Job description

Bank Work, 24/7 service – Flexible & variable hours

Salary: £11.49 p/h (£10.25 basic + £1.24 annual leave accruement)

Based at: Location varies according to service needs & agreement from worker.

Job Purpose:

The role of an Appropriate Adult is to support, advise and assist a vulnerable person who has been arrested through police interviews, and other formal police procedures in custody. The role is an active one where you will be expected to advise and support the detainee through the processes, ensure the person is treated fairly by the police, ensure the persons rights and entitlements are upheld, and to facilitate communication between the person and the police, ensuring that they understand all of what is happening to them.

The service provides support to South Wales, Dyfed Powys and Gwent police 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. When an AA is required, the police will contact our on-call team, who will then pass the job onto the AAs. The role is flexible, and availability is dictated by the Appropriate Adult who will decide each month what periods of time they wish to cover, and what police station they are willing to travel to.

Primarily attendance will be at custody suites, however this is not exclusive and local stations are occasionally requested. Ability to attend at least one local custody suite within 60 minutes is essential. The main custody suites we cover are:

South Wales Police: Bridgend, Cardiff Bay, Merthyr, Swansea

Dyfed Powys Police: Aberystwyth, Ammanford, Brecon, Haverfordwest, Newtown

Gwent Police: Newport, Ystrad Mynach

Person Specification:

Qualifications and previous experience are not essential for this role but the following would be desirable:

• Qualifications relating to supporting vulnerable people or study of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (1984) are diesirable.
• Experience in supporting vulnerable people (mental health / learning disabilities / substance misuse etc.)
• Experience acting as an Appropriate Adult
• Experience of working within custody
• Experience of advocacy

Essential Skills:

• Able to establish and maintain constructive relationships with a range of people
• Able to build rapport with a variety of people in a short space of time.
• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Excellent observation skills
• Ability to maintain calm in high pressured situations
• Ability to make quick, measured and decisive decisions during high pressured situations Maintain professional at all times

OTHER ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS: Ability to attend at least one local custody suite within 60 minutes

PLEASE NOTE: This recruitment is ongoing and therefore applicants may be contacted before the closing date. Unfortunately, we are unable to contact any unsuccessful candidates, if you do not hear from us within a reasonable period of your applying, please assume you have been unsuccessful.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Freelance, Zero hours contract

Salary: £11.49 per hour

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Work Location: On the road

Reference ID: H140

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