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Police Constable - Uniformed Response Officer (Transfer)

Beat to Beach? How about a fulfilling career with excellent work-life balance on a beautiful island? If yes, then your new life in Guernsey awaits

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Guernsey Police are seeking expressions of interest from Uniform Response Officers wishing to transfer to our beautiful island.

Police Constables play a critical front-line role in the prevention and detection of crime, safeguarding the public and the criminal justice system. Constables work in partnership with colleagues, local communities and stakeholders in order to promote law and order, reduce the fear of crime, provide reassurance and build confidence to improve the quality of life within the Bailiwick.

The role carries legal powers to enable the maintenance of law and order and bears responsibility for making autonomous decisions in accordance with the National Decision Model and Professional Standards, exercising discretion, in line with legal frameworks and policy guidelines. Constables are required to meet and maintain the highest professional standards, by conducting all actions in a legal, balanced, proportionate and justifiable manner to uphold the law and achieve the best outcomes in a wide range of situations/incidents.

In order to apply for this role you must already be a Police Constable and have passed your probationary period within your current force. Routinely you will also be required to have a minimum of 4 years’ experience in the role of Police Constable, however, please enquire for more information.

The States of Guernsey offer a competitive salary £41,098 - £54,445 plus Hampshire allowance £1,546 per annum.

For candidates who would be required to relocate to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, there is also a relocation package to help with the cost of moving over to the Island. This relocation package offers different solutions depending on an individual’s circumstances. 

This role offers off-Island candidates an 8-year Long Term Employment Permit. This permit will also enable candidates to bring immediate family members with them who will be permitted to work on the Island in any sector. There are also good schools on Island for those candidates looking to bring their families with them. 

Life in Guernsey

Guernsey is the second largest of the Channel Islands, covering an area of 25 square miles with a population of around 65,000. It has some of Britain’s fi nest and best-kept beaches, an especially mild and sunny climate, and the historic town of St. Peter Port truly is one of the prettiest harbour towns in Europe

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide initial and ongoing frontline response to a wide range of incidents that may include complex and confrontational situations, assessing immediate risk, threat, and harm to determine a proportionate response in line with the law, policy, and guidance.
• Participate in local partnerships to problem solve, engage with, reassure and support organisations, groups and individuals across communities in line with the Force’s planned approach.
• Effectively engage with victims, witnesses, suspects and the vulnerable, mindful of equality, diversity and human rights considerations, to provide initial support, direct towards relevant services, establish relationships and gather information that prevents and reduces crimes.
• Maintain awareness of potential and actual risks to individuals, taking appropriate action to protect and support those in need of public protection to pre-empt or effectively address safety/vulnerability issues.
• Conduct effective and efficient investigations in line with standards of investigation to inform the development of high-quality case files and criminal justice proceedings.
• Gather and handle information, intelligence, and evidence, from a variety of sources, in line with legislation, policies and guidance, taking the appropriate action to support investigations, law enforcement activities and criminal justice proceedings.
• Interview victims, witnesses and suspects, in relation to appropriate crimes and investigations, to gather information that has the potential to support law enforcement objectives.
• Conduct first line analysis of information, intelligence and evidence to determine significance, generate lines of enquiry, inform decision making and support evidence-based policing.
• Justify and professionally account for actions to ensure adherence to legal frameworks and key working principles, policies, and guidance.

How to apply

If you would like to be considered for this position and have the relevant experience, then please email your CV to Guernsey@rsg.ltd  

Due to the high volume of applications received, if you do not hear from us within 7 working days, I am afraid your application has been unsuccessful.

Law Enforcement Vetting:

The successful candidate will be required to complete a Law Enforcement Vetting Form. If you are successful after interview,

Residency Criteria

In order to satisfy residency criteria you need to have been resident in the UK or Guernsey for a period of 3 years.  The calculation of the period of time refers to the period immediately before an application is made and not any other period or accumulation of time spent in the UK or Guernsey.

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