Police Community Support Officer
Essential Criteria:
· Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
· Strong decision maker
· Confident in working collaboratively in a team as well as independently
· Ability to remain calm under pressure when dealing with confrontational situations
· Proactive approach to problem solving
· Keen interest in working with the public and local communities
· You must to be ready to undertake a fitness test (Bleep Test) to level 5.4
You must to be ready to undertake a fitness test (Bleep Test) to level 5.4 as part of the application process - please view the video below to see what to expect from the bleep test.
We anticipate that if successful in your application your start date will be between August 2023 and January 2024.
This role requires applicants to work 36.5 hours per week, covering a shift pattern spanning from Monday to Sunday including evening and weekend work. Shift patterns vary with cover between 08:00hrs – 00:00hrs.
Please note that this role carries a tenure agreement – PCSOs are unable to apply for alternative Police Staff roles within West Midlands Police for two years following their start date.
You will be posted to where the vacancies are at the time of starting with West Midlands Police. Successful candidates will not be posted to their home Neighbourhood Policing Unit.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the recruitment team at careers@westmidlands.police.uk
Successful applicants will be required to pass Recruitment Vetting and Counter Terrorism Clearance scrutiny prior to commencing their role, this will include a full background & financial disclosure as part of the vetting process.
Appointment to this role will be dependent upon successfully medical checks, which may include a drugs test and if required a fitness test.
West Midlands Police is a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment we operate a ‘Disability Confident Interview Scheme’ - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview.
It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the essential criteria for the job. For example: in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. In these circumstances, the employer could select the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job, as they would do for non-disabled applicants.
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