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Job Descrption

Type of contract: Permanent

Rank/Grade: PC

Directorate/Department: Local policing/Task Force/TFG

Statement of expectation for the role: Minimum of 2 years (please note this role is applicable to a two year tenure)

Vetting level required: MV/SC

Location: Bishopsgate Police Station

Salary: According to the National Police Pay Scales plus £8,362 in London Allowance and London Weighting, a generous pension scheme, a free Oyster card for London (TFL) travel and subsidized national rail travel, which allows you to travel within a 70-mile radius.

This post currently attracts a £3,000 per annum firearms payment.

There is no specific London Residency criteria. All eligible candidates across the UK are welcome to apply.

Description of Department:

The City of London Police is looking for 7-8 experienced ARVO PC’s to join our Tactical Firearms Group. The ARVs provide the 24-hour firearms response to both spontaneous and planned operations in the City as well as supporting the Force in a... number of other areas and across the Metropolitan policing area.

The TFG form part of the critical protection plan for national infrastructure within the City of London, including various tier 1 sites and crowded spaces.

This role also provides the opportunity to develop your Firearms career and undertake additional skills of Operational Firearms Commander (OFC), Tactical Advisor (TA), National Protection Officer (NPO) and National Firearms Instructor (NFI).

The City of London is the historic heart of London packed with history, commercial activity and culture. The City of London has a demographic profile which is not replicated anywhere else: a residential population of around 8,700 and over 500,000 as commuters arriving at their place of work daily and an additional 18 million visitors annually.

It has both a rich legacy of historic buildings and areas and a large number of iconic sites including St Paul’s, the Bank of England, the Royal Exchange, and the Gherkin.

The City of London Police is proud to deliver an exceptional service and year on year we have risen to this challenge. We are committed to keeping those who live, work and visit the City safe and feeling safe, and protecting those from the threat of terrorism.

Eligibility Criteria:

Essential Criteria:
• Current accreditation to national standards for the ARVO role profile with a proven level of competence in training and operational deployment. Current CBRN qualification, future course planned or ability to undertake one should you be successful. (Training records will need to be uploaded/sent to HR at point of application being submitted.)
• Medically fit for role profile.
• Currently serving in a recognised Home Office Force having completed required probationary period within a Home Office Force.
• Attain the minimum national fitness levels – JRFT 9.4

Desirable criteria :
• Operational Firearm Commander (OFC),
• National Protection Officer (NPO)
• Advanced Driver,
• Firearms Tactical Advisor (TA).

Application and Training:

Please submit your last chronicle or other firearms training record to show your current role. These can be attached to your application form or alternatively, sent to HR Services via email: hrservices@cityoflondon.police.uk

Once you have submitted your application form your application will be subject to an eligibility process.

If successful, you will be invited to undertake a job-related fitness test (JRFT) of 9.4 and an interview before progressing through to medical assessment.

The application and interview will be tested under Level 1 of the College of Policing Competency and Values Framework.

Successful candidates will undertake a bespoke training programme; participating in aspects of firearms training between March – June 2025

Selection Process

The application and interview will be tested under Level 1 of the College of Policing Competency and Values Framework.
• Please provide a brief history of firearms experience and why you wish to join the COLP tactical firearms team.
• Critically Analyse - Please provide an example of when you have made a decision under pressure during an operational deployment.
• Public Service – Please provide an example on when you have provided excellent customer service.

Interviews are likely to take place towards the middle-end of November 2024.

Applicants who fail to address the skills/knowledge/experience of the job description will not be considered .

The closing date for applications is 1st November 2024 at 23:59hrs

For further information please contact – Insp Kev Thomas - kevin.thomas@cityoflondon.police.uk

This vacancy is open only to those who have the right to work in the UK.

The City of London Police is keen to promote flexible working and will, subject to operational policing requirements, proactively consider all applications to work flexibly.

We promote Equality, Diversity and Human Rights in all areas of our service, to enable a culture of inclusivity and respect that is at the heart of everything we do and therefore encourage applications from underrepresented groups

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