The City of London Police is a recognised Home Office Force based in the heart of the financial centre of London. Our local role, where we are responsible for keeping the iconic City of London safe, alongside our national roles in relation to fraud, cyber and economic crime.
Special Constables are Volunteer Police Officers with the same powers and responsibilities as regular officers. Each Home Office force has its own Specials and in the City Police they form the City of London Special Constabulary (CLSC).
As a Special Constable, you will form part of our Local Policing team, supporting our work in making the City safer. We are looking at recruiting serving special constables who are QSC or equivalent or ex serving police constables who wish to rejoin.
Location: City of London
Vetting level: RV/CTC
Do you have what it takes?
Working as a Special Constable is an exciting and rewarding opportunity.
You will endeavour to provide a reassuring presence and protect the public as well as prevent and investigate crimes committed within our geographical communities and beyond. Within our policing boundaries, you will safeguard our diverse community, businesses and the maintaining Kings peace. No two days will ever the same, but incredibly fulfilling and rewarding helping others in their time of need, supporting victims and witnesses of crime and guiding offenders into the criminal justice system.
Eligibility and how to apply for all applicants
All applicants must (not an exhaustive list – please refer to the accompanying information pack for further detail):
- Be 17 years old or over. You can start the application process if you are 17 years old, but you must have reached 18 years to start your training.
- Residency: We do not have specific London Residency criteria and would welcome all eligible candidates who live within 70 miles of the City. You must however have resided in the United Kingdom for a minimum of three years prior to applying.
- Nationality: If you are not a British national, you will require proof for an indefinite leave to remain in the UK.
- Any primary occupation you have must not fall on the ineligible occupation list, and you must not have any incompatible conflicts of interest.
- Be able to pass the an interview based around the CVF framework and job related fitness test.
- Be able to pass the medical assessment including eyesight standards, Fitness test, DNA, Fingerprints and Substance Misuse Testing.
- Pass the police vetting checks.
- Comply with the Force tattoo policy.
- Be able to commit a minimum of 200 volunteer hours of duty per year.
- Be available to attend the following PPST dates: Thursday 4th December - Sunday 7th December and Thursday 11th December - Sunday 14th December.
Training:
Bespoke training will be given to transferees and re-joiners to bridge the gap required, PPST (Officer safety training) and Emergency First Aid at Work, IT systems and all relevant criteria will be offered.
Benefits:
In return, we will offer a number of benefits including a free Oyster card for London (TFL) and reimbursement for out of pocket travel expenses.
The Force has a number of Staff Support Networks that can offer you support and advice. Applicants are very welcome to contact the networks directly if they need any support or ask any question before they apply. For further information on the networks and their contact details please visit: https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/police-forces/city-of-london-police/areas/city-of-london/about-us/about-us/equality-and-diversity2/equality-and-diversity-support-networks/
A diverse workforce improves the service we provide to our public by making us more approachable and relevant within our communities. This is why it’s vitally important that we recruit people from a wide range of communities and backgrounds with an understanding of cultural issues and a wide range of skills. We therefore particularly encourage female and people from Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic communities to join us.
The City of London Police is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
We strive to ensure all our information and services are accessible to and useable by everyone. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or would like us to do anything differently to help you apply for our roles, please get in touch with HR via hrservices@cityoflondon.police.uk
If you would like to discuss the post in more detail, please contact the Special Constabulary via VPO@cityoflondon.police.uk
The closing date for applications is Friday 8th August @ 5.00pm.