Police Community Support Officer (PCSO)

Nottinghamshire Police; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional police force in the United Kingdom is seeking a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) to enhance community safety in Nottinghamshire. This role involves patrolling to provide reassurance to local residents and engaging with communities to address local issues. Candidates must meet specific eligibility criteria, including residency and educational qualifications. The position includes various shifts with a focus on community support and crime prevention.

Benefits

Excellent wellbeing support

Access to gym and canteen

Competitive shift allowance

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years continuous residency in the UK, with less than 12 months abroad.
• Possess a full UK manual driving license.
• Resided in the UK for at least the last 3 years.

Responsibilities

• Help to police and protect the quality of life in Nottinghamshire.
• Support and engage with local communities to resolve problems.
• Provide a visible presence during patrols.

Skills

Visible reassurance to local people

Community engagement

Deterring crime

Education

Level 2 Qualification in Maths and English (GCSE grade A–C or Level 4 or above)

Job description

Job description

As a PCSO, you will help to police and protect the quality of life in Nottinghamshire. Working alongside our regular police officers, you will have a key role in making local neighbourhoods safer and through your presence, help the community feel safer. Out on patrol, you will provide a visible reassurance to local people, deterring crime and anti-social behaviour. You will support and engage with local communities, helping to resolve local problems.

As a PCSO with Nottinghamshire Police you will complete your training in our brand new, state of the art Training Centre at our force headquarters, shared with Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue. This is in a fantastic location next to Burntstump Country Park. Within our new building we have a gym, sports hall hosting evening sports activities and a subsidised canteen serving fresh hot and cold food daily.

Nottinghamshire Police are proud to be able to offer excellent staff and officer wellbeing support including an in‑house Wellbeing Team and complementary counselling as part of our Employee Assistance Programme. One of our priorities is to become an employer of choice.

Nottinghamshire Police is committed to the principles of Equality, Fairness and Diversity, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community in our efforts to recruit a diverse and flexible workforce that reflects the people we serve.

On successful completion of initial training, roles will also include a shift/weekend working allowance of approximately 15.5 % shift and 13.29 % weekend. 37 hours per week, working various shifts Monday – Sunday (part‑time/flexible working applications will be considered). You will work rotating shifts after initial training (this includes weekends, nights and bank holidays with a shift pattern over 365/6 days a year).

To apply you must:

• have had a minimum of three years continuous residency in the UK, with less than 12 months spent abroad in the last three years (with some exceptions for those living on a UK military base)


• possess a Level 2 Qualification in Maths and English (equivalent to GCSE grade A–C or Level 4 or above)


• have a full UK manual driving licence


• have resided in the UK for at least the last 3 years.

Once you meet the eligibility criteria for the role, a link will be sent to you to complete the National Sift process by the College of Policing. This has replaced the application questions. You will receive an update on your application once the advert closes. Please check your email regularly for updates from us, including your junk mailbox.

Please note: This vacancy can be closed at any time without notice once anticipated candidate volumes have been reached.