Avon and Somerset Police
Mace Escort Volunteer Role
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Job Description
About the Role
Avon and Somerset Police's ceremonial unit, the Lord Mayor's Mace Escort, would like to appoint volunteers to join the Sergeant at the Mace as part of the Escort.
Would you like to represent the Force at various events throughout the year?
The Lord Mayor of Bristol’s Mace Escort are ceremonial unit for Avon and Somerset Police, representing the Force and escorting the Lord Mayor at various events throughout the year.
Members of the Mace Escort wear dark blue woollen tunics and trousers, mounted medals, highly polished boots and carry the silver Mace when in the City of Bristol. They lead out at civic events such as Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph in Bristol. They pall bear for officers and staff who are afforded the Force Crest to be draped across their coffin.
The events tend to take place on Sundays and evenings, numbering roughly six per year.
Main Responsibilities Will Include
- Marching and escorting of the Lord Mayor of Bristol to civic events, such as Remembrance Sunday.
- Pall bearing of deceased serving officers and police staff members.
- Representing Avon and Somerset police at ceremonial events, such as National Police Memorial Day.
- Cleaning and maintaining personally issued uniform including tunic, cape, boots.
Please note this role attracts significant public attention and will result in publication of photos and TV coverage across multiple media types and therefore would need to sign a photography consent form.
Eligibility
You must be 18 years of age or over.
All applicants will be subject to the Force Vetting Policy and will be required to undertake and maintain the appropriate level of safeguarding training for the role.
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Avon and Somerset Constabulary is fully committed to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare of children and young people. The role you have applied for requires you to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check (DBS) every three years.
Important Notes About Completing Your Application
This role requires that at least one of your references is able to comment on your interactions with children and/or young people in a personal, voluntary or employment capacity. Please ensure that you consider this when completing your application.
Our electronic system asks you to provide 3 years of employment history, please disregard this. As part of our Safer Recruitment procedures, you must provide details of ALL employment/education/voluntary roles you have ever held and details about any gaps when you were not working/studying. The system will allow you to add as many roles as you need to.
Don’t assume that we know anything about you! There is plenty of space so tell us about your knowledge, skills and experience from all areas of your life that relate to being a Mace Escort Volunteer.
If you would like to know more about this volunteering role before you apply please contact Tom Williams via Tom.Williams@avonandsomerset.police.uk
Interviews to be confirmed.
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Avon and Somerset Police are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
We are working hard to increase diversity and inclusion within the Constabulary, where communities are under-represented, including those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, people of all ages, abilities, faiths, religions and gender, LGBT communities and those from other disadvantaged or marginalised backgrounds, who share our values and wish to make a difference to the communities we serve.
All applications will be treated on merit, based on the evidence provided in your application and suitability for the volunteering role you have applied for.
We may need to run an assessment process as part of this advert if we have more suitable persons than space allows. This would incorporate basic drill and pall-bearing duties.
Police Barred and Advisory lists
Individuals placed on the Police Barred and Advisory lists will not be considered for a volunteering role by the police for a minimum of 5 years from the date of listing in the case of gross misconduct, or 3 years from the date of listing in the case of poor performance.
Vetting and safeguarding
Avon and Somerset Police are committed to safeguarding and operate safer recruitment processes, to ensure a police service that employees and volunteers are proud to work for because they feel safe, valued and part of a happy and supportive work environment. All employees and volunteers therefore will be subject to background checks including vetting and references.
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