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Police Community Support Officers
Give something back to your community - become a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO).
How important is your local community to you? Are you keen to be an active member of it and be at the front-line of tackling issues such as anti-social behaviour?
If that's something you are desperate to change, then have you considered taking up the challenging role as a Police Community Support Officer? As a PCSO you will work on the front-line of your local force, providing a visible and reassuring presence on the streets and tackling the menace of anti-social behaviour. Although PCSO's do not have the same powers as regular police officers, they still carry a lot of responsibility and are a critical part of the police force.
Depending on where you work you could find yourself dealing with minor offences, stepping in to deter people from committing crime, providing support to front-line policing, conducting house-to-house enquiries, guarding crime scenes and providing crime prevention advice. The early intervention of PCSO's can often deter people from committing offences, and certainly stops minor problems getting worse.
So who can become a PCSO? Well, applicants from all backgrounds and ethnic groups are welcomed, and there's no particular age limit - in fact, if you're looking for a career change this might be what you've been looking for.
Pay for Police Community Support Officers varies from force to force, usually starting at just over £16,000 and rising steadily as you gain experience. If you are confident, level-headed, thick-skinned but sensitive, have the stamina for long stretches on foot patrol and have good communication skills, then you could be just what your local community needs.
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