Bedfordshire Police Sandwich Year Placements

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1 Bedfordshire Police Sandwich Year Placements

2 Contents Welcome from the Chief Overview - What is a Sandwich Year Placement? - Who is eligible? - What are the benefits? - What placements are available? - Application Process and Timeline About Bedfordshire Police - Who we are - Contact us

3 Welcome from the Chief Bedfordshire Police recognises the benefits that can be achieved by working with young people, who can bring new perspectives and skills to the force. We have been working with interns for the past three years both as part of our own Summer Internship Scheme, and as part of a joint programme with De Montfort University. In fact, we are one of the first forces in the country to offer paid internships to university students. Each set of interns has taken on a variety of different projects which showed real promise, and some of their work has been adopted into daily working practice, allowing us to provide a more effective service to our diverse communities. There is so much potential at Universities around the UK - students who are passionate, committed, and full of fresh ideas, who can make a real difference to the way we work. After the success of our Internship programmes, we are now offering Sandwich Year Placements. This new programme will see a number of undergraduates work with the force for a year, completing the placement as part of their four year degree. You will be able to find out more about the placements on offer in this booklet, and the Volunteering Unit, whose contact details are at the back of the booklet, will be happy to answer any questions you have about the placement or the application and selection process. Bedfordshire Police prides itself on being a family force, and I am looking forward to welcoming you into our family next year. Jon Boutcher QPM Chief Constable, Bedfordshire Police

4 Overview What is a Sandwich Year Placement? Who is eligible? What are the benefits? What placements are available? Application Process and Timeline

5 What is a Sandwich Year Placement? This new scheme is an opportunity for undergraduate students to work at Bedfordshire Police for one year, making a real difference to the way we work. Undergraduates will also have the chance to develop stronger employability skills, and gain valuable experience in a corporate environment. Five placements, which will run from September 2017 until June 2018, are currently available in five different departments more information on each placement is available further into this prospectus. During the Sandwich Year Placement, undergraduates will join a department for one year, immersing themselves in the day to day work of the team and working on a specialist project. The successful applicants will work 37 hours per week - generally office hours, Monday to Friday. Who is eligible? The Bedfordshire Police Sandwich Year Placement is open to students enrolled in a three or four year degree at a UK university, allowing you to complete a placement in your second or third year. What are the benefits? Salary of 15,483 per annum 24 days annual leave pro rata 8 days bank holiday leave pro rata Improved employability skills Insight into the public sector Learning and development opportunities Networking opportunities with other undergraduates

6 What placements are available? We are offering placements in Crime, Local Policing, Corporate Development, the Volunteering Unit and Public Protection Unit. More information about each placement is provided below. Candidates should be focussed and comfortable working on their own initiative, often to tight timescales. They should be keen to engage directly with key stakeholders and consider themselves to be a creative thinker. Placement One Functional area Team Strategic overview Proposed work streams Line manager Any other relevant information Operations Volunteering Unit The Volunteering Unit is responsible for recruiting, training, deploying and developing 1500 volunteers for Bedfordshire Police. The successful candidate will work directly to the manager of the Volunteering Unit and will support the aim of significantly increasing the number of special constables, cadets, service volunteers and short term internships. Particular emphasis will be given to the cultural and diverse mix of our workforce. Specifically the work will involve: Researching best practice; Design of Attraction and Recruitment initiatives; Media and advertising; Internal and external consultation design; Presentation delivery; Event organising. Volunteering Unit Manager The role is currently based in Kempston, Bedfordshire

7 Placement Two Functional area Team Strategic overview Proposed work streams Line manager Any other relevant information Public Protection Unit Mental Health Team, Public Protection Unit Hub The Police Mental Health Team is responsible for working in partnership to improve our response to mental health related incidents. Candidates will work closely with officers within the newly formed Mental Health Street Triage Team and there will be opportunities to work with various departments across Bedfordshire Police, with key health care partners and a range of third sector organisations such as Alzheimer s Society, Autism Bedfordshire, Mind, Samaritans and CHUMS. There will also be opportunities to engage in focus groups with services users and carers. Specifically the work will involve: A clear focus on improving the ways that we protect vulnerable people; Recommending and supporting implementation of new initiatives and processes; Analysis and evaluation of initiatives; Support with project management; Presentation delivery; Event organising; Engagement with the Communications Team to promote our mental health services. Police Mental Health Lead The role is currently based in Kempston, Bedfordshire

