Counter Terrorism Prevent Officer - Constable

Closing date: 21 April 2024, 11:59pm

Rank: Constable

Secondment opportunity ⇄

Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) is at the forefront of helping to protect the UK from terrorist attacks. Counter Terrorism Policing West Midlands (CTPWM) coordinates the regional counter terrorist response and provides specialist support to police forces in Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Mercia and the West Midlands.

Constables interested in Counter Terrorism are invited to apply for a regional Prevent role, working with local authority partners and community organisations to help find solutions and work to support and protect susceptible people from extremism. 

We have vacancies based on the east, west and central areas of West Midlands Police, roles involve shift and weekend working between the hours of 0800 - 2000hrs on a rotational basis. An element of flexibility is necessary to meet operational requirements.

The successful applicant must be fully deployable (unrestricted) and be prepared to deploy across the region when necessary. 

The role

As a Prevent Safeguarding / Case Officer, you’ll reassure and manage the safety and protection of those most susceptible of being drawn into terrorism.

You’ll identify and safeguard the most susceptible by dynamically assessing the level of risk and determining appropriate safeguarding intervention(s), including remedies available through the criminal and civil courts as well as support available from other partner organisations.

Driving and delivering the Prevent agenda across the wider policing family, facilitating engagement between policing teams, partner organisations and communities.

The role has a strong focus on partnership working and you’ll  attend and contribute at multi agency strategy discussions to determine if children are at significant risk of harm and assist in the preparation and delivery of effective multi-agency safety plans, as well as professional’s meetings for vulnerable adults. 

With responsibility for case management enquiries, conducting vulnerability assessments, de-briefing interviews and delivery of case management tactics, as well as delivering sensitive briefings and presentations internally and externally.

We work in partnership to safeguard people in the immediate aftermath of intervention and through the Channel multi-agency programme to divert those who are susceptibility to being drawn into terrorism. For the most vulnerable, which includes those with mental ill-health and complex needs, intervention plans are developed though our Vulnerability Support Hubs.

You’ll have the skills and motivation to be part of an evolving, dedicated team serving diverse communities. Prior experience of safeguarding procedures is therefore being sought & would be advantageous. 

Responsibilities

In addition to those listed above;

• Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, making agency referrals, including adult MASH / MARF where appropriate. 
• Assessing Prevent relevance risk for referred cases.
• Preparing for, attending and actively contributing to meetings, case conferences & strategy discussions.
• Conducting risk-based visits with individuals identified to have ‘Prevent Relevance’, either as a single agency or jointly with partners.
• Working collaboratively with Prevent partners in local authorities.
• Contributing to neighbourhood mapping within the CT context to help local policing colleagues understand the complex nature of the community and ensure that Prevent activity is complimenting other CT activity. 
• Gathering and disseminating intelligence including community tensions relating to CT issues, developing plans and identifying joint actions to address any issues.
• Delivering briefings to local policing and partner agencies 
• Providing tactical advice to CT investigators on Prevent options and capability, maintaining responsibility for Prevent Case Management enquiries.
• Engaging and signposting individuals vulnerable to radicalisation into appropriate support mechanisms, such as Channel. 
• Identifying community intervention providers who can provide advice and support to individuals vulnerable to radicalisation.
• Provide Contact Officer support to wider CT operations when necessary.

Skills and competencies

Essential

Experience and understanding of Partnership Working.

Evidence of effective decision-making skills involving risk and vulnerability.

Experience of safeguarding work and a good understanding of partnership processes and procedures in relation to safeguarding.

Highest standards of discretion and sensitivity when handling information on National Security issues and intelligence.

Previous experience working in an environment that has developed and implemented safety plans & strategies.

Excellent influential and diplomatic communication skills.

Good organisational skills with the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

Ability to write concise, detailed and accurate reports for the attention of police colleagues, police managers and partners.

Full clean driving licence.

Desirable

Previous experience of working in a risk management environment or with partner agencies.

Understanding of the Prevent strategy.

Basic knowledge of TACT legislation.

Ability to prepare and confidently deliver sensitive and emotive presentations.

For further information about the role, please contact Sgt’s: 

Dan Woolley              

Najib Mohammed     

Emma Safe     

Additional information

⇄ This position is offered as a 2 year secondment to  West Midlands Region officers. (Warwickshire, West Mercia, Staffordshire) To qualify for the latter, you must confirm in your application that you have received approval, through the process established by your Chief Officer, for secondment to another force.

Security Clearance

⚠ This role is subject to successful completion of Security Check  vetting.

You must be a British citizen to work for the Counter Terrorism Policing West Midlands (CTPWM). If you hold dual nationality, with the primary nationality British, you may also be considered. For the purposes of safeguarding national security, applicants will be required to hold or acquire the appropriate national security vetting clearances of Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV) in line with Cabinet Office Policy, supported by Section 82(2) to (4) of the Police Reform Act (2002). CTP WM will support preferred candidates through the appropriate vetting process.

Diversity and Inclusion

We maximise the potential of people from all backgrounds through a culture of fairness and inclusion to deliver the best service for our communities, whilst protecting them from harm.

Counter Terrorism Policing is always working to build upon our diverse workforce to reflect the country we serve. An inclusive culture enables us to do things differently, working in ways that meet individuals’ needs, flexing working patterns to ensure work-life balance is healthy so that we deliver the best for the organisation.

We are a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions.  As part of our commitment we operate a Disability Confident Interview Scheme - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview.

It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the essential criteria for the job. For example, in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.  In these circumstances, the employer could select the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job, as they would do for non-disabled applicants.

Please do not attach a CV/covering letter as these will not be used during the application process.