Custody Detention Officer

Gwent Police are looking for individuals to work in our dynamic custody units provide care and welfare to persons detained in police custody. 

Enthusiastic, caring, hard working and reliable with excellent communication skills and enjoy working as a team - Is this you?

The role requires working as a team with the main responsibilities to include assessing and providing for detainee's safety and welfare needs. You will carry out searches of detained persons and obtain forensic samples such as fingerprints, photographs and drug testing. You will assist investigating officers by arranging and facilitating access to legal advice, health care professionals and partner agencies. 

Applicants should hold a full current driving licence or be able to travel around the force area using alternative transport when required. 

If successful at Interview you will be required to attend a fitness test (Level 5.4 Bleep test) drugs test, biometric test (DNA swab and fingerprints) and medical appointment, as well as undergoing vetting and references.

Know what your fitness test involves

The test involves running back and forth along a 15 metre track, arriving at each end line in time with a series of audio bleeps. At the end of each level the time interval between each bleep will decrease meaning you need to run faster to keep in time. At the start, you will be taken through a warm up which involves running to the start of Level 3. This gives opportunity to understand the bleep system as well as warming you up. The test then starts back at Level 1. 5.4 is the minimum standard required which means that you are required to keep running in time with the bleeps until you have completed 4 shuttles at level 5.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING DATES:

Awareness Sessions x2

Custody Overview:                            25/03/2024 @ 18:00 -  19:00 Hours

The Custody Overview will be held at NEWPORT Police Station with Custody staff.

This will provide an insight into the role. This session can only be attended if you book onto it by emailing centralrecruitment@gwent.police.uk

Recruitment Overview:                      28/03/2024 @ 17:30 VIA TEAMS                                                

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PLEASE NOTE: you will need to be available for the following appointments to progress for this role:

Interviews:                                           w/c 22 April

Fitness / Drug and Biometric testing:  30 May

Medicals:                                             7/8 May                                         

LEVEL 4 welsh and above is desirable.

Please refer to the job description and evidence each area of the person specification that states application form next to it and the word count for each section.

Please state the title of the area you are evidencing and provide the evidence in the following box. To add the next area, select add another instance for each area that is required as stated on the person specification.

Please also refer to the candidate guidance document below that provides more detail on how to structure your response.

What are our benefits  

Here at Gwent Police, we value our employees, and we provide ample support and training to ensure you excel in your role, alongside receiving benefits such as: 

• Generous annual leave entitlement that rises to either 27 or 30 days depending on grade plus 8 bank holidays
• Employee Assistance programme and a range of wellbeing support programmes
• Free access to on-site gyms
• Discounts from various retailers via the Blue Light Scheme and Vectis Card
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Hybrid/Agile working (role dependant)
• Flexible working opportunities
• Local government pension scheme
• Range of support networks     
• Generous maternity/paternity and adoption leave entitlements    
• Generous sick pay provisions   
• Option to become a member of UNISON, the public service union

INTERNAL CANDIDATES: Please note that we are unable to progress you to shortlisting unless we have received your Line Manager Approval form. Please submit this in line with the closing date. Thank you.

To enable us to deliver outstanding policing for everyone, we need people from all backgrounds, with a range of professional and life experiences, so that we are truly representative of our communities.

Gwent Police provide a positive action support programme for underrepresented groups. To find out more please email Brian, Clare & Rima via positive.action@gwent.police.uk or visit our positive action page here: Positive Action | Gwent Police

We are proud to be a Welsh speaking policing service and welcome applications from candidates with Welsh Language skills.