JT (1) - Police Community Support Officer 2025 (PCSO)

Role Type   PCSO Location   Forcewide Rank   Not applicable Grade   LC 4, LC 5 Salary   £23,748 – £28,653 per annum (£27,080.06 – £32,673.28 with Shift allowance & Weekend Working) Allowances   Shift Allowance Weekend Working Part/Full Time   Full Time Hours per Week   37 Type of Contract   Permanent Eligible applicants   GCSE Grade 4 (Grade C) or equivalent or above in English Language and Maths Document Attachment Instance 1   PCSO NEW ROTA APRIL 2020.pdf – 57KB Opens in a new window Document Attachment Instance 1   PCSO JE1419 (1).pdf – 74KB Opens in a new window Document Attachment Instance 1   GENERAL INFORMATION FOR ALL APPLICANTS (Advert).docx – 21KB Opens in a new window
Converted File GENERAL INFORMATION FOR ALL APPLICANTS (Advert).docx.pdf – 27KB Opens in a new window Job Advert  

We have vacancies for Police Community Support Officers across all areas of Lancashire.

The posts are full time permanent although part time and flexible working arrangements will be considered following completion of training.

Lancashire Constabulary is committed to local community Neighbourhood Policing and the Police Community Support Officer is at the heart of this commitment. Police Community Support Officers are part of their local Neighbourhood Policing team, working with partners and the community to reduce crime, the fear of crime and preventing vulnerability.

The role is a uniformed one and comes with designated powers, but most importantly Police Community Support Officers are expected to engage with their communities, problem solve in their communities and target the biggest local problems. They also to respond to calls for service within communities, often they are the local face of policing on their patch.

PCSOs provide a visible, accessible, and approachable presence in communities. They are engagement specialists. The role of a PCSO in engaging with the public and providing a two-way flow of information which is crucial within the community engagement that builds trust and develops a sophisticated understanding of community needs.

We believe it is really important for our police force to be part of the community and reflect the wonderfully diverse communities we have in Lancashire therefore we really welcome applications from those communities who are underrepresented within the force.

We are keen to recruit people who are able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, can adapt to changing situations, and have a positive attitude to the work that they do, in order to help us deliver this service.

If you have the desire to contribute to your local community as part of the policing team, then this could be the role for you. We are looking to recruit local people from, and for, their local communities - we have PCSOs working across Lancashire, from Fleetwood on the coast to Whitworth on the Lancashire border, and from the Ribble Valley bordering rural North Yorkshire right over to Skelmersdale in West Lancashire.
(please go to www.lancashire.police.uk/your-area for a list of all locations Lancashire Constabulary serve). You will be asked as part of your application to confirm your preferred division/area to be posted to. (We will endeavour to