Immigration Enforcement - Operational Capabilities Command – Training and Skills Unit - Operational Officers Leeds, England
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Immigration Enforcement (IE) is responsible for enforcing the government’s immigration laws, tackling illegal migration, removing foreign national offenders and immigration offenders from the UK. It also aims to disrupt the organised criminal groups that exploit the vulnerable for their personal gain.
Learn more on the Immigration Enforcement careers page.
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The Training and Skills Unit (TSAU) works with law enforcement and cross-government partners to tackle serious and organised immigration crime with a focus on bringing to justice those who exploit the vulnerable, for example cases of modern slavery and human trafficking.
This is a professional learning team made up of subject matter experts (SME) and professional trainers who have the knowledge and the networks to enable partnership working within and outside of Enforcement, Compliance and Crime (ECC) extending to external stakeholders including the College of Policing. Our focus is on enabling leaders and managers to improve the experience for colleagues, building the capabilities required to create resilient, competent and confident IE officers of the future. We aim to do this through being values driven, insight led, outcome focused, agile and expert.
The team is licensed by the College of Policing to deliver training under the auspices of the Professionalising Investigation Programme (PIP).
In addition to training across the different levels of PIP the team develop and deliver Continuing Professional Development (CPD) interventions which support and enhance deployment capability of Immigration Enforcement Officers.
The post holder will have responsibility for the delivery, and evaluation of all learning across Secondary Learning programmes. This includes Disclosure Officer, Open-Source Investigation, Public Protection, Cash Seizure, Advanced Interviewing, Digital Media Investigation, Investigative Supervisors and Managers Programme, PACE and Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA)/ Investigatory Powers Act (IPA). You will also contribute your SME experience to the design of programmes.
All our trainers should either hold or be willing to work towards a Level 4 Learning and Development qualification within 12 months in post.
If not already an Immigration Officer/ Chief immigration Officer, in order to be designated as one, you will be required to attend an induction course and Officer Safety Training (OST) /Personal Safety Training (PST) course. This is comprised of a 2-week induction training package and 2 weeks OST/PST course. This is all classroom-based training at a CFI training location. It is highly likely you will be required to stay away from home when attending these courses.
TASU delivers learning events at locations throughout the United Kingdom, and occasionally overseas. These courses can be between 1-3 days or upward to 4-6 weeks. If successful, you will need to be aware that this post involves travel and periods away from home, although part time/job share and flexible working patterns are possible.
As an Operational Officer, you will be expected and directed to return to the business for periods at a time by your line manager. This will ensure your skills remain current with operational practices, complete continuous professional development (CPD) and any other agreed function.
This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to develop and embed a wide range of people and engagement skills within a high performing team, delivering what is required to continue to make the team a great place to work and to support staff and senior managers in delivery.
Person specification
Key responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):
- Working to one of His Majesty’s Inspectors and take responsibility for leading assured learning and development products
- Delivering learning interventions utilising blended methodology
- Designing, delivering and evaluating of learning content, including undertaking design research and where necessary working with internal and external experts
- Contributing SME knowledge and experience to full design cycles, providing advice and guidance to partners and end users, whilst coaching and mentoring others
- Leading on specific projects whilst keeping learning materials updated in line with current guidance and policy
- Undertaking frequent travel nationally to attend meetings and deliver training which will involve overnight stays
- Embracing partnership working by engaging closely and collaboratively with other colleagues across TASU, IE, Operational Assurance, Policy, the wider Home Office learning community and other stakeholders to develop and improve our delivery, assessment and quality assure learning across IE.
- Working flexibly and support other areas within TASU. Responsibilities are liable to change within the learning profession umbrella subject to business need and transformation, so it’s important that you are adaptable.
- Undertaking continuous professional development (CPD) activities for your role.
Essential Criteria
Successful candidates will need to demonstrate:
- A minimum professional qualification of Professionalising Investigations Programme Level 1 (PIP1) and for this accreditation to be valid and current at the time of application
- A Level 4 qualification in Learning and Development or be willing to work towards this within 12 months in post
- A high standard of demonstrable verbal and written communication skills
- Flexibility and organisational skills, and able to deliver under pressure and at pace, particularly when unexpected changes to priorities and procedures occur
- Demonstrable competence in Microsoft suite (including OneDrive, Share Point, Teams and Excel)
Desirable Criteria
- Hold the professional qualification of Professionalising Investigations Programme Level 2 (PIP2) and for this accreditation to be valid and current at the time of application
- Have a detailed awareness and understanding of the College of Policing PEQF and PIP Frameworks
- Assessor accreditation, such as TAQA
- A strong knowledge of the processes, legislation and policy relating to the work of IE
- Experience of delivering training to different size groups, using a variety of learning methods
- Experience of designing and implementing digital and e-learning solutions
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- Be a minimum of PIP 1 accredited and for this accreditation to be valid and current at the time of application – see below and guidance attached.
- Have a detailed awareness and understanding of the College of Policing PEQF and PIP Frameworks
- Hold a Level 4 qualification in Learning and Development or be willing to work towards this within 12 months in post.
Professionalising Investigation Programme (PIP):
Professionalising Investigation Programme (PIP) is a four level accreditation programme under the auspices of the National Police Chiefs Council and the College of Policing.
