19/02/2023, 13:00
Community Support Officer (MAY 2023 intake)
Do you care about making a difference in the job you do? Then becoming a Police Community Support Officer (CSO) could be for you.
CSOs are all about providing that vital link between the community and the police service to help make sure everyone has the support they need. Being a CSO can be challenging but it is also a role that includes variety, meaning and excitement.
You will be supporting frontline policing by undertaking tasks such as stopping speeding outside our schools, reporting vandalism, or reducing anti-social behaviour, your work will make a real difference to the communities of Gwent.
Police Community Support Officers (CSO) act as a key liaison point between local communities and policing. Publicly facing, they provide a visible, accessible and approachable uniformed presence in the community to offer reassurance, defuse situations with threats of conflict, improve confidence and trust, gather information and foster good community relations.
Requirements:
Qualification Eligibility
Pay and Benefits
Scale 4 - £23,100 - £25,353
Earning potential from £26k to £29k including shift allowance and weekend enhancement.
Shift allowance of either 12.5 % or 14% depending on location and precise working hours. Weekend working time and half for Saturday and Sunday.
Hours are 8am to 12pm shift pattern operational over 7 days a week.
For Information
Please be aware if successful with the online assessments you will be required to be available for the following dates:
Interviews: w/c 20 February 2023
Pre-Employment Checks
Drugs / Bio-metric Tests: 21st OR 22nd March 2023
Fitness Test: 31st March 2023
Health Checks (Multiple dates available): 6th March 2023 – 10th March 2023
CSO intake will be for 15th May 2023.
We are welcoming applications from diverse or minority groups who are underrepresented in the force. To find out more please contact Positive.Action@gwent.police.uk
This opportunity is closed to applications.