Police Officer recruitment opportunities

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Our Police Officers dedicate themselves to catching criminals, protecting our community and delivering an outstanding service.

Even though we’re one of many regional forces, there’s only one Sussex Police. Join us, and you’ll be employed as a Police Officer from day one. You’ll impact more lives than just your own in this role, as your shifts could include being first on the scene, making arrests, safeguarding the vulnerable, offering community engagement and reassurance, investigating complex crimes, preventing terrorism and more.

We serve our county. We are Sussex Police. Are you?

In return for your passion and dedication, you’ll receive;

a starting salary of £31,907, with salary increase opportunities across years of service and rank,
we’ll support you to progress within your career offering training so you can pursue various policing specialisms,
enhanced maternity and paternity leave,
automatic enrolment onto a pension scheme where we pay higher than minimum contributions,
enjoy workforce benefits and rewards including Blue Light discounts and access to on-site gyms and a range of sports clubs,
join an organisation who are committed to reducing our energy consumption and carbon footprint.

There are multiple routes into policing, four to become a police officer and one if you would like to become a detective.

Find out which one is right for you

We are holding a series of online webinars to talk about the different police officer entry routes, eligibility, application process, and much more.

You can reserve a space for free using the links below:

We actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces and Military veterans.

If you are interested in applying for a role at Sussex Police and would like to speak to one of our Armed Forces champions, please email [email protected] and we will arrange for you to talk to someone.

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