Pc Dog Handler

7 months ago

London, United Kingdom City of London Police Full time

**Type of contract**:Full time

**Rank/Grade**:PC

**Directorate/Department**:Local policing/Taskforce

**Statement of expectation for the role**:Minimum of 2 years

**Vetting level required**:RV/CTC

**Location**:Bishopsgate Police Station

**Salary**:According to National Police Pay Scales plus London Weighting and London Allowance; handler allowance, vehicle allowance and mileage.

**Description of Department**:
The City of London Police Dog Section comprises of specialist search & General Purpose dogs. Based in the heart of the City it serves the needs of London’s public & colleagues in the wider London area. We are currently recruiting for both GP & Specialist Search handlers.

**Role Purpose**

Provide proactive and reactive assistance in support of all operational officers and specialist departments by appropriate use of police dogs; to locate and retrieve evidence or offenders, to control potential and actual disturbances, and to enhance officer and public safety.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Respond promptly to requests for a police dog, supplying professional expertise and tactical advice and operational support to front line officers.
- Conduct searches using general purpose or specialist dogs in support of local officers; to expedite the location of missing persons and the arrest of offenders; and to support local officers in their investigations and responses to incidents.
- Support the containment of dangerous dogs out of control including inter-familial dog attacks and cases on private property, to protect public safety.
- Conduct directed patrols in response to local priorities and in support of divisional and area officers, to detect and prevent crime.
- Support front line Officers in the capture and control of dogs on premises to enable a safe working environment when conducting search warrants or interventions into premises.
- Provide a source of specialist advice to operational policing units on the deployment of dogs, to contribute to the development of appropriate strategies and tactical plans in support of front-line initiatives.
- Promote and deliver educational talks and displays to colleagues and members of the public; to acquaint them with the roles and skills of police dogs, and to support the development of positive relationships between the police and public.

Essential criteria:

- Current licenced Dog Handler within a Home Office force
- Good team working skills demonstrating awareness of individual differences, and a proactive approach to relationship development with colleagues and stakeholders.
- Good communication skills with the ability to set out logical arguments clearly, adapting language, form and message to meet the needs of different people and audiences in diverse situations.
- Able to produce concise reports or other documents.
- Demonstrable experience of using effective communication skills with members of the public, particularly in confrontational situations.
- Problem solving skills with the ability to identify cause and effect and develop a course of action designed to target root causes as well mitigate effects.
- Able to identify, analyse, and manage risk to inform balanced, proportionate, evidenced-based decisions.
- Good time management skills with the ability to organise and prioritise.
- Able to use standard IT packages, systems and/or databases to fulfil role requirements.
- Able to review own performance objectively and take steps to make improvements.

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

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

**Benefits**:
In return, we will offer a number of benefits including a generous pension scheme, a free Oyster card for London (TFL) travel and subsidised national rail travel, which allows you to travel within a 70 mile radius. For further information please visit:
The ATOC Rail Travel Concession allows regular serving police officers to travel on National Rail services within a 70 mile radius of London for a small monthly cost. This is a taxable benefit that the City of London Police negotiates and Officers make a contribution to the cost of the scheme.

A diverse workforce improves the service we provide to our public by making us more approachable and relevant within our communities. This is why it’s vitally important that we recruit people from a wide range of communities and backgrounds with an understanding of cultural issues and a wide range of skills. We therefore particularly encourage female and people from Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic communities to join us.

The way we work is changing. With a few exceptions most roles will be able to accommodate part time, job share and flexible working patterns. We can also offer hybrid working patterns of home and office based shift patterns. Feel free to speak to us about any flexible working requirements.

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