£29,907 per annum
CRIMINAL JUSTICE FAMILY FIRST AID NIGHTS SOCIAL WORK UNIFORM
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Meaningful Impact, Serving the community and making a difference in people's lives.
Diverse and Varied Work, No two days are the same, with a wide range of scenarios and duties.
Robust Training, Comprehensive initial training and ongoing professional development throughout the career.
Supportive Environment, A strong sense of teamwork and support from experienced colleagues during the tutoring phase.
Career Progression, Opportunities for advancement within South Wales Police and specialized roles in various sectors.
Job Stability, Full-time, permanent position with a competitive salary and benefits package.
South Wales Police is seeking candidates for the role of Police Officer as part of the Police Constable Entry Programme (PCEP) in Cardiff and surrounding areas. This full-time, permanent position offers a starting salary of £29,907 per annum and entails a comprehensive training program designed for individuals who have three years of allied experience in roles such as emergency services, criminal justice, or social care. New recruits will undergo an initial six months of training, followed by practical tutorship in a response team, which includes a varied shift pattern and responsibilities critical to community safety.
Applicants must hold a GCSE Grade A-C in English and Maths or an equivalent qualification, and they will need to demonstrate both operational competence and academic achievement throughout a two-year probationary period. South Wales Police is looking for diverse candidates who are committed to serving their community, demonstrating skills in resilience, compassion, and initiative in a dynamic policing environment.
Applicants must hold a GCSE Grade A-C in English and Maths or an equivalent qualification, and they will need to demonstrate both operational competence and academic achievement throughout a two-year probationary period. South Wales Police is looking for diverse candidates who are committed to serving their community, demonstrating skills in resilience, compassion, and initiative in a dynamic policing environment.
Job Title Police Officer
Location: Forcewide
Salary: £29,9per annum
Job Type: Full time, permanent
About Us
South Wales Police brings together thousands of people with the same aim - to keep South Wales safe.
We want to be the best at understanding and responding to our community's needs. To do this we need the very best candidates from a wide range of backgrounds to become part of our policing family.
A career in policing demands skill, compassion, leadership, initiative, and a genuine desire to make a difference to society. We work 24 hours a day, seven days a week, across an area of about 800 square miles from Swansea to Merthyr Tydfil to our capital city, Cardiff. It's a job but where no two days are the same - and it offers a variety of fulfilling and exciting career.
About The Role
Police Constable Entry Programme (PCEP)
South Wales Police is offering a fourth non-degree entry route called the Police Constable Entry Programme (PCEP).
The role can be challenging, and you will need to be resilient and resourceful, but we are here to support you. You will need to be committed to a journey that requires balancing academic requirements and a new role within a 24/7 policing service. It is a job like no other and we are looking for people with diverse skills and experiences to join our successful team.
Duties And Responsibilities
About You
To be eligible for this route, candidates must have three years allied experience within the last five years from the date of application in one of the following sectors: -
Please click the APPLY button to submit your CV for this role
Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of policeman, officer, cop, constable, sheriff, copper, lawman, police may also be considered.
Location: Forcewide
Salary: £29,9per annum
Job Type: Full time, permanent
About Us
South Wales Police brings together thousands of people with the same aim - to keep South Wales safe.
We want to be the best at understanding and responding to our community's needs. To do this we need the very best candidates from a wide range of backgrounds to become part of our policing family.
A career in policing demands skill, compassion, leadership, initiative, and a genuine desire to make a difference to society. We work 24 hours a day, seven days a week, across an area of about 800 square miles from Swansea to Merthyr Tydfil to our capital city, Cardiff. It's a job but where no two days are the same - and it offers a variety of fulfilling and exciting career.
About The Role
Police Constable Entry Programme (PCEP)
South Wales Police is offering a fourth non-degree entry route called the Police Constable Entry Programme (PCEP).
The role can be challenging, and you will need to be resilient and resourceful, but we are here to support you. You will need to be committed to a journey that requires balancing academic requirements and a new role within a 24/7 policing service. It is a job like no other and we are looking for people with diverse skills and experiences to join our successful team.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Your first 6 months will be spent in Initial Training based at the Police Learning Centre (Ty Morgannwg), South Wales Police Headquarters, Bridgend, where you will be trained in legislation, South Wales Police policies / procedures and essential policing skills, such as Personal Safety Training and First Aid.
- Throughout the 6 months Initial Training Phase, you will be regularly assessed in relation to your legislative knowledge and practical policing skills, which you will be required to successfully pass to continue your training into your Tutorship Phase.
- Within your Tutorship Phase you will be deployed to a uniform response team, where you will be paired with and learn from an accredited tutor until you achieve Independent Patrol Status at the end of year one of your PCEP Programme by successful completion of your year 1 Occupational Competency Portfolio. The shift pattern you will follow during your Tutorship
- Phase will be a rotating shift pattern of days (, onto afternoons (1500-2300 or 1600-on Friday / Saturday) and onto nights (2200-, across 7 days of the week followed by 4 rest days. This will include Public Holidays.
- During year 2 of your PCEP Programme, you will be required to return to the Police Learning Centre (Ty Morgannwg), to continue with your level 5 training programme to undertake further legislative learning / training and assessments.
- During your 2-year probationary period, you will continue to be required to evidence your operational competence by dealing with a variety of different Police incidents and by the end of year 2 have successfully completed your Occupational Competency Portfolio.
About You
To be eligible for this route, candidates must have three years allied experience within the last five years from the date of application in one of the following sectors: -
- Criminal justice sector/CPS/courts/ Probation
- Border forces
- Armed forces
- Prison service
- Emergency services
- Fire
- Ambulance
- Special Constable
- Police Community Support Officer
- Custody Detention Officers
- Coast Guard
- Public Service Centre
- Investigation
- Cyber/digital and financial fraud/crimes
- Specialist roles in banking and financial sector
- Digital Investigations
- Specialist investigative roles within the policing sector
- Health and Social Care sectors
- Social work
- Youth work
- Social care work
- Justice and law enforcement
- Local Authority experience involving close working relationships with police
Please click the APPLY button to submit your CV for this role
Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of policeman, officer, cop, constable, sheriff, copper, lawman, police may also be considered.
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