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Salary: Volunteer

Hours: 3 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: Sunday 4th January 2026 at 23:59 hours

Are you passionate about supporting young people and helping them reach their potential? Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join our Volunteer Police Cadet scheme as a Unit Leader. This is your chance to inspire the next generation while developing your own leadership and organisational skills.

As a Unit Leader, you will lead and manage a local cadet unit , supporting young people and adult volunteer leaders. You’ll ensure the welfare and development of everyone in your unit, while maintaining compliance with safeguarding and organisational standards.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Planning and coordinating weekly cadet sessions .
• Delivering an engaging curriculum and organising community events .
• Acting as the main point of contact for parents and guardians.
• Promoting the cadet unit within the local community.
• Managing records, budgets, and risk assessments for events.

We need individuals with strong communication skills and the ability to motivate and inspire young people. Previous experience working with youth or cadet organisations is desirable but not essential. Most importantly, you should share our values of respect, empathy, courage, and public service .

Volunteering as a Cadet Unit Leader is a rewarding experience. You will:

• Make a real difference in your community.
• Gain valuable leadership and organisational skills .
• Access training and development opportunities , including safeguarding and role-specific courses.
• Be part of a supportive team committed to helping young people thrive.

Unit Leaders typically commit to one evening per week for cadet sessions, plus occasional weekends for community events. We understand flexibility is important and will work with you to accommodate your availability

If you are ready to apply, click the ‘Apply’ button at the top of the page!

When applying, you will have the opportunity to tell us how you are meeting the criteria outlined on the advert. Please use concrete examples that demonstrate the level of your knowledge/skills.

You can use specific examples from your career or personal life to demonstrate your competence and describe how recently you have used your skills,

Read through the competencies hyperlinked above: these, in fact provide clear expectations for everyone working in policing.

They also describe the behaviours required by you, as a police officer or member of staff or volunteer, to be effective in your role.

Please note that the email address you supply when submitting an application will be used for contact throughout the full lifecycle of that vacancy. You will not be able to amend your contact details. You should therefore ensure that you choose an appropriately accessible email address, being mindful that the process may take several months for some roles.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is an inclusive employer and strives to have a workforce representative of the communities we police and serve. We recognise that we are not fully representative and are working to address this imbalance through a variety of initiatives.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is an equal opportunities employer that positively promotes flexible working, enabling officers and staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance whilst meeting operational requirements of the constabulary. We actively encourage applications to be made on a full time, part time or flexible working basis.

The Equality Act 2010 allows us to promote equality within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary by adopting Positive Action to support people from under‑represented groups. Our aim is to recruit talented people with a diverse range of skills and experience and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our Positive Action team are available to provide support through the application and assessment process by contacting: positive.action@hampshire.pnn.police.uk

The Disability Confident campaign aims to remove barriers, increase understanding and ensure that people have opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. We will accommodate requests for reasonable adjustments where possible throughout our recruitment and promotions processes and encourage anyone requiring reasonable adjustments to disclose this at the earliest opportunity.