Force Outreach Worker

Main Purpose of Role

We seek an enthusiastic, self-motivated person to join our Citizens in Policing team to join our Youth Outreach team as a Force Outreach Worker.

The role involves providing positive engagement with young people aged between 8-16 years who are either vulnerable, socially excluded or involved in crime. As part of the role you will help to build better relationships between the young person and the police. In doing so, as part of the role you will work with the young person to help build confidence and to deter them from crime, to give them positive role models, help to give them a purpose and outlet and to help with anything else that the young person is lacking in.

The role will also include assisting the team with the organisation of events, working with local communities, working with external partners in relation to funding opportunities and providing one to one sessions with young people to provide support, guidance and intervention where applicable.

About Nottinghamshire Police

The primary base for this role is in the new Rufford Building at our joint Headquarters site, shared by Nottinghamshire Police, Nottinghamshire Police and Crime Commissioner and Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service. Within the same building we host a newly built gym and a canteen providing drinks and hot food throughout office hours.

The role does also require a degree of flexible working, travelling to and from meetings with young people and external providers, and working across different locations within the City and County.

Nottinghamshire Police strives to be an employer of choice and welcomes staff that want to be part of a progressive organisation, striving for the highest standards of public service.

Key Skills & Experience Required

Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification attached.

For further information about the role please contact Sergeant Kerry Hall on 101 ext 3103125 or by email to kerry.hall@notts.police.uk

When applying, please complete the information on the next few screens referring to the person specification and job description to indicate your suitability for the role. You can also attach a supporting statement of no more than 2000 words and your CV.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Please note that you must obtain your line manager’s sign off if applying for an internal vacancy. This will need to be submitted on the Line Manager Awareness Document (Support form) which is published on the intranet. Any applications submitted without the support document will not be progressed through the process. Completion of the Line Manager Awareness Document does not mean that release from your current role is supported. Should you be successful, a release date will be negotiated between the two departments.

Candidates currently at risk will be required to complete and attach the at-risk pro-forma document.

All applicants will be subject to the Force Vetting Policy.

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Nottinghamshire Police is committed to the principles of Equality, Fairness and Diversity, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community in our efforts to recruit a diverse and flexible workforce that reflects the people we serve.