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Have you gained valuable skills from previous work or life experiences? Could you make a positive difference to support the people of Kent?
If you answered 'yes', then a career as a police constable might be the right path for you. No degree is necessary - we will provide you with the best training and support to enhance your existing skills and allow you to be the best you can be.
The most important part of your job will be to protect life, but you'll also build relationships with local communities, prevent and detect crime, support victims and witnesses and keep people safe. No two days will be the same.
Join our brilliant team and make a positive difference to the people of Kent.
Training
Pay and benefits
The job comes with excellent pay and benefits that you can enjoy from your first day with us. You will also have job stability with varied career progression, leadership pathways and opportunities for promotion. You could work with our dog unit, become a cybercrime specialist, or keep the coastline safe with our Search and Marine Unit. Ultimately, it will be up to you to choose your path and the only limit will be your ambition.
Other benefits you can enjoy include:
- Pension
- Leave - including paid holiday, maternity, paternity, adoption, and parental leave
- Financial services - including savings, investments, and protection products
- Holiday Scheme - heavily subsidised holidays
- Lottery Scheme
- Local and national discounts
- Free gym and sports section
Location
During the recruitment process you will be asked to identify which area in Kent (division) you would prefer to work. Your preference will be accommodated where we can, but this may not always be possible, and you could be posted to anywhere in the county.
Application form
- understanding customer/public needs and providing effective support to the customer/public
- adapting your communication style to meet the needs of different people
- solving complex problems and making decisions
We require evidence of the "more complex work" you have undertaken, so please ensure that your evidence outlines your experience undertaking work at this level.
Not sure?
Health and fitness
Policing is not easy. Not only do you need determination and drive, but you also need to be healthy and have a good level of fitness.
If you do some form of regular exercise, you should have no issue meeting the physical requirements of the job. You will be required to run a 15-metre track in time with bleeps which get increasingly faster. You need to meet level 5.4 on the bleep test to be successful.
Tattoos and piercings
If you have a tattoo, you'll be asked to provide a brief and accurate description and two digital colour photos of each tattoo to show the location of the tattoo is and another close-up to show the image of the tattoo. Visible tattoos that are deemed unacceptable if they could reasonably interpreted as discriminatory, offensive, or indicative of views which are inconsistent with the College of Policing code of ethics and standards of professional behaviour will exclude you from joining.
If you have a body piercing, you may be considered eligible to join. We will check to make sure it doesn't breach the standard of professional behaviour or constitute a risk to health and safety.
Criminal conviction/caution
Ideally, you shouldn’t have a criminal conviction or cautions record. If you do have one, eligibility will depend on the age and nature of the offence.
Vetting
Before anyone joins Kent Police we need to undertake a series of vetting checks to help identify and assess any identified risks, including criminal record and credit reference checks. To help us do this we ask you to complete a detailed vetting form which asks for details of your family members (parents, partner, children and siblings) and any criminal associates. You must let anyone whose details you have provided know that they will be looked into as part of your pre-employment checks. Legislative constraints mean that we’re unable to disclose the results of enquiries on third parties.
Other information that we will ask you to disclose includes financial information such as outstanding debts, CCJs etc. We run a credit reference check on all applicants. Police staff have access to privileged and highly sensitive information, which may make them vulnerable to corruption, so it’s important for us to understand applicants’ financial situation.
Job Types : Full-time, Permanent
Salary : £28,812.00-£29,682.00 per year
Benefits :
- Additional leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Store discount
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
Application question(s):
- Do you have a full UK category B driving licen