Bristol Unit Cadet Leader - Feeder Road

Could you make a difference and help shape the lives of the young people in your area?

This unique role is a great chance to help give back to your local community by supporting our Police Cadets.

Our Police Cadets have FUN whilst learning life skills such as communication and problem solving.  Our Cadet Leaders also inspire, lead and motivate the Police Cadets to support their local community.  Our Police Cadets are a diverse mix of 13-17 year olds, each with lots of enthusiasm and excitement for our organisation and its values.

With guidance from the Citizens in Policing Team and the Unit Sergeant, as a Unit Leader, you will make sure that sessions are planned and delivered to give our cadets a fantastic experience.  You will also be supported in this by a team of terrific volunteer Cadet Leaders.

We do not expect you to undertake all the tasks yourself, but you will be comfortable with delegating to the team of Cadet Leaders and checking that tasks have been completed.

We do not need you to have policing experience, our existing Cadet Leaders come from a wide range of backgrounds, and they each bring key elements of their day to day lives into the role.  This is an exciting opportunity for someone to use their personal qualities and skills within their community and learn, alongside our Police Cadets, how Avon & Somerset Police operates.

You will need to be comfortable presenting in front of a group of circa 30 cadets and being the person that engages and leads this group.

Our Cadet Leaders have a tangible and positive impact on the lives of our young people, our volunteers and our local communities.

We are currently recruiting for a Unit Leader for our Bristol unit, which meets during term time on Thursday evenings on Feeder Road, Bristol.    We occasionally have some activities which take place at weekends or during school holidays and we hope that our leaders can support some of these as well as the weekly sessions.

Avon & Somerset Police Cadets are part of a nationally recognised police uniformed youth group throughout England & Wales, please click here for more information Home | Volunteer Police Cadets (vpc.police.uk)

Be you

Be valued

Be the difference 

We currently have 3 active cadet units (Bristol, South Glos and Weston Super Mare) with up to 30 cadets per units. We have 3-4 Leaders volunteering together at each weekly meeting. The Unit Leader attends most meetings. The cadet units meet during term time to gain an insight into policing, learn a range of skills and take part in community events. They also assist the police in delivering crime prevention advice and general public engagement initiatives to support the local community.

Eligibility

You must be 18 years of age or over to be able to apply for this volunteering role.

Avon and Somerset Police are committed to safeguarding and operate safer recruitment processes. This helps to ensure a police service that we can all be proud to be a part of because everyone feels safe, valued and part of a happy and supportive work environment. All employees and volunteers will be subject to background checks, including vetting and references.  This role requires completion of an enhanced DBS and checking of the list of those barred from working with children.

You must have a 3 year ‘checkable history’ in the UK – ideally this means that you would have been resident in the UK for the last 3 years.

If you would like to know more about this volunteering role before you apply please contact sarah.cryer@avonandsomerset.police.uk or telephone: 07889 654976

The closing date for applications is:  Monday 28th October 2024 at Noon.

Shortlisted applicants will then be invited to attend a selection process – date to be confirmed.

Applicants invited to the selection process will receive full details in advance of the selection process, this will include the requirement to plan and deliver a short session to a small group of Police Cadets.

Important notes about completing your application:

The role requires that at least one of your references is able to comment on your interactions young and/or vulnerable people in a personal, voluntary or employment capacity.  Please ensure that you consider this when completing your application.

Our electronic system asks you to provide 3 years of employment history, please disregard this.  As part of our Safer Recruitment procedures you must provide details of ALL employment/education/voluntary roles you have ever held and details about any gaps when you were not working/studying.  The system will allow you to add as many roles as you need to.

Don’t assume that we know anything about you!  There is plenty of space so tell us about your knowledge, skills and experience from all areas of your life that relate to being a Volunteer Police Cadet Unit Leader.

Please provide specific examples to demonstrate the skills, training and experience that you can bring to the role of Unit Leader with the Volunteer Police Cadets.  You can use as many examples as you would like but for each one tell us about the situation, your task, how you completed it and the end result.

Please use specific examples from your experience to demonstrate your approach to safeguarding children and young people.  For each example tell us about the situation, your task, how you completed it and the end result.

Please provide one specific example of a time when you were in a leadership role and a task you were responsible for did not go to plan?  Tell us about the situation, your task, what you did and the end result.