8 Placement Three Functional area Team Strategic overview Proposed work streams Line manager Any other relevant information Crime Serious and Complex Crime The Serious and Complex Crime Unit is responsible for the investigation of serious assaults and acquisitive crime, firearms offences and fraud. Working directly to the Detective Chief Superintendent the work will support the Bedfordshire Police aim of significantly increasing solved crime rates and improving overall standards of investigation through analysis of perpetrator interview techniques, solvability rates and victim support. Specifically the work will involve: Researching best practice; Conducting critical analysis of investigation techniques; The manipulation of data sets; Reviewing training packages and designing new approaches to investigative training; Challenging existing thinking around investigative methodologies. Serious and Complex Manager The role will be based at both Kempston and Luton, Bedfordshire

9 Placement Four Functional area Team Strategic overview Proposed work streams Line manager Any other relevant information Local Policing South Community Policing The South Community Policing team is responsible for all parishes and wards in the southern part of Bedfordshire and is responsible for leading on crime prevention, anti- social behaviour, licensing laws, schools liaison, schools liaison, rural crime, and the travelling community. Working directly to the managers of the Community Policing Command the placement with have a strong focus on community engagement, event planning and problem solving. Specifically the work will involve: Assisting with identifying areas where police and partnership intervention can improve quality of life issues for the public; Researching best practice; Media and Community engagement; Presentation delivery; Event organising; Attending and working with partners and community groups. Superintendent South Community Policing The role is currently based in Luton, Bedfordshire

10 Placement Five Functional area Team Strategic overview Proposed work streams Corporate Development Strategic Projects The Force Quality Improvement [FQIP] team is responsible for developing and continually reviewing our ways of working to optimise the effectiveness and efficiency of the service we provide through beneficial change. The FQIP team, while working with KPMG won the National Consulting Award for the best performance improvement project in the Public Sector for The successful candidate will be an individual who wants to work in change management and have an aptitude for understanding processes and systems. They will be an integral member of a team responsible for driving change within Bedfordshire Police. Specifically the work will involve: Process mapping and redesign; Introduction of new technologies and processes; Leading focus groups with staff; Using LEAN methodologies, tools and techniques to enable the embedding of continuous improvement, predominately on the Force Quality Improvement Programme. Line manager Any other relevant information Project Manager The role is currently based in Kempston, Bedfordshire

11 Application Process and Timeline To apply for Bedfordshire Police s Sandwich Year Placement, please complete the application form which has been sent with this prospectus. Candidates wishing to apply for more than one position should complete a separate application form for each role. Click here to download an application form. Selection will be based upon the completion of the application form. Successful applicants will be invited to Headquarters, where they will deliver a short presentation, followed by panel interview where they must demonstrate how they meet the essential skills for the role. Key dates are as follows: 16 December 2016 w/c 19 December 2016 Closing date application forms must be completed and returned to: VOLUNI@bedfordshire.pnn.police.uk Following a paper sift, successful applicants will be invited to an interview w/c 2 January 2017 Mid-January 2017 Interviews take place The successful five candidates will be notified. 11 September 2017 Placement commences 30 June 2018 Placement finishes Candidates who are successful at interview will be subjected to a vetting process prior to receiving a final offer. Please note that accommodation will not be provided for successful candidates.

12 About Us Who we are Contact us

13 Who we are Bedfordshire Police covers 477 square miles, serves a population of around 550,000 and employs around 1,110 Police Officers, 940 police staff and 87 Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs). We also have the support of many volunteers, including 250 Special Constables, who play a major role in helping police the county. Our Vision is to be a well-respected, high-performing, efficiently run police service, working together to protect people, fight crime and keep Bedfordshire safe. Bedfordshire is a county of contrasts and we work hard to provide a service which meets the needs of our extremely diverse community, where more than 80 different languages are spoken. We serve large towns with busy shopping centres and vibrant night-time economies, along with rural areas dotted with picturesque villages. The county encompasses a huge transport network, which links London to the Midlands and Northern England. There are three M1 junctions in the area, the A1 and A6 run through the county and three main railway lines run services throughout Bedfordshire. Bedfordshire is also home to London Luton Airport, which serves around ten million passengers each year. For more information about the Sandwich Year Placements and Bedfordshire Police, click here.

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