Important information about recruitment
Cheshire Constabulary currently has sufficient numbers of
applicants in the recruitment process to meet its needs for the
foreseeable future. Our recruitment window is currently closed and
we are not accepting applications for the role of Police Constable.
The recruitment window is likely to remain closed until mid
to late 2012.
Prospective applicants should continue to regularly monitor the
website for updated information.
Becoming a Police Constable
Embarking on an application for appointment as a Police
Constable is not a decision you should take lightly. Not only is
the selection process rigorous and demanding, but the policing role
itself asks much of officers who are appointed. The job is mentally
and often physically challenging and requires personal energy,
resilience and commitment.
Many of those who apply do not get through.
So you want to be a Police Constable? You'll need to have the
following attributes:
- Honesty and integrity
- Physical fitness
- Sensitivity and tact
- Communication skills
- Drive and determination
- Rational decision making
- An ability to work independently and as part of a team
But first you'll have to meet our minimum requirements for age,
residency and physical fitness.
You'll also have to uphold The Police Service Statement of
Common Values and Cheshire Constabulary's values:
Service
Providing a service with the positive consent and support of all
our communities
Professionalism
Striving to improve our skills and expertise in order to improve
performance.
Integrity
Maintaining the trust and confidence of our diverse communities
demands us to be honest and ethical in how we conduct our business.
It also requires rigorous and objective investigation and
appropriate remedial action to be taken when appropriate.
Compassion
Delivering services in a sympathetic and considerate manner and
maintaining a duty of care to victims, witnesses and the public in
general.
Equality and Fairness
Underpinning everything we do is a commitment to equality and
fairness in the delivery of services to the public and in our
treatment of each other. This involves being proactive in tackling
discriminatory behaviour, particularly relating to age, disability,
gender, race, religion or sexual orientation.
The Police Service Statement of Common Purpose and Values
The purpose of the Police Service is to uphold the law fairly
and firmly; to prevent crime; to pursue and bring to justice those
who break the law; to keep the Queen's Peace; to protect, help and
reassure the community; and to be seen to do all this with
integrity, common sense and sound judgement.
We must be compassionate, courteous and patient, acting without
fear or favour or prejudice to the rights of others. We need to be
professional, calm and restrained in the face of violence and apply
only that force which is necessary to accomplish our lawful
duty.
We must strive to reduce the fears of the public and so far as
we can, to reflect their priorities in the action we take. We must
respond to well founded criticism with a willingness to change.