HP - Community Safety Mounted Volunteer
Role: Community Safety Mounted Volunteer
Department: CSU – Community Safety
Location: Hull & East Riding
Hours: Minimum 2 hours per week
Contract: Volunteer
Dress Code: Mounted Volunteer allocated uniform
Humberside Police are looking for Mounted volunteers to patrol the community.
The aim is to provide reassurance to residents, promoting trust and confidence in the police whilst enhancing relationships between the police and the community. The mounted volunteers will actively promote crime prevention and share information and reported incidents of concern to help rural communities feel safer.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in providing a high visibility mounted presence to provide reassurance to rural areas and help to be the eyes and ears of the community.
- Reduce opportunity for crime by increasing crime prevention advice and awareness.
- Provide Crime Prevention Advice where appropriate and report any unusual/suspicious activity and road-related matters.
- Engage with members of the rural community and help in developing positive relationships between the police and the community.
- Share information with Humberside Police and engage with the Rural Task Force, Neighbourhood Policing Teams and local farm/country/horse watch schemes.
- Attend any community events and promote the role and raise awareness of equine and rural related crime.
- Update Duty Sheet with volunteer hours and activities.
- Attend and complete relevant training for the role.
What the role requires:
- Own, or have access to a suitable horse to undertake mounted rural patrols.
- An interest in preventing Rural, Equine and Wildlife Crime.
- Attained the British Horse Society Ride Safe Award or be willing to undertake it.
- Minimum 5 years of riding experience which includes both riding on a highway and rural (open farmland/bridleways etc).
- Willing to undertake an induction and horse/equipment checks as required.
Perks of working for Humberside Police:
From great perks, agile working and professional development, we want you to have the best possible journey throughout your Humberside Police Career.
Our Police Staff work extremely hard, which is why we are proud to offer a host of reward and recognition schemes. Whether it’s Cycle to Work scheme, Gym and health schemes, we have the perks ready for you to benefit from.
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Pre – Employment Checks and Eligibility:
- Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria of at least 3 years continuous residency in the UK to apply for roles with Humberside Police.
- Successful candidates will undergo a vetting procedure pre-requisite of employment. (Please note, withholding any information asked by the vetting department may delay the vetting procedure, or result in your vetting been refused and the offer of employment being withdrawn).
- Tattoo’s will be reviewed as a part of the recruitment process to ensure we maintain a level of professional standards and to make sure the images do not cause offence or are unacceptable.
Contact point for applicants:
If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact us at recruiting@humberside.police.uk
How to apply for the role:
To apply for the role please complete the attached application form and return it to: recruiting@humberside.police.uk
Please include your name and the role you are applying for in the email.
For Information & Advice on completing an online application, please follow the link below.
Closing Date: Monday the 14th of April 2025 at 23:55
Interview date: TBC
It is not likely that closing dates will be extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and would need to be with the permission of the Recruitment Manager and Line Manager of the role.
The Recruitment Manager can authorise to close any vacancy before the closing date stated on the advert.
Attachments:
- Role application form
- Bank of adjustments
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