Essential:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to remain calm and professional when faced with volatile situations 

• Be able to write in a clear, concise and accurate manner 

• Be helpful and compassionate 

• Strong decision making skills

• Confidence dealing with confrontation

Desirable:

• Experience working within a custody environment

DEO's are required to work weekends and bank holidays, where allowances are paid as appropriate.  

If successful in this position, you will be required to attend at training course, details of this course will be sent to you once successful. 

This course will incorporate aspects of legislation, policy, first aid, personal safety and ICT systems. 

Appointment to this role will be dependent upon successfully medical checks, which may include a drugs test.

West Midlands Police is a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions.  As part of our commitment we operate a ‘Disability Confident Interview Scheme’ - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview.  

It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the essential criteria for the job. For example: in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. In these circumstances, the employer could select the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job, as they would do for non-disabled applicants.

"Diversity and Inclusion Vision:  Maximise the potential of people from all backgrounds through a culture of fairness and inclusion to deliver the best service for our communities