Officers accredited at PIP Level 1 will have demonstrated operational competence through completion of a work based portfolio which will have undergone assessment and verification in force.
For more information, please refer to the attached guidance document.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
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This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete:
- a CV detailing job history, qualifications and skills
- a Statement of Suitability (personal statement) (maximum 750 words)
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
The Statement of Suitability should be aligned to demonstrate your skills and experience for the role and how you meet the essential criteria as detailed in the job description. For guidance on how to construct your statement candidates are encouraged to visit Civil Service Careers. Links -Statement
The sift will be held on the Statement of Suitability (personal statement) only. The CV will not be scored.
Please note that all candidates will be required to undertake a mandatory Professionalising Investigation Programme (PIP) assessment before the sift process. Information will be provided to candidates after the closing date. Candidates assessed as not holding PIP1 accreditation will be rejected.
If you are successful at sift stage, you will be invited to an interview which will be a blended approach of strength-based questions and behaviour-based questions. Strengths are the things that you do regularly, do well and that motivate you. To find out more about strength based questions click here
You will also be required to prepare a short 10 minute presentation (no handouts required) to present at interview, further details around what the presentation will entail will be provided before the interview.
Sift and Interview dates
The sift will take place from 30th May 2023 onwards.
Candidates may be appointed at the sift stage should the number of applicants equal or be less than the number of posts available.
Interviews are expected to take place from 19th June 2023 onwards.
We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert, however on occasions these dates may change.
Interviews will be carried out via video. Candidates will be required to have access to:
- A laptop (personal or work) with a working webcam
- Good internet connection
- Skype for Business/Microsoft Teams
PLEASE NOTE: Due to time constraints we may not be able to offer alternative interview date(s). It is therefore expected that candidates who are successful at sift stage will make themselves available during the above time frame given.
Further Information
For meaningful checks to be carried out, individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 3 years if the role requires CTC clearance, 5 years for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. A lack of UK residency in itself is not necessarily a bar to a security clearance and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder/Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.
A location based reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for 12 months. Should another role or similar role become available within that period you may be offered this position.
When completing your application you will have the opportunity to select your preferred location(s). Please ensure you select all locations you are interested in. Candidates who are successful at Interview will be placed in order of merit per location and provisional job offers will be made in strict merit order per location preference. Provisional offers are made, as they are on condition that you successfully pass all pre-employment checks.
Part Time
If you are considering applying for part time hours, please contact [email protected] to discuss your request as not all working patterns may be accommodated.
Personal Safety Training (PST)
These roles can be physically demanding and if successful you will be required to complete and pass specialist training including Personal Safety Training (PST) which develops skills in personal safety, arrest and restraint techniques. This demands physical activity and physical contact with delegates on the course. You will be required to complete a PST health declaration and, if necessary, attend a medical examination. A formal offer will be conditional upon you being physically fit to undertake and pass the training.
Hybrid working:
Hybrid working enables employees to work partly in their workplace(s) and partly at home. A hybrid working pattern may be available, where business needs allow. Applicants can discuss what this means with the vacancy holder if they have specific questions.
Are these Reserved Posts for UK Nationals only?
UK nationals who hold dual nationality are able to apply for this reserved post. If a UK passport is not being presented, then candidates will need to provide alternative evidence of UK nationality in line with the Civil Service Nationality Rules.
Note for Candidates
Please ensure that all examples provided in your application are taken directly from your own experience and that you describe the examples in your own words. All applications are screened for plagiarism and copying of examples/answers from internet sources. If any is detected the application will be withdrawn from the process. Further action, including disciplinary action, may be considered in such cases involving internal candidates. Providing false or misleading information would be contrary to the core values of honesty and integrity expected of all Civil Servants.
If you are currently an agency member of staff working within the Home Office, a contractor or contingent worker you can only apply for roles that are advertised externally, i.e. outside the civil service. If you are eligible to apply for a role, you are required to select yourself as an external applicant and not internal when submitting your application on Civil Service jobs. This will prevent any delays in pre-employment checks should you become successful in being made an offer of employment after the Interview stage.
Every day, Home Office civil servants do brilliant work to develop and deliver policies and services that affect the lives of people across the country and beyond. To do this effectively and fairly, the Home Office is committed to representing modern Britain in all its diversity, and creating a welcoming, inclusive workplace where all our people are able to bring their whole selves to work and perform at their best.
We are flexible, skilled, professional and diverse. We work to recruit and retain disabled staff and area Disability Confident Leader. We are proud to be one of the most ethnically diverse departments in the civil service. We are a Social Mobility Foundation top 75 employer.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant's details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
For further information please see the attached notes for candidates which must be read before making an application.
Existing Civil Servants should note that some of the Home Office terms and conditions of employment have changed. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they are aware of the Terms and Conditions they will adopt should they be successful in application and should refer to the notes for candidates for further details.
Transfer Terms: Voluntary.
If you are invited to an interview you will be required to bring a range of documentation for the purposes of establishing identity and to aid any pre-employment checks.
Please see the attached list of Home Office acceptable ID documents.
Any move to the Home Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
Reasonable Adjustments
If a person with disabilities is at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
- Contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs
- Complete the “Assistance Required” section in the “Additional Requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you're deaf, a language service professional
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.
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