Special Constable

We currently have a number of opportunities to join us as a Special Constable.

As a Special Constable, you will support Nottinghamshire Police dealing with immediate police incidents, tackling crime and anti-social behaviour throughout the county. Out on patrol, you will support and engage local communities, helping to resolve the problems they identify.

You will bring to the role your life experiences in dealing with the public and valuable skills from your employment in the workplace. You will be an effective written and verbal communicator able to adapt your communication skills to all levels of society. We will build on your skills increasing your knowledge and confidence. By the end of your training you will wear the same uniform as a regular Police Officer and have the same powers and able to demonstrate these skills on a daily basis.

What you'll do:

Specials take part in frontline police work. They can spend much of their time on the streets, doing intelligence-based patrols in crime hotspots or taking part in crime-prevention initiatives.

It is also extremely varied, and you could easily find yourself doing any of the following:

Ensuring public safety

• Assisting at the scene of accidents, fires or incidents - helping control situations, ensuring people are safe.


• Providing security and crowd control at major public events - preventing injuries and disorder.


Preventing crime

• Carrying out high-visibility foot patrols to deter and detect criminals.


• Educating businesses and the community about crime and how to avoid it to reduce crime and people's fear of it happening.


• Talking to schoolchildren about crime reduction and community safety to help them stay safe and make the right choices.


Tackling crime

• Confronting anti-social behaviour on the streets such as gangs or intimidating behaviour.


• Managing alcohol-related incidents such as public drunkenness or violence.


• Enforcing road safety laws in local communities.


Investigating crime

• Conducting house-to-house enquiries to gather information and support larger enquiries.


• Taking part in police operations to disrupt and arrest offenders.


Securing convictions

• Presenting evidence in court to support the justice system in prosecuting offenders.


Training Requirements

Your training will take place during weekends and evenings. We will discuss the dates with you at interview to ensure you can make them. This is an ongoing application process for additional cohorts to commence in 2025.

It is essential that you attend every session. If you are unable to do so, you would be removed from the cohort/process.

Vetting Level Recruitment - you must have resided in the UK for at least the last 3years

The application process will ask if you hold a current driving licence, if you don't please answer yes in order to proceed.

Please ensure you answer the attached questions and submit these within your application on the section named 'Upload Tattoo images & Supporting Documents'. Without this your application will be rejected.

Once you meet the eligibility criteria for the role, a link will be sent to you to complete the national sift process by the College of Policing. You will receive an update on your application once the advert closes.

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