Trainer (Police Force)

Calling All Former Police Officers - Share Your Knowledge, Shape the Future of Policing.

Are you a former police officer ready to put your experience to great use? Adecco is pleased to be recruiting on behalf of Dorset Police for a Police Trainer - a rewarding role where your insight can help develop the next generation of officers and staff.

The Role: Police Trainer

Location: Middlemoor, Exeter
Pay: 14.70 per hour
Hours: Full Time (Monday - Friday)
Contract: Temporary - until March 2026 (with potential for extension)

Why This Role Is Perfect for Former Officers

You'll use your first-hand knowledge to design and deliver engaging training sessions that help ensure today's officers are confident, capable, and ready for real-world policing.

Whether it's delivering training to new recruits, frontline officers, or police staff, you'll play a key part in maintaining professional standards across the Force.

What You'll Be Doing

• Deliver face-to-face and training across Dorset & Devon and Cornwall Police
• Assess and support learners against national policing standards
• Carry out training needs analysis and tailor delivery accordingly
• Provide ongoing coaching, support, and professional advice to learners

What You Bring

• Previous experience in policing - essential
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Passion for development, coaching, and sharing knowledge
• The ability to lead a room and engage a diverse audience
• Professionalism and integrity - you're a role model

• Values and Ethics - a trainer's role is representative of the organisation and must have a broad understanding of issues affecting the service and to behave appropriately to ensure an appropriate image is displayed particularly important in relation to all areas of diversity. Additionally, a Trainer holds a position of responsibility and therefore must be able to effectively provide and manage students, irrespective of their rank or position.

Experience as a trainer is helpful, but not essential - we're looking for those with real policing experience who are confident and willing to learn how to train.

Additional Information

• Posts are generic trainer roles, so flexibility is needed across various training subjects (full support and materials provided)
• You must have resided in the UK for the past 3 years continuously
• All offers are subject to Police Vetting

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