How to join the police as a member of staff

In police forces across the country, there are thousands of individuals who are employed as members of police staff.

Police staff support frontline policing in a variety of operational and non-operational, uniformed, and non-uniformed roles. Many police staff roles include temporary, permanent, part-time, and full-time positions. These roles offer flexible and agile (remote) working.

From roles within a support function or a public-facing role, there are many potential career opportunities. Many forces also offer Apprenticeships within their police staff roles, enabling employees to study for a qualification whilst earning a wage.

Here are some examples of police staff roles available in forces across the country:

• Force Duty Planner
• Camera Technician/Enforcement Officer
• Corporate Communications Officer
• Service Desk Operator
• Human Resources Assistant
• Finance Assistants
• Physical Therapists
• Occupation Health Nurses

Where can I find police staff vacancies?

All Police Jobs lists all police officer jobs and every police support staff vacancy, in all police forces across England and Wales. At any given time, there are several hundred police vacancies. So rather then looking through them all, make sure to use the search boxes to narrow it down, either by job type, geography, or both! Find out more at https://allpolicejobs.co.uk/

How do I apply?

There are a huge variety of police staff roles you can do within policing and each police force will have a slightly different recruitment process depending on the role and seniority. Applying for a police staff position will typically involve you doing the following:

• Submitting a police staff application form
• Attending a competency-based interview
• Making and delivering a presentation (some roles)

The police staff application form is effectively the very first impression you give of yourself to the force you want to join, meaning it’s important that it stands out from the rest.

Here at Practice to Progress, we have combined over 1000 years of experience within policing to create a helpful guide to writing an impressive application form.

Download the free guide here https://practicetoprogress.com/recruitment/become-a-member-of-police-staff/p2p-police-staff-application-top-tips/