Police Community Support Officer

Job Title - Police Community Support Officer

(Vacancies at Burton, Cannock, Lichfield, Longton, Stafford and Tamworth)

Grade £26,937- £31,296
In addition to the above salary the role attracts 14 % Shift Allowance and 12% Weekend Working Allowance.
Contract Type - Permanent
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Staffordshire Police is continually striving to deliver the best possible service for the county’s residents, businesses and visitors. It is a fast-paced organisation, adaptive to modern policing needs and open to continual improvement.

Everyone who works for the force has an important role to play in shaping the future of Staffordshire Police. The force seeks people who will champion new ways of working, be collaborative and agile and represent in a fair and ethical manner those that Staffordshire Police serves.

For more information about Staffordshire Police please click the below link:

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About the Opportunity

Do you want to help serve and protect our communities? Do you want to make a difference and do you want to help people and solve problems?

If you can answer yes to these questions you may be just the person we are looking for to join Staffordshire Police as a PCSO. As a PCSO you will be an integral part of the police family. Working in local policing teams you will be accessible to the public, helping to make people feel safer in their communities. You can make a real difference to the quality of life in local communities, offering public reassurance and increasing trust and confidence.

You will need to be physically fit as there is a significant amount of walking involved as well as being emotionally resilient enough to deal with a variety of demanding issues.

To be considered suitable for this role you will need to be customer focused, have experience of working with the public, be able to deal with challenging situations and work as part of a team.

National Sift

The College of Policing national sift involves two exercises that are designed to assess your potential to perform effectively in the role of a PCSO.

You will be sent further details to register to complete the National Sift soon after the closing date.

As part of the pre-employment process you will be required to pass a fitness test, which is reaching a minimum of 5.4 of a bleep test.

A full manual Driving License will be required.

Further details of the key tasks, responsibilities can be found within the role profile.

Closing date for applications Wednesday 9th April 2025 - 12 Midday.

Course start date Monday 15th September 2025.

A positive action support session will be held on Tuesday 1st April 2025, 17:30 to 18:30 please express your interest to positive.action@staffordshire.police.uk

In addition to your salary, you will have access to a range of benefits including:

Pension Scheme - Employers Pension contribution 21.5% Staffordshire Pension Fund - Staffordshire Pension Fund - Home (staffspf.org.uk)
Generous holiday entitlement, plus Bank Holidays.
Flexible / Agile Working
Sick pay scheme
Fostering friendly policy
Family friendly policies – maternity, paternity, parental leave, adoption, disability leave and carers leave
Access to health and wellbeing support
Eye care vouchers
On site Gyms
Staff associations
Reward and Recognition
Blue light Card
Flexible working options
Training and development opportunities
Car lease scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Free Parking at selected sites
Onsite catering facilities
Access to Staff Networks
Union support
Financial products and services

Staffordshire Police is fully supportive of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and strives to employ a workforce that represents the community we serve.

Our vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit. We encourage and welcome applications from all underrepresented groups which include: Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, female, people who have a disability, those who are neurodivergent and persons of the LGBTQ+ community.

We use positive action to encourage potential candidates from underrepresented groups through targeted step-In support and advice sessions. If you have the skills, experience and values, that here in Staffordshire Police we pride ourselves on, then we would welcome you to apply.

For more information on Positive Action please email the team on positive.action@staffordshire.police.uk

For any Recruitment queries please email hrrecruitment.team@staffordshire.police.uk

Please note if you are successful at interview and commence pre-employment checks this will include vetting, please see what this involves and the process via the below link:

Police vetting process | Join The Police (joiningthepolice.co.uk)