support you. If you have a disability and you meet the minimum criteria for the position you are applying for, you will be entitled to an interview under the ‘Offer an Interview Scheme’.

Everyone at BCH (Beds Police, Cambs & Herts Constabularies) take personal responsibility to help create an inclusive workplace, where police officers and staff respect one another, feel valued for their differences and can be themselves. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments, wherever needed so everyone feels welcome and can flourish.

It is recommended that you download and store a copy of the role profile as this will no longer be available once the advert has closed. We try to speak to our applicants however, we may receive a high number of applications that can delay our response. Please assume that you have not been shortlisted for the role if we have not responded 4 weeks after the closing date.

All applications must be submitted through our online recruitment website by clicking the apply button below.