Job advert
Job Title - Police Community Support Officer
(Vacancies at Burton, Cannock, Lichfield, Longton, Stafford and Tamworth)
Grade £26,- £31,
In addition to the above salary the role attracts 14 % Shift Allowance and 12% Weekend Working Allowance.
Contract Type - Permanent
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Staffordshire Police is continually striving to deliver the best possible service for the county’s residents, businesses and visitors. It is a fast-paced organisation, adaptive to modern policing needs and open to continual improvement.
Everyone who works for the force has an important role to play in shaping the future of Staffordshire Police. The force seeks people who will champion new ways of working, be collaborative and agile and represent in a fair and ethical manner those that Staffordshire Police serves.
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About the Opportunity
Do you want to help serve and protect our communities? Do you want to make a difference and do you want to help people and solve problems?
If you can answer yes to these questions you may be just the person we are looking for to join Staffordshire Police as a PCSO. As a PCSO you will be an integral part of the police family. Working in local policing teams you will be accessible to the public, helping to make people feel safer in their communities. You can make a real difference to the quality of life in local communities, offering public reassurance and increasing trust and confidence.
You will need to be physically fit as there is a significant amount of walking involved as well as being emotionally resilient enough to deal with a variety of demanding issues.
To be considered suitable for this role you will need to be customer focused, have experience of working with the public, be able to deal with challenging situations and work as part of a team.
National Sift
The College of Policing national sift involves two exercises that are designed to assess your potential to perform effectively in the role of a PCSO.
You will be sent further details to register to complete the National Sift soon after the closing date.
As part of the pre-employment process you will be required to pass a fitness test, which is reaching a minimum of 5.4 of a bleep test.
A full manual Driving License will be required.
Further details of the key tasks, responsibilities can be found within the role profile.
Closing date for applications Wednesday 9th April - 12 Midday.
Course start date Monday 15th September .
In addition to your salary, you will have access to a range of benefits including:
1. Pension Scheme - Employers Pension contribution 21.5% Staffordshire Pension Fund - Staffordshire Pension Fund - Home (staffspf.org.uk)
2. Generous holiday entitlement, plus Bank Holidays.
3. Flexible / Agile Working
4. Sick pay scheme
5. Fostering friendly policy
6. Family friendly policies – maternity, paternity, parental leave, adoption, disability leave and carers leave
7. Access to health and wellbeing support
8. Eye care vouchers
9. On site Gyms
10. Staff associations
11. Reward and Recognition
12. Blue light Card
13. Flexible working options
14. Training and development opportunities
15. Car lease scheme
16. Cycle to work scheme
17. Free Parking at selected sites
18. Onsite catering facilities
19. Access to Staff Networks
20. Union support
21. Financial products and services
Staffordshire Police is fully supportive of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and strives to employ a workforce that represents the community we serve.
Our vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit. We encourage and welcome applications from all underrepresented groups which include: Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, female, people who have a disability, those who are neurodivergent and persons of the LGBTQ+ community.
We use positive action to encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups through targeted step-In support and advice sessions. If you have the skills, experience and values, that here in Staffordshire Police we pride ourselves on, then we would welcome you to apply.
Please note if you are successful at interview and commence pre-employment checks this will include vetting, please see what this involves and the process via the below link: