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The recruitment process is split into three main areas:
It is important that you do sufficient research into the organisation, our priorities, structure and role of a PCSO to ensure this is the right career for you.
The application procedure consists of several challenging steps designed to ensure applicants of the highest quality are recruited in Cumbria Constabulary.
Please note that external applications can take between six and nine months to process.
Please follow the instructions on the job role on our Job Portal - this will be available when we are open for recruitment.
All applicants will be notified as to whether they have been successful.
A final interview will be conducted on Microsoft Teams and this will be your opportunity to further demonstrate your suitability to join Cumbria Constabulary as a PCSO. The interview will be based on the Competency and Values Framework role criteria for a PCSO (Level 1).
You will be asked to complete a medical questionnaire which must be signed by your general practitioner (GP) and returned confidentially to our occupational health unit.
All medical questionnaires will be assessed by our occupational health nurse advisors who may require further information from your medical practitioner. Candidates who are declared as 'fit to proceed' will then be examined by a medical practitioner on behalf of Cumbria Constabulary. We will check:
Candidates who are successful following the assessment centre and final interview, and have a BMI of 30 or above will be contacted by occupational health and asked to provide evidence of their body fat composition. If this does not exceed 25 per cent for male candidates and 35 per cent for female candidates they will be permitted to progress to the medical stage.
Those with a body fat percentage of greater than 25 per cent will be deferred until they reach the required level.
We test on endurance fitness and you are required to pass the fitness test before we can continue with your application.
Candidates will be required to run a fifteen metre track in time with a series of bleeps which become increasingly faster. A good indicator of the fitness level needed for this test is to be able to run at a good pace for around four minutes over a distance of about 700 metres.
We we also test each candidates:
See government guidance on police eyesight standards.
We will carry out internal and external vetting checks on you and your spouse or partner, and members of your family (including step brothers and sisters and half brothers and sisters). We will also check your (or your partner's) children, if they are more than 10 years old, and any other adults who reside at your address.
Financial checks will be carried out on all candidates. Those with outstanding county court judgements (CCJs), individual voluntary agreements (IVAs) or who have been registered bankrupt will be rejected. If you have discharged bankruptcy debts, you will need verification from the court of this and three years must have lapsed since the date of discharge.
Samples of your fingerprints and DNA will be taken to carry out final vetting checks against our database. You will be required to consent in writing to this process.
Cumbria Constabulary will seek references from your current and previous employer. Any gaps in employment will need to be explained and verified. If you have not been in employment, we will ask for an educational reference.
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