Vacancy Information
Careers don't come more rewarding than this. Tacking crime, taking knives off the street, engaging and educating young people and being the person everyone looks towards for help. A police officers' role is demanding and diverse - no two days are the same.
We are looking for people who have the judgement to make quick decisions;are confident to be the first person in; have the compassion and empathy to help those in need; who have their colleagues' back no matter what, and the resilience to serve the community every single day. In return, we promise a good starting salary, great training experiences, opportunities for progression, a chance to achieve a professional qualification in policing practice and the pride that comes from helping others. You will become part of our policing family; dedicated to communities safe, and feeling safe,identifying and protecting vulnerable people, preventing and responding to harm.
Eligibility Criteria
To apply for the role, you will need to:
• Have successfully completed, and be able to evidence, a UK undergraduate honours degree (360 credits) in any subject. Applicants with non – UK degrees can be considered if their degree is recognised as equivalent by UK NARIC but will need to provide evidence of an acceptable English language qualification if their degree was not taught and assessed in English. If you don't have a bachelors degree with honours you can apply for the PCDA which is open now.
• Be aged 17 years or over on the day you submit your application. You must be 18 years or over to start in post.
• Have lived in the UK for three continuous years, immediately prior to application.
• Have leave to enter or leave to remain and work in the UK for an indefinite period.
• Have a full UK manual driving licence (by the time of appointment).
• Not be a member of the British National Party (BNP) or other relevant organisations, such as Combat 18 or The National Front.
• Not have tattoos which could cause offence.
• Not have more than six penalty points.
• Not have served a prison sentence.
Degree Holder Entry Programme
By successfully completing the a recruitment process, you will be joining Sussex police as a Police Officer through the Police Constable Degree Holder Entry Programme (DHEP) as the new entry route for police constables. It is a 2 year development programme with both on and off the job learning. Upon successfully completing the programme, and completing probation, individuals will achieve a Graduate Diploma in Professional Policing Practice.
Starting salary is £26,280 per annum (which includes £1,500 South East Allowance). You will be employed as a police officer from day one, gaining valuable experience of the role alongside studying towards your Graduate diploma. You will also be paid a salary whilst studying and will not be charged any tuition fees - therefore no need for student loans.
Skills & Experience
Please make sure you are available for dates within all stages of the recruitment process as alternatives cannot be accommodated. Dates are subject to change.
Stage 1: Application Form and Eligibility Checks
Stage 2: Online test – 9 December to 15 December 2020
Stage 3: National Assessment Centre - TBC but expected end of January beginning of February
Stage 4: In House Competency Based Interview – 15 March to 28 March 2021 TBC
Stage 5: Pre-employment checks consisting of vetting, medical, biometric vetting and substance misuse testing and fitness testing.
Dates for the Online Assessment Centre and further stages are to be confirmed.
Please note that during the first 12 weeks of training you will not be able to take any annual leave.
With limited opportunities available and anticipated high interest, we would encourage you to submit your application as early as possible as it may be necessary to close the vacancy early.
Diversity Statement
At Sussex Police we're committed to diversity in the workforce. We welcome applications from everyone in the community and particularly people from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) and white other backgrounds. We also encourage applications from women, the LGBT community and people with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we provide a mentoring scheme for BAME candidates. To find out more please email: joinus@sussex.pnn.police.uk.
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