Police Constable – Investigations (SEROCU)

at  Thames Valley Police

POLICE CONSTABLE – INVESTIGATIONS (SEROCU)

Department
Investigations
Location
Crawley, Fareham, Reading
Rank/Grade
Police Constable
Salary
n/a
Part/Full Time
Full Time
Type of Contract
Permanent
Job Advert
SEROCU investigations conduct proactive covert activity in pursuit of the disruption of Organised Crime Groups operating within the South East - primarily the investigation of serious and complex organised and cross-border crime.
As part of the SEROCU investigative team, you will support both covert and overt operational deployments and investigate SOC through the use of intelligence, reactive and proactive policing tactics, including search and arrest operations.
You will also assist in progressing our investigations in respect of offenders arrested by SE ROCU and can expect to be used in supporting roles to the OIC of the investigation.
You will also deploy as a surveillance operative on behalf of SEROCU and will be specialist surveillance support to investigations, including being ‘on-call’ for regional surveillance capability.
Whilst a background in covert investigations and practical experience undertaking covert and overt investigations is desirable, it is certainly not essential as all relevant training will be conducted once in post.
This specific role will be based in Fareham, however, we welcome applications from candidates who are interested in postings in Reading and Crawley as we would like to build a dynamic pool of candidates who will be the first to know about the exciting PC opportunities within the Investigations team, as they arise.
Please note that this role is part of a national, regional and local network and as a result you may be required to travel for business purposes mainly across the south east region and occasionally throughout the UK. Therefore, the successful candidate will require a full UK driving licence.
Due to the nature of our work, security is of paramount importance to us and therefore it will be necessary for the successful candidate to obtain and maintain vetting level SC. In order to achieve this, you must have resided in the UK for the past five years. Exemptions may apply for overseas or other diplomatic service (with HM Government), and studying abroad.
You can find more information about security vetting here.

PLEASE NOTE A PRE-SELECT ASSESSMENT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WHOM DO NOT CURRENTLY HOLD A Q1 QUALIFICATION OR CURRENT/VALID PRE-SELECT PASS.

If you wish to apply you need to have support from your Head of Command / Department.

• Hampshire officers need to complete an AD277b alongside their application. This form is not available on the force’s standard forms library. It can be found on the HR Portal. Please contact WFPlanning@hampshire.police.uk if you have any queries relating to this.
• Kent Officers will need to inform Kent HR Resource Planning at the earliest opportunity of intention to apply. Every Officer application form must be signed by the Chief Supt or police staff equivalent and sent to Kent HR Resource Planning no later than 5 working days prior to closing date unless exceptional circumstances apply. This is required so that Chief Officer approval can be obtained for the application to progress, which will be managed by Kent HR Resource Planning. These steps must be completed prior to submission application. If your application for an opportunity is not approved prior to submission to the recruiting organisation you may not be supported for release to the role, should you be successful.
• Officers from other forces are welcome to apply. You may wish to consult with your HR team regarding completion of additional forms.

Please upload your latest PDR (or if no PDR, a recent copy of your CPD record/Focus Feedback meeting) and a copy of your Training Record. Please also upload the Recommendation for Appointment Form (enclosed with the Job Advert) in the ‘Line Managers Approval Form’.
At SEROCU we are committed to reflecting the communities we serve, and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We welcome applications from those interested in part time and flexible working, and encourage applications from our under represented communities.
Our people say that benefits include a good work/life balance, a supportive and welcoming place to work and great opportunities to further develop your own capabilities.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact RecruitmentSE@thamesvalley.police.uk quoting the Job Reference number 21669.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy if we receive a high volume of applications. Should you wish to apply for this post, we advise you to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.

Please refer the Job description for details