Police Constable - Margate, United Kingdom - Kent Police

Kent Police

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Margate, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Do you want to be part of a brilliant team making a positive difference to the people of Kent? A job where no two days are the same, but you know you are making a difference to those in our communities, often at the time they need you the most?

If you do and you've got good communication skills, love teamwork, thrive on variety, and don't want to be tied to a desk - then this is the job for you.

The most important part of your job will be to protect life, but you'll also build relationships with local communities, prevent and detect crime, support victims and witnesses and keep people safe.

Through our support and dedicated police training college, we'll prepare you for it all.

From day one you'll be employed as an officer spending most of your time on the frontline working alongside your team, turning your learning into practical experience.

The job comes with excellent pay and benefits; stability with varied career progression, leadership pathways and opportunities for promotion.

You could work with our dog unit, become a cybercrime specialist, or keep the coast-line safe with our Search and Marine Unit.

Ultimately, it will be up to you to choose your path and the only limit will be your ambition.

Join our brilliant team and make a positive difference to the people of Kent.

Residency
- hold a UK passport
- be a British Citizen, member of the EC or other states in the European Economic Area
- live in the UK with indefinite leave to remain in the country with no restrictions if you are a Commonwealth Citizen or foreign national

Personal requirements

You
must:

Education and experience

If you don't have a degree, but have A-Levels you can join us on the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) where you will gain a BSc (Hons) in Professional Policing as part of your training.

There is no cost to you - Kent Police will cover all qualification fees.
- are a member of Kent Police staff, a PCSO or special constable who have passed their probationary period
- have a minimum of four years' service with the Armed Forces and have achieved an exemplary reference on discharge

or
- hold a GCSE in Maths and English (Grade C and above or Level 4 or above) and
- have achieved or be working towards two Level 3 qualifications (Grade C or above). Equivalent to two A-Levels or 64+ UCAS points

If you do not meet the above entry requirements, you will need to undertake further assessments.

Training

We will provide you with the best training and support to allow you to be the best you can be.

Our two-year training programme will provide you with a blend of practical 'on-the-job' experience and classroom-based learning at our training college in Maidstone.

A mentor and detective tutor will be assigned to you to start your specialist training towards detective accreditation.

Pay and benefits
The job comes with pay and benefits that you can enjoy from your first day with us. You will also have job stability with varied career progression, leadership pathways and opportunities for promotion.

You could work with our dog unit, become a cybercrime specialist, or keep the coastline safe with our Search and Marine Unit.

Ultimately, it will be up to you to choose your path and the only limit will be your ambition.

Other benefits available include

Police pension scheme
Leave including paid holiday, maternity, paternity, adoption, and parental leave
Financial services including savings, investments, and protection products
Holiday Scheme
Lottery scheme
Local and national discounts
Free gym and sports section

Shifts

For your first two years, you will be posted to a Local Policing team where you will be working a 24/7 shift pattern, on a ten-week (five-week rolling) rota.

There are a variety of shift patterns you could be working:

Early turn

7am to 3pm Sunday to Thursday
7am to 5pm Friday and Saturday

Late turn

12pm to 10pm Monday to Thursday
3pm to 1am or 5pm to 3am Friday to Sunday

Night duty

9pm to 7am Monday to Sunday

Location
During the recruitment process you will be asked which area in Kent you would prefer to work in.

Your preference will be accommodated where we can, but this may not always be possible, and you could be posted to anywhere in the county.

Health and fitness
Policing is not easy.

Not only do you need determination and drive, but
you also need to be healthy and have a good level of fitness.

If you do some form of regular exercise, you should have no issue meeting the physical requirements of the job.

You will be required to run a 15-metre track in time with bleeps which get increasingly faster. You need to meet level 5.4 on the bleep test to be successful.

Tattoos and piercings

If you have a tattoo, you'll be asked to provide a brief and accurate description and two digital colour photos of each tattoo to show the location of the tattoo
and another close-up to show the image of the tattoo.

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