Police Constable AFO Garlogie - 2026

CNC Jobs website; Garlogie; On-site; GBP 31,164 - 32,472; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Location allowance £5,000 per annum

Free parking

Free gym

Job summary

The Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) is a dedicated armed police service protecting the civil nuclear industry and critical national infrastructure. Officers patrol 24/7, including nuclear sites, and undergo 19-week Initial Foundation Programme with comprehensive firearms training.

After a 2-year probation, opportunities exist in areas like Dog Handling, Special Branch or Strategic Escort Group. Applicants must be 18+ with a full manual driving licence.

Qualifications

• Applicants must be 18 years old and have a full manual driving licence.
• Initial Foundation Programme (IFP) includes world-class firearms training; no prior policing experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24/7 armed response as part of a highly trained team.
• Patrol nuclear sites, facilities and materials, and support local communities.
• Work with local Home Office Police Forces and other specialist units.
• Commit to ongoing fitness training during working hours.

Job description

The Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) is an armed police service dedicated to the nuclear industry. Our vision is to berecognised nationally and internationally as the United Kingdom’s leading organisation for the provision of protective policing for the civil nuclear industry and other critical national infrastructure. Given the critical nature of our work, it’s vital that we recruit skilled and committed professionals to our team.

Our role in protecting the nation’s security is unique, which is why being a CNC Police Officer is about so much more than traditional policing. You’ll become part of a highly trained, well-disciplined, and professional team working from our Operational Units as part of a team to provide 24/7 armed response; patrolling and protecting nuclear sites, facilities and materials, as well as patrolling in the local communities and working with local Home Office Police Forces. We play a key role in the Strategic Armed Policing Reserve and have been deployed across the country as part of Operation Temperer in response to terrorist attacks.

Your standard working hours will normally include a 4 day or night 12-hour shift pattern for our officers (4 days/nights on and 4 days/nights off). This shift pattern is considered one of the most desirable in the policing world and offers an excellent work/life balance.

As a CNC officer, you will also have dedicated time allocated within your working hours to train and maintain your fitness levels.

Your training will be a 19-week residential Initial Foundation Programme (IFP) which will include our world-class comprehensive Authorised Firearms training; we give our officers everything they need to become some of the most highly trained firearms professionals in the country, so there’s no need for you to have any prior policing experience when joining us.

After your 2-year probationary period, you’ll be eligible to apply for a role in one of our specialist areas to enhance your policing skills further, such as Dog Handler, Special Branch, Firearms Instructor or Strategic Escort Group Officer.

As police officers the public expect us to display the highest standards, values and professional qualities at all times. The CNC values and Code of Ethics applies to all police officers and sets out the principles standards of behaviour we expect to see, and you are responsible for displaying and delivering to the highest standards.

Applicants must be 18 years old and have a full manual driving licence.

• 200 hours annual leave per year, plus bank holidays - increasing to 208 hours after 6 years service, 216 hours after 7 years service, 224 hours after 8 years service, 232 hours after 9 years service and up to 240 hours after ten years service.
• Generous pension scheme, comprised of an 8.2% personal contribution and a 20.7% employer contribution. On our starting salary, this is approx. £750.53 per month!
• Your starting salary as a Police Constable will be £31,164 which increases after successful completion of your 2 year probation to £32,472.
• Every year thereafter, you have the opportunity to reach the next pay point, attaining our highest pay point for Police Constables within 7 years of joining us, which is £50,256.
• Officers posted to Garlogie will also receive a location allowance of £5,000 per annum, by way of non-consolidated payment, whilst based at this site.
• Free parking at all sites.
• Free gym at some sites.
• Enhanced family friendly and wellbeing policies, which include but are not limited to providing paid parental and adoption leave, as well as shared parental leave.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Officers and staff also have the opportunity to join the national Blue Light Card scheme which offers discounts on a variety of products and services to those working in the emergency services, NHS, and Armed Forces.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are central to the values of our organisation. At the CNC, we value and embrace the unique experiences, identities and abilities that each of us bring to our roles. We strive to empower everyone to bring their authentic self openly and safely to work.

Through the dedicated commitment of our affinity networks, ED&I team and wider HR departments, we are on a journey to embed our ED&I commitments, ensuring the CNC is an employer of choice; where everyone feels included.

If your application is successful, you will be required to be vetted to national standards according to our requirements. If you'd like to understand more about this process, please review the video links below which provide an overview of the vetting process: