Supporting police officers and staff to understand the requirements of operational support roles.
We're moving the policing professional profiles (PPP) to the College website. While this takes place, some roles from the PPP are only available on College Learn.
College Learn can only be accessed by those who work in policing as it requires you to log in. If you do not work in policing and want to view a role, please email: professionaldevelopment@college.police.uk.
If you have any other queries or would like to give any feedback about the PPP, please email: professionaldevelopment@college.police.uk.
Purpose
The operational support profiles include information about the responsibilities, behaviours, qualifications, skills and experience for roles in:
- chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear
- control centre
- custody
- disaster victim identification
- firearms
- public order
- specialist operations
Exploring the operational support profiles
To help to map out progression routes, we've organised the roles in the operational support profiles into five levels.
2. Team leader or technical lead roles
3. Manager or expert adviser roles
4. Service function lead roles
Further information
Service deliverer roles
Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear
- Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear disaster victim identification officer
- Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear responder (You will need to log in to College Learn)
Control centre
- Communications tactical advisor (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Contact centre officer (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Dispatch controller (You will need to log in to College Learn)
Custody
- Detention officer (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Escort officer (You will need to log in to College Learn)
Disaster victim identification (DVI)
- DVI identification/mortuary officer (You will need to log in to College Learn)
Firearms
Public order
- Evidence gathering team officer (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Forward intelligence team officer (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Level 2 Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) public order officer (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Level 2 public order officer (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Level 3 public order officer (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Police liaison team officer (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Public order medic (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Public order tactical advisor (You will need to log in to College Learn)
Specialist operations
- Structured debrief facilitator
- Dedicated football officer (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Dog handler (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Dog kennel assistant (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Dog unit instructor (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Football spotter (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Licensed search officer (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Mounted constable
- National Police Air Service (NPAS) line pilot (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- National Police Air Service (NPAS) tactical flight officer (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Operational security advisor (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Underwater search unit – dive attendant (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Underwater search unit – police diver (You will need to log in to College Learn)
Team leader or technical lead roles
Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear
There are no chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear roles available at this level.
Control centre
- Control room supervisor/police contact supervisor (You will need to log in to College Learn)
Custody
- Custody sergeant (You will need to log in to College Learn)
Disaster victim identification (DVI)
- DVI reconciliation manager (You will need to log in to College Learn)
Firearms
There are no firearms roles available at this level.
Public order
- Police support unit (PSU) commander (You will need to log in to College Learn)
Specialist operations
- Dog kennel manager (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Dog unit training manager (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Marine officer coxswain (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Marine patrol officer 2nd coxswain (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Mounted sergeant
- National Police Air Service (NPAS) base manager (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Police search adviser (PolSA) (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Sergeant dog handler (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Underwater search unit – diver contractor (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Underwater search unit – police diver supervisor (You will need to log in to College Learn)
Manager or expert adviser roles
Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear
- Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear operational commander (bronze) (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear tactical advisor (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear tactical commander (silver) (You will need to log in to College Learn)
Control centre
- Contact centre deputy operations manager (You will need to log in to College Learn)
Custody
- Custody inspector (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) inspector (You will need to log in to College Learn)
Disaster victim identification (DVI)
- DVI ante mortem coordinator (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- DVI police mortuary operations coordinator (PMOC) (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- DVI scene evidence recovery manager (SERM) (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- DVI senior identification manager (SIM) (You will need to log in to College Learn)
Firearms
There are no firearms roles available at this level.
Public order
- Mounted unit commander
- Public order bronze command (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Public order silver command (You will need to log in to College Learn)
Specialist operations
- Dog unit nominated officer (You will need to log in to College Learn)
- Mounted inspector
Service function leader roles
Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear
- Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear strategic commander (gold) (You will need to log in to College Learn)
Control centre
- Contact management operations manager (You will need to log in to College Learn)
Custody
There are no custody roles available at this level.
Disaster victim identification (DVI)
There are no DVI roles available at this level.
Firearms
There are no firearms roles available at this level.
Public order
- Public order gold command (You will need to log in to College Learn)
Specialist operations
There are no specialist operations roles available at this level.
Force leader roles
Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear
There are no chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear roles available at this level.
Control centre
There are no control centre roles available at this level.
Custody
There are no custody roles available at this level.
Disaster victim identification (DVI)
There are no DVI roles available at this level.
Firearms
There are no firearms roles available at this level.
Public order
There are no public order roles available at this level.
Specialist operations
- Civil contingencies strategic commander (You will need to log in to College Learn)