Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) – Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary
Location: Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Contract: Full-time & Permanent
Are you looking for a new role to make a real difference within your local communities?
As a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO), you will work at the heart of the local communities across Hampshire and Isle of Wight, providing a visible and accessible presence. It is a role with the potential to send you home every day with a tangible feeling of pride, knowing you have made a real difference to the lives of people in our communities.
About the Role:
You will be a key part in crime prevention and community support by building partnerships with residents, schools and other groups. Other duties may include;
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Tackling anti-social behaviour and drug related crime
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Attending community events
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Build strong relationships with communities
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Help keep communities safe at a local level
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Patrol neighbourhoods and be a contact for your local community
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Provide support and reassurance to victims
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Help with missing person enquiries
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Detaining a person until an officer arrives
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Play a vital role in helping to improve relations between the police and local communities
Salary and Benefits:
You starting full time salary will be £24,921 to £27,351 per annum (Scale 4), together with additional weekend enhancement payments and shift allowance of potentially around £4800 per annum (depending on your shift pattern), which payable after the initial is training period.
This takes the salary, once progressed to the top of the pay scale, to a maximum gross salary of £32,151 in total.
You will also receive a Fully-funded professional qualification – Level 4 Diploma in Community Policing Practice.
In addition to the competitive salary and highly rewarding career, our benefits include, but are not limited to;
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Competitive pension scheme;
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Generous annual leave allowance;
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Retail, food and leisure discounts through Hampshire Police Leisure & Sports and Blue Light Card;
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Excellent wellbeing support;
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Gym facilities at several of our buildings;
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Fantastic career progression including development and secondment opportunities.
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As an apprentice PCSO your on-the-job learning will also be accredited with a Level 4 Diploma in Community Policing Practice.
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A rewarding job where no two days are the same
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Feeling valued in your community
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Training and development opportunities throughout your career
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Wellbeing support and advice, for professional and personal matters including an employee assistance programme, physiotherapy and an in-house occupational health service
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Access to supportive and active staff groups, networks and associations including:
- Mental and emotional wellbeing support
- Age Network
- BEAM Network
- Christian Police Association (CPA)
- Hampshire Association of Muslim Police
- LGBT+ Network
- Inspire Network
- Men's Forum
- Trauma & PTSD Support
Role Specific Training and Support
Being a PCSO is pivotal in helping us to achieve our Force Priorities of Relentlessly Pursuing Criminals, Putting Victims First and Delivering Exceptional Local Policing, therefore your training course will be fast-paced and is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to excel in your role.
About you
PCSOs are required to evidence Level 2 Maths and English (GCSE at C and above or equivalent).
We need people who are:
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Excellent communicators
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Able to negotiate and deal with sensitive situations
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Able to work both independently and part of a team.
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Happy to work outside in all weather conditions
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Able to solve problems
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Able to write concise reports or other documents
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Able to plan and prioritise their work
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Skilled in the use of standard IT
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Able to develop and maintain resilience
Apply today to start your career with Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary