Police Community Support Officers

West Mercia Police; Hereford; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

West Mercia Police is hiring PCSOs to enhance community safety in Herefordshire and surrounding areas. This role involves working shifts, community engagement, and offers attractive benefits such as a generous pension scheme and health services. Candidates are required to hold a manual driving licence.

Benefits

Generous Annual Leave

Pension Scheme

Health and Wellbeing Services

Gym Membership Discounts

Private Healthcare Discounts

Discounts on Electric Vehicles and Cycle Scheme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

• Must hold a full manual driving licence to apply.
• Ability to engage and reassure communities essential.

Responsibilities

• Work within identified communities to enhance safer neighbourhoods.
• Provide reassurance to reduce crime and the fear of crime.
• Work shift patterns including weekends.

Skills

Community Engagement

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Full Manual Driving Licence

Job description

We Have PCSO Vacancies In

• Shropshire
• Telford & Wrekin
• Worcestershire
• Herefordshire
  
  

This role works a shift pattern including weekends and attracts irregular hours and weekend working allowances.

Please indicate in the personal statement section of your application form which location you would prefer.

Please note the closing date for this role is 5 pm on Thursday 10th July 2025, however applications will be progressed as soon as they are received.

The main purpose of the role is to work within identified communities to enhance safer neighbourhoods and provide reassurance in order to reduce both crime and the fear of crime.

In order to ensure resilience and to reflect the significant training investment, the post of PCSO is subject to a minimum two year tenure period. This means you will be unable to apply for any internal vacancies for a period of two years from the commencement of your ap pointment.

Please ensure that you upload the relevant proof of qualifications and your tattoo pictures to your application form.

If successful please note that we will not be able to offer you a position until we receive confirmation that you hold a full manual driving licence.

Why work for us?

Generous Annual leave (increasing after 5 years service) + bank holidays

• Generous pension scheme
• Health and wellbeing, occupational health services, staff network and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Police Mutual, affordable private healthcare and other savings.
• Gym membership discounts.
• Discounts on Electric Vehicles and Cycle to work scheme.
• Register for a Blue light card - over 15,000 discounts from large national retailers.
  
  

To read more about the added benefits and rewards of working for West Mercia Police, please go to our website.

If you require any support to complete your application or you have any questions please contact the recruitment team on 0 1 9 0 5 7 1 8 4 4 4 (press option 1 then 5).

Internal applicants who are in need of redeployment will be offered positions ahead of other candidates, subject to them passing a selection process.

• Photo ID will be required at interview so please go to Citizencard.com if you do not have a photo driving licence or passport (can be expired)