Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) - March 2026 Intake

Devon & Cornwall
Permanent
Department - Other
Exeter Police Station, Axminster, Barnstaple, Bideford, Bodmin, Camborne, Crediton, Dartmouth, Exmouth Road, Devonport, Plymouth, Falmouth, Helston, Honiton, Ilfracombe, Ivybridge, Launceston, Newquay, Newton Abbot, Okehampton, Ottery St Mary, Penzance, Plymouth, Charles Cross, Plymouth, Crownhill, Saltash, Seaton, South Molton, St Austell, Tavistock, Tiverton, Torpoint, Torquay, Totnes, Truro
Static-Worker
A Static-Worker has little or no opportunity to work remotely as they need to carry out their work at a specific force premises, this could be for a number of reasons including the location of equipment. 
Grade 4
£27,204 per annum rising by yearly increments to a maximum of £29,859 per annum

The above salary is based on a full time (37 hour) salary. If you are successful in a part time role this will be pro-rata'd to reflect your working hours.

Please note: Exceptions to starting salary may apply if you are an existing Police Staff employee substantively posted to a role at the same grade.

No
Shift Allowance, Weekend Working Payment (claimable once necessary training has been completed and the full shift pattern is being worked)
12.50%

For additional information on allowances please see our "allowances" page

Full Time
37
We welcome applications from individuals wishing to work on a part-time basis and are willing to consider flexible working patterns subject to business need.
Competency and Values Framework (CVF)
Level 1: click this link for details of the CVF level for this specific role.

The primary role of a PCSO in Devon and Cornwall is to provide a regular and effective presence to their local community and to prioritise their demands and resources to ensure effective and efficient proportionate delivery of a neighbourhood policing service.  They need to prevent, reduce and detect low-level problems within their community whilst also providing high levels of engagement with them.  In addition, the role also requires them to:

  • Manage the intelligence led identification of community concerns and prompt effective targeted action against those concerns, by the application of the force community engagement policy.
  • Ensure joint action and problem solving with communities and other local partners – to improve the local environment and quality of life within communities.
  • Ensure a consistent presence of dedicated Neighbourhood Policing Teams (NPTs) capable of working with the community to establish and maintain control – to be visible, accessible, skilled, knowledgeable and familiar to the community.
  • Contribute to the policing of neighbourhoods, primarily through highly visible uniformed cycle or foot patrol, with the purpose of engaging and reassuring the public, increasing orderliness in public places and being accessible to communities and partner agencies, through joint working at local level. Thereby supporting the delivery of the strategic aims of ensuring that our communities are ‘listened to, understood, informed, protected and safe’.

PCSOs form an integral part of NPTs across the force and will help deliver the objectives of the team within the framework of the PCSO Deployment Policy, and Neighbourhood Policing role requirement.

24/12/2025, 11:55

For Further Information, Please Contact:
DCP-uniformedrecruitment@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk

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