Role Title:Police Community Support Officer (PCSO)
Location:Postings are available all across Hampshire
Contract: Permanent
Hours:Full time (37hrs per week) on a shift:based pattern
Starting salary:
GBP 26,106 to 28,653 per annum, plus additional shift allowance and weekend enhancement payments of around a further GBP 4800 per annum
Are you looking for an exciting and rewarding career?
As a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO), you will work at the heart of the local communities across Hampshire, providing a visible and accessible presence of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary. It is a role with the potential to send you home every day with a tangible feeling of pride, knowing you have made a real difference to the lives of people in our communities.You will be a key part in crime prevention and community support by building partnerships with residents, schools and other groups.
For more information about the role of PCSO, take a look at our
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andour full For more information about the role of PCSO, take a look at our website and our full role profile.
We are currently looking for PCSOs all over Hampshire and start dates for new applicants will be approximately early 2026.
About You
Are you passionate and excited about working closely with members of our community?
Do you have excellent communication skills and the ability to adapt your communication style depending on your audience?
Do you have compassion and the ability to empathise with others?
Do you want to play a vital role in keeping our county safe?
If this sounds like you, we would be delighted to hear from you
Are You Eligible?
Tattoos
If you have any tattoos, particularly any that would be visible while you are wearing uniform (such as on the hands, arms, face or neck), you will be asked to supply photographs of these to the Recruitment team, who will review them in line with our tattoo and standards of dress policy.
Qualifications
You need to be educated to QCF Level 2
(GCSE at grade A*:C / 9:4 or equivalent) in both English and Mathematics or have work experience that would be deemed equivalent to this level.
There may also be a requirement to study towards an English and Maths qualifiction, something which our Learning and Development Standards Unit will discuss with you.
Our other entry requirements for the PCSO role are:
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Desirable: Full Manual Driving Licence
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Competence in basic office IT skills
Salary and Other Benefits
You will join us ona starting salary of GBP 26,106, together with additional weekend enhancement and shift allowance payments of potentially around GBP 4800 per annum (depending on your shift pattern), which is payable after the initial training period.
You will have 24 days of annual leave holiday per year.
Hampshire Constabularys other benefits are extensive and include:
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Flexible working opportunities
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An attractivecontributory pension scheme
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Childcare Voucher and Cycle to Work schemes
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Access toHampshire Police Leisure and Sport (providing a range of family and sporting activities)
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Gym facilities at a number of our buildings
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Access to retail and hospitality benefits via the Blue Light Card (
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We are pleased to confirm that you will obtain a Level 4 diploma in Community Policing Practice within the first 12 Months of your PCSO role.
How
If youve got the skills and qualities we are looking for as a PCSO, please follow the online application link. Please note that you will not need to attach a CV or Covering letter to your application.
To allow us to promptly review applications and determine eligibility, we ask you to upload the pictures of your tattoos in the My Documents section of the application form so that they can be reviewed and approved. Please note that if we are not able to review these promptly, there may be