Police Officer - Degree Holder Entry Programme - DHEP
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Starting Salary - £28,551 per annum
Hours per week – 40
Location – West Midlands
Do you want a career like no other? The opportunity to
earn a professional qualification while you learn? To be part of a
team working hard to reduce and resolve crime whilst engaging with
local communities?
As a Police Officer you'll play a vital role in ensuring
that the communities of the West Midlands are kept safe. We want
people to join us who have a range of life experiences and
backgrounds; it is important that we represent all of the communities
that we serve.
You will be at the forefront of
maintaining law and order, protecting the vulnerable, and ensuring the
safety of our community. Becoming a police officer is a hugely
rewarding career, although it can be challenging at times. It opens up
opportunities to develop personally and professionally whilst making a
positive difference to your community.
About the Police Constable Degree Holder Entry Programme
The Police Constable Degree Holder Entry
Programme is a fantastic opportunity which is open to degree holders.
Whilst training as a Police Constable, you will also earn a graduate
diploma in Professional Policing, which is recognised internationally!
The majority of your learning will be completed ’on the job’ and digitally with your face-to-face classroom style learning which will be based in Birmingham. As you’re completing a level 6 qualification there is the expectation that part of the learning will be completed in your own time.
When you’re not
studying you’ll be working alongside your colleagues as a Police
Constable being the face of West Midlands Police in our local
communities.
Ensuring our Police Officers have
plenty of development opportunities is high on our agenda; once you
have successfully completed the two year probationary period you will
be able to consider further opportunities including promotion and
specialisms within the Force. You could choose to work within
Firearms, with our Dogs, with Complex Investigations or on Roads
Policing; the possibilities are limitless!
For
more information, check out our website here: Police Officer
Recruitment | West Midlands Police (west-midlands.police.uk)
What’s in it for you?
You will start on £28,551, per annum
and this will increase with yearly increments meaning you can earn up
to £46,044 within 7 years of starting your training!
After successfully completing your 2 year studying and
vocational learning programme, you will achieve a Level 6 Diploma in
Professional Policing!
Are you Eligible?
Qualifications
• Have
achieved a Degree (Level 6) or above in any subject at any grade
• OR be in the final academic year of your degree.
Unfortunately, if you do not achieve your degree you will not be
eligible for the DHEP route but may be able to transfer your
application to the Degree Apprenticeship route (PCDA) dependant on
qualifications.
Only final Degree certificates will be
accepted, and these must be attached to your application.
Medical/Fitness
Residency
and Nationality
Are you ready to
take the first step towards an exciting career with West Midlands
Police? Submit your application today!
Intakes for this role start from January 2024.
If you wish to contact a member of the recruitment team, please email
Our Benefits
• The opportunity to work in a wide range of policing
departments
• Extensive training and development
throughout your career
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Generous pension scheme
• Family
Friendly Employer - Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leave and
Childcare Vouchers - save up to £900 a year
•
Access to EAP (Employer Assistance Programme)
•
Social clubs, sports clubs, and regional events
•
Discounts on gym memberships, travel and leisure, homeware and tech
• Blue light card membership eligibility - over 15,000
discounts from large national retailers, including special
member events across the UK
• Police Mutual - access
to affordable private healthcare, mortgage services and much more
Leave Entitlement - 22 days
annual leave, rising to 30 days after five years
About Us
West Midlands Police is
England’s second largest police force. Together we serve the 2.9
million people who call the region home - one of the youngest and most
diverse populations in Europe.
Our vision is to be
recognised as a police service that is big enough to cope with
everything that is asked of us, while showing we are small enough to
care about the things that really matter to people.
Together we will fulfil our mission of working in partnership,
making communities safer.
West Midlands Police is an
equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion,
gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national
origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by
law.
We are committed to delivering a fair and
inclusive recruitment process and ensuring that no applicant is
disadvantaged because of their disability. If you require any
reasonable adjustments to the be made to our recruitment process,
please let us know. All information shared will be kept confidential.
Guaranteed Interview Schemes
As a Disability Confident Leader and we
operate a Disability Confident Interview Scheme . All
candidates who share with us that they are disabled and meet the
essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview*.
As a proud signatory of the Armed Services Covenant and
Care Leaver Covenant, West Midlands Police also operate a Guaranteed
Interview Scheme for Military Service Leavers and Care Leavers who
meet the minimum role requirements.
*There may be
times we cannot interview all disabled people who meet the essential
criteria for the job. For example, seasonal and high-peak times. In
these situations, we may limit the number of interviews offered to
disabled and non-disabled people. In these circumstances, we will
select the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the
job.
Vetting – Successful
applicants will be required to pass Recruitment Vetting and Counter
Terrorism Clearance scrutiny prior to commencing their role, this will
include a full background & financial disclosure as part of the
vetting process.
Medical -
Appointment to this role will be dependent upon successfully medical
checks, which may include a drugs test and if required a fitness test.
Police Officer - Degree Holder Entry Programme - DHEP
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