Police Officer
Location: Bedfordshire
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Salary: £28,551 (plus £1,500 South Eastern Allowance)
Get a degree whilst earning a competitive salary!
We’re excited to be working with Bedfordshire Police who are now inviting applications to become a Police Officer via the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship programme.
The Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship combines on the job learning with working towards a fully funded degree, all while earning a competitive salary and making a difference to East of England communities. You’ll be a Police Officer from the day you join – embarking on an exciting career like no other.
Why work for Bedfordshire Police?
Bedfordshire Police have gained a reputation as a pioneering and innovative force, responsible for policing a large diverse, multi-cultural population.
If you are looking for a fresh challenge which offers a genuine opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives, variety and the chance to broaden your experience, then this is the force for you.
Benefits Include:
· Great pension and holiday scheme
· Paid sick leave of six months full pay and six months half pay
· Gym facilities including exercise and yoga classes (depending on location)
· Cycle to work scheme
· Blue Light Card
· Plus much more!
What do you need?
· Indefinite leave and/or right to work in the UK, and have lived in the UK continuously for the last three years (unless you’ve been serving abroad with the British Armed Forces)
· A full manual driving licence (or you need to have passed your driving test by the end of year two of your training period)
What academic qualifications do you need?
· GCSE Maths and English at a minimum of grade C or 4 (or equivalent qualification, such as level 2 functional skills in Maths and English)
In addition to the Maths and English requirements, the following criteria will also be applied:
· Applicants with passes in two A Levels (or equivalent) consisting of 32 UCAS points will automatically meet the academic entry requirements
· Applicants with less than 32 UCAS points will be considered if they can provide evidence of at least one year’s employment in a role with comparable skills to policing or academic study. If this is you, you will be invited to complete an aptitude test followed by a suitability discussion where an assessment will be made on your ability to meet the academic demands of the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship. Applicants who pass the suitability discussion criteria will have met the university entry requirements
Interested? Click apply now!