Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) - Surrey

We're hiring more Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) and we want you to join us.

As the key link with communities across Surrey, our PCSOs play a critical and visible role in helping keep our communities safe, identifying and protecting the most vulnerable and preventing harm.

The Role & Key Responsibilities

As the first point of contact for the community, you'll need to be a great communicator; calm, confident and compassionate. You'll need to be able to listen carefully, think through challenges and find solutions. Above all, you'll simply care about the community and want to do what you can to keep it safe.

Skills & Experience

• Be aged 17 at point of application. You must be 18 before you can start.
• Have a full UK manual driving licence, by time of appointment.
• GCSE English at grade A -C/9-4 or an educational equivalent to a Level 2 and, if you are under the age of 19, GCSE Maths at grade A -C/9-4 or an educational equivalent to a Level 2. You don't need to have these at the point of application but will need to have achieved these by the date of your End Point Assessment.
• You must have lived in the UK for three continuous years immediately prior to application.
• Have leave to enter or leave to remain and work in the UK for an indefinite period.
• Not have six penalty points or more.
• Not be a member of the British National Party (BNP) or other relevant organisations.
• Not have tattoos which could cause offence.
• Not have served a prison sentence.

Why Work With Us?

• Starting salary of £29,151 plus an unsocial hours allowance of £1,857 per annum. unsocial hours allowance is paid upon successful completion of your training.
• Fully-funded professional qualification - Level 4 Diploma in Community Policing Practice.
• 25 days per year annual leave, rising to 30 days depending on your length of service.
• A competitive benefits package including pension, flexible benefits, employee assistance programme for advice and counselling, access to discounts/savings/cash back rewards.
• A progressive approach to flexible working, enhanced maternity and paternity leave and potential for a career break (after two years' service).
• Opportunities to join various support networks, staff associations and sports clubs.

We are committed to being an anti racist police service. We promise to challenge injustice, ensure fairness and uphold anti racist principles in both our organisation and our communities.

We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status or religious belief, we would love to hear from you.