Kent Police Community Support Officer

 Do you want to help and be a part of making a real difference to the communities of Kent?

As a PCSO you’ll work closely with communities to promote community safety and confidence.  You will work alongside police officers, special constables and partner agencies and within the different roles, actively seek information and intelligence around criminal activity and/or vulnerability in the communities you serve.

For more information on the different PCSO roles the force has, as well as information on the eligibility for the role, training and expected start date, please click on this link.

Joining Kent Police as a PCSO, you'll receive a starting salary of £28,290 with annual increments up to a maximum of £32,802.

We have a small selection of vacancies across the Force in the following locations at present:

• Ashford
• Medway
• Northfleet 
• Sittingbourne 
• Maidstone
• Swanley

When you submit your application, please state which of the above locations would be your preferred and also confirm which of the 3 PCSO roles you would be interested in being considered for:

• Child Centred Policing Team PCSO
• Neighbourhood Task Force PCSO
• Rural Task Force PCSO

PLEASE NOTE - due to limited vacancies, the role can be closed at short notice so please don't delay your application. 

During the recruitment process for this role, you will be required to undertake necessary vetting and security clearances and you will receive further information when this is required to be completed.

Kent Police welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender, sex (or gender), employment status.

Please let us know if you require extra support at any stage of the application process, or for further information regarding this position, please email us at recruitment.business.services@ecis.police.uk stating ‘Application Support and Adjustments’ in the title of your email. Alternatively, you can call us on 01245 452833.

Where appropriate we will make adjustments to the selection process, working arrangements and/or the working environment provided it is reasonable in all the circumstances to do so.

This post is open to British Citizens, members of the EC or other states in the European Economic Area, Commonwealth citizens and foreign nationals. You must be a resident in the UK with indefinite leave to remain and work, free of restrictions. All applicants must have lived in the UK continuously for the past three years, unless serving for the British Army or conducting Government work.