Police Community Support Officer
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.
For additional information on allowances please see our "allowances" page
The role of a PCSO is to improve local confidence and trust in the police by providing a uniformed policing presence within the community; by encouraging the positive involvement of partners and communities in identifying local policing and community safety priorities, and by working together as part of a neighbourhood team to provide a responsive approach to improving peoples’ sense of personal safety and reducing their fear of crime.
Primary responsibilities and activities will include;
ENGAGEMENT:
- Targeted engagement with key stakeholders, local community representatives and communities to identify local priorities. Tailoring the approach to best suit the needs and preferences of those communities providing timely
- Support good connectivity with the communities through the Connect to Protect Framework targeting engagement based on the community’s needs
- Encourage voluntary workers to become active in their communities in dealing with local concerns and
- Liaise with schools and youth groups to support safeguarding and pastoral support officers
SAFEGUARDING:
- Identify and develop effective relationships to provide support to reduce risk, harm and threat.
- Raise concerns through the appropriate tasking processes to build trust in
- To engage with partner agencies, completing and submitting appropriate referrals to reduce risk and harm to others. Initiating early interventions wherever
- Identify local safeguarding issues by gathering intelligence and using force systems
PROBLEM SOLVING:
- Accurate record identification of community problems and evidence use of the force preferred problem solving process (SARA) to address the
- Assist with appropriate Neighbourhood related crime/enquiry tasks
- Adopt evidence based problem solving policing to reduce crime and Anti-Social Behaviour to protect the vulnerable, tailored to local
- Undertake targeted patrols in ASB and crime hotspots to reduce ASB and crime to enhance public reassurance
PREVENTION:
- Consider target hardening opportunities within the community
- Seek and gather intelligence in accordance with the NIM process to enable NHT’s to tackle issues in conjunction with local TIMS and force priorities
- Reduce demand by working in the community on policing issues and prevent escalation.
- Respond to incidents in line with deployment policy and commensurate with the skills and powers of the role.
Please note: A medical assessment and job-related fitness test will be required as part of the pre-employment process. This role will be subject to a full-time 10 week training period on appointment, with a planned start date of Monday 3rd July 2023. During this 10 week training period, no annual leave will be permitted.
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