Police Officers

Student Police Officer - Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) Starting Salary: £32,256.00 per annum Normal working hours: 40 hours per week - working shifts (including nights, evenings and weekends) Various locations across Merseyside About a Policing Career in Merseyside Police From intelligence operator to armed officer, wherever you see yourself specialising, we'll help you find your beat. Police Officers are the face and voice in the community - they're on the ground, speaking to victims, preventing crime and making a real difference.

They come from different walks of life but are united by the same goal - to keep communities safe. From Liverpool's bright lights to Sefton's sandy beaches, you'll be serving a population of 1.5 million and covering a geographical area of 647 square kilometres. Being a part of Merseyside Police is a unique experience. You won't just be building better communities;

you'll be building a career that counts. We want our people to reflect the communities we serve, people who can bring diversity of experience, people who are willing to protect our streets. It's not always easy, some days will be tougher than others, but the sense of pride makes it worth every second. About our PCDA Programme This is an exciting opportunity for individuals of all backgrounds to obtain a degree whilst working and earning a full salary as a Student Police Officer.

The programme, which is delivered in partnership with Liverpool John Moores University, lasts for three years and includes classroom delivery, practical application and tutorship. Your time will be varied between on-the-job training and active frontline operational duties, academic modules, course work and exams. Full details about the learning programme can be found our PCDA information page. If you believe you may need additional educational support then the programme offers access to both classroom based and work-based learning assessments with a view to potentially providing supportive reasonable adjustments to assist you with your learning.

Such support depending upon your individual needs, may include (but is not limited to) I.T software (such as Dragon speech recognition or Texthelp read write), coloured screen overlays or additional time for completing assessments. The sooner you inform us that you may need such additional support then the quicker we may be able to put such support in place for you.

You will be asked to declare any such requirements as part of the recruitment process. For police officer roles such assistance can be made available from the College of Policing Online assessment part of the recruitment process onwards.

• Initial sift - this will be against the criteria outlined on our PCDA page under "Am I eligible to apply" - please note that you would not be eligible for this route if you already have a degree
• College of Policing National Sift
• College of Policing Online Assessment - details about this can be found
• In Force interview assessing your values and behaviours aligned to the expected standards of a Police Officer
• Pre-employment checks which include references, fitness test, medical, biometrics and vetting
• Final offer, registration and acceptance into LJMU

We only require evidence of Maths and English Language GCSEs Grade C/4 and above or Functional Skills equivalent for this role.

Applicants who do not upload this evidence could be automatically disqualified.

If you have been unsuccessful for any Police Officer with Merseyside or any other Home Office force within the past 3 months, you must wait 3 months before applying again and contact for further information.

Please note:

Internal applicants must apply externally using a new personal email address.

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