Police Community Support Officers have an important role to play in their local community.

As part of an established neighbourhood team, you will help provide visible reassurance to the public and assist in reducing crime and the fear of crime by high visibility patrolling.

Your role will include:

• Dealing with members of the public
• Tackling anti-social behaviour
• Building links with employers and businesses in the community
• Dealing with nuisance offences such as street drinking and begging
• Removal of vehicles
• Issuing of fixed penalty tickets.

It’s a role for people who enjoy the outdoor life - you will spend most of your time conducting high visibility patrolling in the local community.

Salary: Your starting salary will be £17,190. After you have successfully completed your six week training you will receive an increment as a shift allowance taking you to £20,664. Thereafter your salary will increase with an annual allowance to the current maximum of £22,611.

You will undertake a six week course at Headquarters. For the following five weeks you will be back at your station with your tutor until you have satisfied the competency criteria to qualify you for independent patrol.

Your progress will be continuously monitored and you will attend further training days.

If you want to know more, read our frequently asked questions

IMPORTANT - Before calling the recruiting team you will meet the following eligibility criteria:

• You will be aged between 18 and 63 years of age.
• You will have LIVED in the UK continuously for the last three years prior to your application.
• You will have received NO cautions or convictions for any criminal offences in your lifetime. Applicants must NOT have any bindovers or fixed-penalty notices.