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Vacancy Information

Make a difference to your community.
Careers don’t come more rewarding than this. Tackling crime, taking knives off the streets, engaging and educating young people and being the person everyone looks towards for help. A Police Officer’s role is demanding and diverse – no two days are the same.
We’re looking for people who have the judgment to make quick decisions; are confident to be first person in; have the compassion and empathy to help those in need; who’ll have their colleagues back no matter what and the resilience to serve the community every single day.
In return, we promise a good starting salary, great training experiences, opportunities for progression, the chance to achieve a professional qualification in Policing Practice and the pride that comes from helping others. You will become part of our policing family; dedicated to keeping communities safe and feeling safe, identifying and protecting vulnerable people, preventing and responding to harm.

Eligibility Criteria

To apply for the role of police officer, you will need to:
• be aged 18 years or over (on the day you submit your application)
• have lived in the UK for three continuous years, immediately prior to application
• have leave to enter or leave to remain in the UK for an indefinite period
• have achieved a standard of education equivalent to Level 3 or above (https://www.gov.uk/what-different-qualification-levels-mean/list-of-qualification-levels)
• have achieved GCSE grade C - A* / 4 – 9 or Level 2 functional skills in both Maths and English or equivalent education by the time of appointment
• have a current full UK manual driving license by the time of appointment
• not be a member of the British National Party (BNP) plus other relevant organisations, such as Combat 18 or The National Front
• not have tattoos which could cause offence
• not have motoring offences
*See our guide to becoming a police officer for further details.

New training routes

By successfully completing the recruitment process, you will be the first in the county to join Sussex Police as a Police Officer through the new entry routes.
We currently offer:
• The Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) is the new entry route for Police Constables and will be launched in December 2019. It is a three-year apprenticeship programme with both on and off the job learning. Upon successfully finishing the programme, and completing probation, individuals will achieve a Degree in Professional Policing Practice. Starting salary is £20,370 per annum plus £1,500 South East Allowance.
• The Degree Holder Entry Programme (DHEP) is aimed at degree-holders who have attained a degree in any subject area, we aim to launch this in 2020. At the end of this two-year practice-based programme, individuals will receive a Level 6 Graduate Diploma in Professional Policing Practice. Starting salary is £23,586 per annum plus £1,500 South East Allowance.
You will be employed as an officer from day one, gaining valuable experience of the role alongside studying towards your degree. You will also be paid a salary while studying and will not be charged any tuition fees – therefore no need for student loans.
Ahead of the DHEP being launched in 2020, recruits with degrees may be offered places on the PCDA.

Timeline

• 17th June – 1st July: Application window open.

• 5th July – 11th July: Online Assessments

• 15th July – 26th July: Eligibility checks carried out

• 12th Aug – 23rd Aug: Invites to Assessment Centre

• 16th Sep – 11th Oct: Day One Assessments carried out

• 30th Sep – 25th Oct: Day One Assessment results received and invites to interview sent out

• 14th Oct – 8th Nov: In-force Interviews

This recruitment campaign is expected to fill our intakes in March 2020, June 2020, September 2020 and November 2020. With limited opportunities available, and anticipated high interest, we would encourage you to submit your application as early as possible as it may be necessary to close the vacancy early.

Diversity Statement

At Sussex Police we’re committed to diversity in the workforce. We welcome applications from everyone in the community and particularly people from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) and white other backgrounds.

We also encourage applications from women, the LGBT community and people with disabilities.

As part of this commitment, we provide a mentoring scheme for BAME candidates.

To find out more please email joinus@sussex.pnn.police.uk