Volunteer- Cadet Leader

About the Role:

Are you looking for a Leadership challenge where you can make a real difference to the young people within the West Midlands?

Are you looking to inspire and motivate others?

Why not be a role model and an inspiration to our Police Cadets by becoming a Cadet Leader.

As a Cadet Leader you volunteer your own time to be part of one of our Cadet units across the West Midlands. Locations includes Birmingham, Coventry, Sandwell, Dudley, Wolverhampton, Walsall and Solihull.

Cadet units meet one evening a week for 2 hours and the Cadets gain insight into various departments within the force and learn a wide range of skills. They follow a curriculum based around active citizenship, Police Studies, wellbeing & personal development, diversity & inclusion and the world around them, as well as attending community events and taking part in activities.

You do not need to work for West Midlands Police. Our Cadet Leaders are made up of people who are retired, in full- or part-time work, and those that are currently unemployed. We are looking for volunteers from all walks of life who are able to give just a few hours a month to volunteering. You will have valuable skills and experience that will help Cadets prepare for their future careers.

You need to show you have:

• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• The ability to motivate and engage young people from a range of cultural backgrounds
• Lead, team build and maintain discipline
• Confidence to deliver sessions

You will receive training which covers professional standards, public protection safeguarding and additional information to support you in the role. This training is mandatory

Prospective officers and staff must be held to a higher standard of behaviour and accountability than members of the public, and that therefore their right to privacy can be fettered in certain circumstances. This is to ensure that members of the police are fully aware and accountable for the unique powers entrusted to them and the standards of professional behaviour they swear to uphold.

Due to the nature of the role you need to be able to commit to the role for a minimum of a year, to volunteer your time primarily on term‑time weekdays once a week during the late afternoon/early evening. There may also be events and development sessions during school holidays and weekends.

We are looking for volunteers to commit at least 8 hours per month ideally for a minimum of 12 months. Times and days to be agreed with the department supporting the volunteer.

• Application
• Paper Sift
• Interview
• If Interview successful - Pre employment checks - these include:
  Police vetting, DBS, Medical assessment, personal and employment/academic references covering the last 3 years, training for the role.

Successful applicants will be required to pass police vetting and an enhanced DBS check. You must also be able to provide 2 references for the role.

Successful applicants will also be required to complete a medical assessment which may include a drug or hearing test.

You may be able to claim travel expenses in line with the Volunteers expenses policy.

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The Volunteer Police Cadet (VPC) scheme is a national programme designed to provide a safe and secure environment where young people can meet with others and learn about policing and policing issues, contribute to community initiatives and take part in police organised activities and events. Allowing young people to have fun is at the heart of the experience too.

West Midlands Police is a provider of the VPC scheme through a number of Cadet Units across the force area. Each unit has a leader team comprising of police staff, police officers and adult volunteers, who follow policies, programme and procedures overseen by the Citizens in Policing Team, based at Lloyd House.

Our police cadets and the police staff, police officers and adult volunteers who support our cadet units all come from a wide variety of different backgrounds, so we will all uphold the highest standards in safeguarding and supervising our children, young people and adults at risk.

We will ensure that everyone involved in our Volunteer Police Cadet scheme knows what is expected of them, so that we can promote trust and confidence in what we do in our young people and the adult support networks that surround them.

We will build and maintain a culture where our young people and vulnerable adults are respected and listened to, know what safeguarding matters are and how they can confidently report any concerns they may have.

We will give equal priority to keeping our young people and adults at risk safe from all types of harm and abuse, regardless of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion, belief, sex or sexual orientation (all defined as protected characteristics within the…