CTOC - Surveillance Sergeant
Specific Role
Responsibilities
- Provide operational control and direction of an operational surveillance team.
- Responsible in liaison with the Management and training providers for the professional monitoring of training requirements and selection for surveillance operatives under command.
- Liaise with Management to identify area of surveillance and make recommendations as to priority operations and methods of surveillance.
- Liaise and co-ordinate with the surveillance teams of other agencies as required on joint surveillance operations.
- Monitor vehicles and equipment used by surveillance operatives under command.
- Supervise the daily intelligence log concerning surveillance operations for analysis and decision as to continued surveillance.
- Supervise collation and dissemination of intelligence material gathered by operatives under command.
- Brief team members on current operations, organise and co-ordinate methods and times of surveillance.
Competencies/Skills
required for role
Essential
- Must have a working knowledge of all legislative aspects that surround surveillance planning and operations i.e. Disclosure, Police Act 1997, Covert policing codes of practice, RIPA 2000.
- Proven high degree of commitment, dedication and flexibility.
- Conversant with legal issues affecting surveillance.
- Proven experience and ability in foot, mobile and technical surveillance techniques.
- Proven initiative and innovation whilst leading surveillance.
- Attained Level 1 Surveillance training and advanced driver training for surveillance purposes.
- Proven communications skills with the ability to operate effectively at a variety of levels.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the National Intelligence Model, together with the tasking and coordination process.
- Knowledge of current developments/advancements in technology and techniques in surveillance.
- Experience of managing a surveillance team within a major high profile incident and the reaching of operational targets as determined by the SIO.
- Trained Risk Assessor.