Vacancy Information
Please be advised this is not an application for the role.
The Role & Key Responsibilities
The Degree Holder Entry Programme is aimed at those who have an undergraduate degree in any subject.
You will work towards a Graduate Diploma in Professional Policing Practice whilst you train as a Police Officer, making a difference to Sussex’s communities. You will be employed as a Police Officer from day one and receive a starting salary of £30,551 and includes a £2,000 South East allowance with the potential to rise to £48,044 (including a South East allowance of £2,000) within the first seven years.
Skills & Experience
To apply you must:
- Be aged 17 or over (on the day you submit your application). You will need to be 18 years or over by your first day.
- Have been a UK resident for the past three years.
- Be a British or Commonwealth citizen, or an EC/European Economic Area national, or a foreign national whose stay in the UK is unrestricted.
- Have a full UK manual driving licence (by the time of appointment).
- Not have six penalty points or more on your driving licence.
- Be prepared to work shifts including nights, weekends and bank holidays
- Not have tattoos which could cause offence.
- Not be registered bankrupt (or have bankruptcy debts that have been discharged within the past three years).
- Be able to pass a job-related fitness test.
- Be able to pass a medical screening and meet the minimum eyesight standards.
- Not be a current or previous member of a proscribed terrorist organisation or group.
To be considered for entry to the Degree Holder Entry Programme, applicants must provide certificates and transcripts of the following qualifications:
- UK undergraduate degree (360 credits) in any subject.
- Non-UK degrees can be considered if their degree is recognised as equivalent by ENIC. You will need to provide evidence of an acceptable English language qualification if your degree was not taught and assessed in English.
Diversity Statement
We are only as good as our people. It's really important to us that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach and skills that diversity can bring; all of which helps us to deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all.
We have a multiple staff support groups who help improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index and Disability Confident, a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement.
We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities so, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status or religious beliefs. We actively encourage individuals from under- represented groups to apply. To find out more visit our inclusion page. https://www.sussex.police.uk/police-forces/sussex-police/areas/careers/jobs/inclusion/