Transferee Youth Engagement Officer (YEO)

Division / Department - Forcewide. Status - Full Time. Contract Type - Permanent. Rank - Police Constable. Location - Forcewide. In line with the published Posting and Tenure guidance, operational requirements will always be considered prior to confirming posting dates to successful applicants.

The Role

Are you interested in working with vulnerable children and helping to divert them away from criminality and exploitation? Are you wanting to learn new skills and take control of solving problems using new ideas that you can bring to the role? Are you seeking a rewarding role where you can really make a difference to the lives of young people across Surrey? We have vacancies for the role of Youth Engagement Officer (YEO) with vacancies available or projected across all 3 Divisions in Guildford, Waverley, Reigate and Banstead and Spelthorne. Please specify your Borough preference as part of your application however please note this cannot be guaranteed.

Key Responsibilities

Undertake long-term problem-solving working with partners making use of a variety of powers and initiatives to improve outcomes and opportunities for children and young people in our communities. Practically safeguard young people in our communities including key areas such as CSE and County Lines. Develop engagement opportunities with young people and cadet leadership. Ensure activity is targeted to where there is the greater level of need. To be involved in the development of partnership intervention work with children and young people to divert and prevent any future criminality. Work effectively with partner and statutory agencies who deliver services to young people to support issues and problems in the local area. Resilience in dealing with challenging, long-term problem solving.

Skills & Experience

Applicants will be passionate about local neighbourhood policing, self-motivated and recognise the importance of effective problem solving, proactively safeguarding, and making a difference for the children and young people within their communities.

For more details about the roles please contact the relevant Divisional Chief Inspector or Borough Commander as below:

North - T/CI Gemma Taylor
Spelthorne Borough Commander - Inspector Matt Walton
East - T/CI Kelly Clifton-Sinclair
Reigate and Banstead Borough Commander - Inspector Jon Vale
West - CI Hugo Conway
Guildford - Inspector Blaine Rafferty
Waverley - Inspector Rob Brian
Surrey Police Transferee Team -

Diversity Statement

We are only as good as our people. It's important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach, and the skills that diversity brings; all of which help us to deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all.

We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of Disability Confident, hold Race Equality Matters Trailblazer status, are a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and are aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.

We are committed to being an anti-racist police service. We promise to challenge injustice, ensure fairness and to uphold anti-racist principles in both our organisation and our communities. For more information, you can read our full anti-racism statement here.

We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status, or religious belief, we would love to hear from you.

It is really important that you inform and seek support from your line manager of your intention to submit an application for this role as this allows for sufficient resource planning. Failure to inform your line manager may result in a delay in a release dates being agreed.

Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly. You may wish to consider adding to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.

Please note that not all jobs are available for internal candidates across both Forces, the current agreed recruitment principles are;

• vacancies in collaborated units are available to all officers and staff across both Forces
• vacancies in non-collaborated units are only available to officers and staff within the Force with the vacancy unless it is advertised externally
• if the vacancy is advertised externally and an officer or member of staff from the other Force is successful it will result in a transfer of employment