HMS VIVID PERMANENT STAFF WEAPONS TRAINER

PERMANENT STAFF INSTRUCTOR

Commander Maritime Reserves (COMMARRES) commands the Royal Naval and Royal Marine Reserves known collectively as the Maritime Reserves (MR). The purpose of the MR as set out in the Maritime Reserve Directive.

Units are fundamental to the delivery of COMMARRES All posts within Units are to be occupied by suitably qualified and experienced personnel who have the time and skills to deliver in their specific role. This document provides the terms of reference for the Permanent Staff Instructor (PSI).

Purpose

Primary Purpose:

To act as a PSI for HMS VIVID and all Units within the Waterfront Region Training Hub, providing Guidance, Leadership, Advice and Direction (GLAD) for Reservists and providing support to the Unit Command in relation to the pursuit and achievement of Unit Objectives, specifically the Training and Retention of Reservists.

 To be the lead PSI with responsibility for the planning, coordination, delivery and safety of all training, including the facilitation of weapons and ceremonial activity within the Waterfront Regional Training Hub and associated Inland and Satellite Units so Reservists attain the stated Training Performance Standards (TPS) and Operational Performance Standards (OPS) necessary to deliver operational capability to the Royal Navy. The primary purpose will involve weekend and evening work and travelling to other Units and venues as required.

To provide expert advice to Unit Command and support the development of Naval Ethos and Naval Service core values.

To act as Assistant Unit Security Officer and manage basic security functions within the Unit and any associated Inland/Satellite Units, as a non-security specialist they provide a basic level of security training and knowledge and provide advice where possible. Provide a good knowledge of HMS VIVID mission/outputs and assess the positive or negative impact of security procedures on individual AORs.

To utilise the VBS as part of Unit Core training and to maintain and update the equipment as required. To act as the SMARTBoard/Audio Visual/IT and Mobile Phone Equipment Custodian.

Secondary Purposes:

Responsible for appropriate use of the Waterfront Regional Training Hub, and associated Inland Support and Satellite Units training resources, including Reserve Service Days (RSDs), travel and subsistence.

To be the co-ordinator for Unit-Ship Pairing activities.

To sit on SHEF Committee meetings as the representative of the permanent staff.

To support GW branch in the delivery of regional and national GW weapons and ceremonial training.

To carry out the duty as a Senior Risk Assessor and lead on conducting and co-ordinating Risk Assessments for Unit and regional events and activities.

To support delivery of training to Untrained and Trained Strength Reservists within the Unit, Region and to the wider RNR training requirement at Lead Schools and other venues as required, including support to Advanced Rating Programme (ARP) and Advanced Officer Programme (AOP) at HMS RALEIGH and BRNC Dartmouth, depending on requirement.

To assist in the delivery of Naval Core Training (NCT) continuous training serials.

To advise on all matters regarding General and Military Training.

To act as the Duty Permanent Staff as required opening and closing the Unit and providing security and safety oversight of personnel within the Unit.

To undertake Duty Permanent Staff roster duties.

To act as Permanent Staff First Aider and Deputy MySafety Incident Manager.

To assist in the planning, organising and execution of Unit Adventurous Training activities.

To support other Permanent Staff in the fulfilment of their purpose and duty when directed.

To act as unit Motor Transport Officer.

Any other legal tasks and duties as nominated by UOO/CO.

Accountability:

The PSI is:

1. Accountable to the UOO.
2. Under the functional authority of UOO and Support Manager for the purposes of completing their primary and secondary tasks.
3. The UOO is the 1RO and Divisional Officer for the post holder, with the Unit CO as 2RO.

Authority:

The PSI is authorised to liaise directly with those Service and Civilian Authorities at the appropriate level, in matters relating to the primary and secondary purposes of the role.

Committees

The post holder attends the following Committees and Groups:

1. Unit Command Brief.
2. Other Committees & Groups as necessary to fulfil the requirement of the role.

Must be an OR6-OR7 of ANY specialisation. OR4 applicants with a recommend for the next higher rank in their most recent OJAR may be considered. 

OR8 applicants, if successful, will only be paid as and normally wear the rank of OR7.

Must be serving as a member of the Reserve Forces or have served with the Regular Forces.

Competencies 

The following abilities to supplement the assumed core competencies of the holder (management, leadership, control of resources) are required:

1. Leadership and developing people
2. Communicating and influencing
3. Working together
4. Improvement and change
5. Planning and managing resources to deliver business results
6. Analysing and using evidence

Competencies

1. Defence Trainer Course (DTC)
2. Advanced Care of Trainee (ACoT)
3. Equality and Diversity Advisor (EDA
4. In date DBS held

Applicants will undergo an initial eligibility sift. Successful applicants will have their details forwarded to the Post Sponsor to arrange interviews. Unsuccessful applicants will be advised accordingly.

Following interviews; the successful applicant will be informed that they are the Preferred Candidate with details being sent to the CM RES FTRS Cell who will continue the recruitment process. Unsuccessful applicants will be advised accordingly.

Once the recruitment process is complete then the Preferred Candidate will be invited to take up FTRS.

