Police Service Volunteer - Volunteer Curator

College of Policing; Fir Tree; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional policing body is seeking a Police Support Volunteer to provide administrative and research support at Harperley Hall, contributing to cultural preservation and engaging with policing history. Applicants should have an interest in policing, strong organisational skills, and a willingness to learn. The role may involve working independently and providing tours or summaries to learners and visitors. Benefits include immersion in policing history and development of research skills.

Benefits

Engagement with policing history

Development of research and communication skills

Cultural preservation opportunities

Qualifications

• Interest in policing and/or police history.
• Demonstrable administrative, research, and organisational skills.
• Willingness to learn basic research methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Function as a curator at Harperley Hall, providing administrative support.
• Maintain and log artefacts and memorabilia.
• Provide written summaries, talks, and site tours to learners and visitors.

Skills

Attention to detail

Research skills

Organisational skills

Ability to work independently

Job description

Overview

This post is open to applicants who meet the College's nationality, UK residency and vetting requirements. We recruit on merit in fair and open competition. The College embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities and is committed to reducing environmental impact as part of our Greening Government commitments. We offer an inclusive environment and flexible-working policies, wellbeing support, family-friendly policies, and an active equality and inclusion network. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and underrepresented groups to apply.

About us

Our mission is: Leadership, Standards, Performance. This guides our work with individuals, forces, and policing partners towards our vision. We exist to support police officers, police staff and volunteers to deliver the best service to the public. We work with national policing organisations and local forces to support frontline officers, staff and volunteers in their day-to-day roles.

We offer a supportive environment with: extensive flexible-working policy, wellbeing support, family-friendly policies, ENEI silver award status, and disability confident leadership.

Role and responsibilities

Police Support Volunteers (PSV) are members of the public who contribute time to support policing. The College invites a volunteer to function as a curator at Harperley Hall, County Durham, providing administrative, research and project support. Responsibilities may include creating a register, maintaining and logging artefacts and memorabilia, researching artefact backgrounds and connections with policing and Harperley Hall, providing written summaries, talks and site tours to learners and visitors. The volunteer will regularly work unsupervised, report to the Head of Centre, and interact with the Facilities Manager, College staff, learners and visitors. Benefits include engagement with the professional policing body, immersion in policing history, handling artefacts, developing research and communication skills, and contributing to cultural preservation.

Additional responsibilities may be performed in daytime and/or evenings as required.

Vetting, security and eligibility

If successful at interview, you will undergo pre-employment security checks with a security questionnaire to be completed within 24 hours. Checks can take up to 10 weeks, and start dates are offered only after completion. If checks are unsatisfactory, employment is not offered.

Security level required: counter-terrorist check; baseline personnel security standard checks may apply. See the College vetting charter and related guidance.

Right to work in the UK with indefinite leave to remain is required, and applicants must provide a UK address history for the preceding 3 years.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals; nationals of the Republic of Ireland; nationals of Commonwealth countries with the right to work in the UK; nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS); those who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under EUSS; individuals with limited leave or indefinite leave to remain eligible to apply for EUSS before 31 December 2020; Turkish nationals and certain family members who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service.

Further information on nationality requirements is available.

Requirements and qualities

Essential attributes include an interest in policing and/or police history, an enquiring mind with attention to detail, and demonstrable administrative, research and organisational skills. The role requires willingness to learn basic research methodologies and to work with integrity and inclusivity.

Behaviours and technical skills

• Developing Self and Others
• Working Together
• An enquiring mind and attention to detail
• Understanding or willingness to learn basic research methodologies

Benefits and equality

Volunteering with the professional body for the police service offers immersion in policing history and the opportunity to influence how policing and society values the past. We promote diversity and equality of opportunity for all and invite applicants from all backgrounds to apply. We encourage feedback, diversity data submission via the online application, and a blind shortlisting process to promote fair selection.

Greening and sustainability

We support the Greening Government Commitment and environmental management, with Electric Vehicle Charging Points at Ryton (12) and Harperley Hall (4), and two at the Harrogate office. We encourage staff to become Environment Champions and participate in One Step Greener initiatives.

Other information

Feedback is provided after interviews or assessments. This role involves working at Harperley Hall and may require travel to other sites.