Protective services
HM forces serviceperson protective services
HM Forces first response ground troops, providing peacekeeping duties and support/assistance to the civilian community as required and directed by HM Government.
Summary
This occupation is found in the public sector only and specifically within HM Forces (Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force). The HM Forces is a large employer. The role is utilised by the ground troops of all three services, who could find their workplace to be UK based or on foreign soil, dependent on HM Government direction.
The broad purpose of the occupation is to provide defence to the United Kingdom, incorporating peace keeping duties such as United Nations Peacekeeping in Cyprus, support/assistance to civilian tasks for example building Nightingale Hospitals during the COVID epidemic, disaster relief for example helping to shore up river banks during major flooding within the UK, and working abroad as directed by HM Government. The HM Forces Serviceperson will be part of the first response ground troops from the Royal Navy, Army or Royal Air Force, who will be delivered to their designated area by sea, land or air, dependent on the location and service represented. They will work individually and as a team, potentially at all hours, in all weathers and across all terrains, as is required to fulfil the requirements of the specified organisational objectives.
In their daily work, an employee in this occupation typically interacts with colleagues and their line management chain from their relevant service (Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force). The HM Forces Serviceperson could be assigned to work within the wider HM Forces environment and may be required to take direction from line management of an alternative service or take direction from other nations or other government departments. This is dependent on the HM Forces Serviceperson's duties, tasks and locations.
An employee in this occupation will be responsible for ensuring that all they have been taught is applied, enabling instinctive actions and reactions in appropriate controlled and measured ways. For HM Forces Servicepersons, preparation is vital. They will carry out theoretical and practical training, which will include, but not exclusively, communication methods, enhanced first aid, safe weapons handling processes and navigation methods along with testing and maintenance of equipment to ensure operational preparedness. They are responsible for consistently working in a professional manner, both individually and as a team, continually honing the requisite skills in readiness for any eventuality they may be required to fulfil. They will become embedded into a professional culture and ethos where individuals understand / are aware of how their role supports both the team and aligns to the wider organisational taskings and priorities.
Typical job titles include
- Infantry soldier including the queens guards | Paratrooper | Royal air force regiment gunner | Royal armoured corps crew | Royal marines rifleman
Knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs)
K1:
Understand marksmanship principles, ammunition types and storage requirements.
K2:
Weapon cleaning regimes in different environments.
K3:
Appropriate methods of Operations Preparation, including the NATO sequence of orders, and preparation for battle procedures.
K4:
The principles of Service Law and the Law of Armed Conflict.
K5:
Navigation and map reading, across all terrains in urban and rural environments, by day and night.
K6:
How to carry out treatment to casualty, elementary life support and casualty handling, including battlefield casualty evacuation (CASEVAC principles). Asset deployment affecting teams and the importance of clear communications.
K7:
The importance of maintaining physical and mental wellbeing, maintaining relevant levels of physical fitness, seeking advice on improvements to physical fitness and management with injuries.
K8:
Good practice in nutrition, health and hygiene.
K9:
Hazards, risks and control measures across a range of situations military and civilian.
K10:
Understand personal and specialist resource management, dress codes, maintain own equipment in line with regulations.
K11:
Asset deployment affecting teams and the importance of clear communications.
K12:
Understand the principles and practices of simple and complex drill movements for Parades and Special Events.
K13:
Environmental impact of military training and how to improve practices to benefit the environment.
K14:
How to use individual protective equipment in Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear environments.
Technical Educational Products
- ST0222: HM forces serviceperson (protective services) (Level 2) Approved for delivery
- Reference:
- OCC0222
- Status:
Approved occupation
- Average (median) salary:
- £32,266 per year
- SOC 2020 code:
- 3119 Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.
- SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 3119/99 Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.
- 3311/02 Non-commissioned Royal Air Force officers and other ranks
- 3311/03 Non-commissioned Royal Navy officers and other ranks
- 3311/04 Royal Marines Commandos
- 3311/99 Non-commissioned officers and other ranks n.e.c.
S1:
Take responsibility for effective performance within their role.
S2:
Carry out safe working practices using the individual personal weapon.
S3:
Operate safely and effectively in emergency situations.
S4:
Operate within hazardous environments using Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear individual protective equipment.
S5:
Apply First Aid to minor and major injuries.
S6:
Use fieldcraft techniques to camouflage and conceal self, equipment and location.
S7:
Use and maintain personal safety and specialist equipment.
S8:
Operate tactically in open country and wooded areas without being seen or heard.
S9:
Occupy tactical locations by constructing strongholds.
S10:
Conduct tactical patrols.
S11:
Indicate targets by judging distance and range cards.
S12:
Navigate using recognised methods, across varying terrains by day and night.
S13:
Conduct sentry duties within a tactical location.
S14:
Communicate effectively, through tactical hand signals.
S15:
Send and receive messages using in-service portable radios.
S16:
Drill movements; Dress for the event, perform foot and arms drill, show respect and courtesy to visitors.
S17:
Use physical resources as not to cause injury to self or others
S18:
Show how to prepare and maintain operational equipment and resources, ancillaries, ammunition and pyrotechnics.
S19:
Show understanding of Individual Weapons, purposes and characteristics.
S20:
Show how to operate weapons and remedy malfunctions.
Technical Educational Products
- ST0222: HM forces serviceperson (protective services) (Level 2) Approved for delivery
- Reference:
- OCC0222
- Status:
- Approved occupation
- Average (median) salary:
- £32,266 per year
- SOC 2020 code:
- 3119 Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.
- SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 3119/99 Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.
- 3311/02 Non-commissioned Royal Air Force officers and other ranks
- 3311/03 Non-commissioned Royal Navy officers and other ranks
- 3311/04 Royal Marines Commandos
- 3311/99 Non-commissioned officers and other ranks n.e.c.
B1:
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion, understanding other cultures, adopting a fair and ethical approach in the way you treat others.
B2:
Use appropriate behaviour with a range of people including colleagues, and managers. Recognise rank structure and act appropriately.
B3:
Adapt to a strong work ethic; reliable, punctual, diligent and flexible, in changing working environments and situations.
B4:
Account for actions, personal, professional equipment and understand impacts of poor accountability as well as its effects in the workplace.
B5:
Be motivated individually and as a team member, show you are adaptable in the role.
B6:
Adopt appropriate performance and initiative traits, as behaviour minimal standard.
Technical Educational Products
- ST0222: HM forces serviceperson (protective services) (Level 2) Approved for delivery
- Reference:
- OCC0222
- Status:
- Approved occupation
- Average (median) salary:
- £32,266 per year
- SOC 2020 code:
- 3119 Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.
- SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 3119/99 Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.
- 3311/02 Non-commissioned Royal Air Force officers and other ranks
- 3311/03 Non-commissioned Royal Navy officers and other ranks
- 3311/04 Royal Marines Commandos
- 3311/99 Non-commissioned officers and other ranks n.e.c.
