Competencies - Secretariat Team Member

Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner

Staff Application – Notes on Competency Evidence

Service Improvement Officer

Further to your request please find enclosed an Application Pack for the above position.

Before completing the Application Form please fully read the Guidance Notes enclosed within this pack.

On your Application Form please give your best example on the following competencies/criteria as selected from the Job Description/Advert. The competencies/criteria as set out below will be tested at shortlist stage (papersift); other competencies/criteria will be tested at interview.

If a competency/criteria is deemed Essential then all candidates selected for interview must fulfil this requirement.

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire (PCC)

Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner is composed of a small team of staff the main aim of which is to support the Commissioner in carrying out his role. The office is based in Devizes at Police HQ. The Service Improvement Officer role is for 37 hours per week.

Political Restriction

Please note that this is a “politically restricted post” in accordance with the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.

Pension

Employees can join the Local Government Superannuation scheme, which is a contributory (between 5.5% and 7.5%) pension scheme matched by employer contributions.

Annual Leave

Annual Leave is 22 days (162 hours and 48 minutes) per year. This will increase to 24 days (177 hours and 36 minutes) per year after 2 years service increasing to 27 days (199 hours and 48 minutes) after 5 years service with the Wiltshire Police Authority/PCC service.

Pay Scale Structure

Staff are appointed to the Wiltshire Police pay scale. This consists of 15 grades (W1 – W15). A copy of the current pay rates associated with these grades can be found on the HR Intranet site.

Each grade has three spine points. On appointment, an individual will normally be placed upon the bottom spine point for that grade and will progress up through the grade, through the awarding of increments, until the top point of the grade is reached.

No Smoking Policy

The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and Wiltshire Police operate a No Smoking Policy. This means that smoking is prohibited within the buildings, outside of the buildings in the grounds and vehicles of the Police.

Applications

Please refer to the enclosed Notes on “Competency Evidence” and the “Staff Guidance Notes” prior to completing your application form as shortlisting for assessment/interview is dependent on the extent to which your application matches the Competencies/Criteria required for this role. Please do not submit curriculum vitae as the OPCC requires candidate's information to be supplied in a standard format on its own application form.

Please note that the information you submit on the application form in the Competency Boxes must be contained within the confines of the space provided – information on any additional pages will not be considered during the shortlist process.

Formal Offer of Appointment

Any offer of a post to a candidate is subject to:

(i) Satisfactory security clearance

(ii) Receipt of satisfactory reference covering the last 5 years employment, which will include a statement regarding the number of days absent due to sickness in last 12 months. This will then be measured by ‘The Bradford Score’ providing a summary measure of sickness absence combining information on both frequency and length of sickness-absence. This may be investigated further.

Probationary period

New appointees (including internal applicants) will be subject to a 6 months probationary period within which 3 progress reports will be undertaken. Following successful completion of this period the appointment will be confirmed. Existing employees that change posts internally are also subject to a probationary period of 6 months.

Return of Applications

Please return the completed forms to:

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