The Queensland Police Service (QPS) invites applications from people with policing experience from international policing jurisdictions.
Your experience could see you fast-tracked to the frontline through our 18-week Police Abridged Competency Education (PACE) program at the academy, building on your existing frontline policing experience.
Your prior policing experience could also see you attracting a higher pay from day one at the academy.
A career with the QPS offers paid training, ongoing development and opportunities in specialist units and leadership roles. Join us in building a safer and more resilient Queensland.
Learn more about our PACE program.
https://www.policerecruit.qld.gov.au/Previous-Police-Experience
Skills & experience
To be considered for the Police Abridged Competency Education (PACE) program, you must:
⦁ Have a minimum of 3 years relevant policing experience
⦁ Demonstrate recent policing service, with recency assessed against time since last performing relevant policing duties
⦁ Have experience that is relevant and transferable to frontline general duties policing in the Queensland Police Service, including:
⦁ operational policing functions
⦁ community-based policing
⦁ comparable powers, responsibilities, and service delivery models
⦁ Be a current or recently separated police officer, with eligibility assessed based on the extent of separation from policing service
Your eligibility for the PACE program will be assessed on a case-by-case basis, having regard to the relevance, recency, and type of policing experience, as well as its transferability to Queensland frontline general duties policing.
Applicants whose experience is assessed as not sufficiently recent or relevant may be required to complete the standard Recruit Training Program to meet QPS operational requirements.
All applicants must also independently meet Australian Government visa requirements where applicable.
Take our test to assess your eligibility to apply and discover your entry pathway options.
https://www.policerecruit.qld.gov.au/get-started
Benefits
The QPS offers generous superannuation, shift work, part-time arrangements and parental leave amongst its work/life principles and policies.
Applicants with recent and relevant policing experience may be eligible for: • Higher pay from day one at the police academy
• AUD$20,000 in relocation support
• Pay which is greater than standard recruits
o This could be over AUD$4,000 per fortnight as a recruit, and approximately AUD$130,000 per annum as a First Year Constable.
Learn more about QPS incentives, benefits and leadership opportunities.
https://www.policerecruit.qld.gov.au/what-we-offer
Location
After successfully completing training at the academy, you will be posted to a designated station around Queensland, Australia. Where possible, preferred locations are taken into consideration. However, you could be posted to any region, subject to operational requirements.
Duties
You will be employed as a frontline General Duties police officer. Our officers on the frontline, manage everything from crime prevention and emergency response to community engagement and public safety. You will be required to:
• Conduct frontline operational patrols, respond to and investigate incidents, maintain public order, and prepare and present evidence in court.
• Apply policing powers and procedures in dynamic environments, including high-risk and unpredictable situations.
• Engage with the community to prevent crime and support public safety outcomes.
• Gather, assess and analyse information to inform operational decision-making.
• Support operational responsibilities through administrative duties, reporting and correspondence.
How to apply
Visit PoliceRecruit.qld.gov.au to learn more, book an information session or start your application today.
Culture or D&I Statement
As an equal opportunity employer, the QPS recognises that modern policing in a culturally diverse society requires officers who reflect the state's gender, cultural, linguistic and regional diversity.
We do this by embracing inclusion and diversity within all our workplaces to build cultures and values that reflect the way we do business.