The start date is the anticipated one however, applicants should be aware a number of factors will potentially impact on this including the completion of pre-employment checks, medical category confirmation and the award of a Security Clearance. The start date could therefore be adjusted as appropriate – earlier for a fully qualified person with their and the employers agreement, or later if approvals cannot be immediately completed.

INITIAL COMMITMENT LENGTH WILL NORMALLY BE 24 MONTHS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO EXTEND

NB: Where the Anticipated Start date has already passed, the start date will be ASAP

Eligibility for FTRS/ADC

Any member of the Maritime Part Time Volunteer Reserves (RNR, RMR) or the Royal Fleet Reserves (RFR) (Ex-Regular Reserve) may volunteer to undertake a period of FTRS/ADC. Ex-Regular personnel whose RFR liability has run out will be re-instated in the RFR to take up FTRS/ADC.

Applicants undertaking a period of FTRS/ADC must be suitably qualified by rank/rate, specialisation, qualifications and experience to fill the posts for which they apply.

Applications will be accepted from reservists who hold a rank/rate one or more above the advertised rank/rate or hold a rank/rate one below the advertised rank/rate.  

• Applicants one rate below may be interviewed at the discretion of the FTRS Cell/Line Manager and may be employed in the acting higher rate (excluding the advertised rate of WO2 or WO1) if they are suitable, qualified, meet current promotion regulations in all respects and are selected to do so. Otherwise, they will be given the opportunity to carry out the role in their substantive rank/rate; the payment of Substitution Pay (SUPA) may be considered by the employer.
• Applicants of a higher rank/rate prepared to serve in a position at a lower rank/rate than their current or former substantive rank will wear uniform, and be paid, at the Upper Rank/Rate’ level appropriate to that of the position on JPA. Exceptions will not normally be considered.

Ex-Regular Reserves of an equivalent rank from the Army or Royal Air Force are required to join the Maritime Reserves (RNR/RMR) before being eligible to apply.

Applications from those above normal FTRS/ADC retirement age (60) will be considered by exception.

Medical/Dental

Applicants must also be medically fit, and meet the minimum medical category required for the level of commitment, to fulfil the duties which their Commitment will require them to undertake.

• A medical form to confirm MedCat and suitability to be employed is required to be returned within 2 weeks of commencing the role, or the commitment may be revoked.

Personnel who have been discharged via the RN Medical Board of Survey (MOBS) or the RN Medical Employability Board (MEB), do not have a RFR liability and are therefore unable to be considered for any FTRS/ADC/VERR role.

Only personnel on FTRS(FC) commitments will be entitled to the full range of Service Medical and Dental support. Those on lower levels will be entitled to emergency medical support whilst on duty.

Pension Issues. 

Personnel who qualify for a service pension should take financial advice from Defence Business Services (DBS) Reserves/Re-employment Pensions Department on the effect that undertaking FTRS service has on their pension, EDP, Resettlement Grant or Terminal Benefits.

Additional guidance can also be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pensions-and-compensation-for-veterans. Of particular note is reference to the ‘Effect of Re-employment’ on Commutation and, for those leaving on a ‘preserved’ pension, the Resettlement Grant. Other organisations such as the Armed Forces Pension Society or the White Ensign Association may also be able to offer advice, but it is stressed that only DBS can provide an authoritative answer.

Transition between TCoS. 

Personnel taking this appointment from other TCoS should consider the impact on any accrued entitlements, such as leave, resettlement etc and should seek specialist guidance where required as certain entitlements are TCoS specific and may not be retained or transferred on transition between TCoS. 

Naval Core Training (NCT), Individual Training Requirement (IRT) and Defence Mandated Training (DMT)

 Personnel on FTRS commitments are required to maintain currency in NCT, IRT and MDT in alignment with the rest of the RN/RM. The successful applicant will be expected to complete all modules and have them recorded on JPA within 2 months of commencing employment. This is an employer’s responsibility to monitor. 

• RNFT

Personnel on FTRS Limited/Home/ADC/VERRs commitments are exempt the RNFT, unless they are a member of the RNR/RMR who should remain in date.

 Annual Salary and Leave. 

Pay will be in accordance with the pay scales published for the Armed Forces annually, and as governed by JSP 754.  Leave entitlement is detailed in JSP 760. Note, you are not able to carry forward leave from a Regular commission/engagement when commencing an FTRS Commitment or from one FTRS Commitment role to another FTRS Commitment role.

Allowances.

Entitlement to allowances is in accordance with JSP 754 however the following should be noted:

Get you Home (Travel)                  Only paid to qualifying personnel on FTRS(FC)

Home Duty Travel                          Only paid to qualifying personnel on FTRS(FC)

Accommodation.

Personnel serving on FTRS(FC) TCoS are entitled to Single Living Accommodation (SLA) and Service Families Accommodation (SFA) as per Regular entitlements. 

Personnel serving on FTRS(LC/HC)/ADC TCoS are only eligible to occupy surplus Single Living Accommodation (SLA), at non-entitled rates.

Personnel serving on VeRR TCoS are not entitled to service accommodation.

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