South Wales Police brings together thousands of people with the same aim – to keep South Wales safe.
We want to be the best at understanding and responding to our community’s needs. To do this we need the very best candidates from a wide range of backgrounds to become part of our policing family.
A career in policing demands skill, compassion, leadership, initiative, and a genuine desire to make a difference to society. We work 24 hours a day, seven days a week, across an area of about 800 square miles from Swansea to Merthyr Tydfil to our capital city, Cardiff. It’s a job but where no two days are the same – and it offers a variety of fulfilling and exciting career.
The role can be challenging, and you will need to be resilient and resourceful, but we are here to support you. You will need to be committed to a journey that requires balancing academic requirements and a new role within a 24/7 policing service. It is a job like no other and we are looking for people with diverse skills and experiences to join our successful team.
There are now more options than ever to become a Police Officer in #TeamSWP.
The Degree Holder Entry Programme is for those who already hold a degree in any subject area but want to join the force.
This is a two-year programme combining on-the-job practical learning and operational competence with academic learning. Upon completion, successful candidates will also achieve a Diploma in Professional Policing Practice. The force covers all course fees relating to this entry route.
Please note, it is now mandatory to have a full manual driving licence in order to be appointed.
The starting salary for this route is £31,164.
you will be expected to reach the same level of professional competence by the end of your probation period.
Please note, you must upload to your application form, the highest level of qualification certificate for your application to be progressed. If you are not in possession of a valid certificate, you must obtain a confirmation letter of your results prior to commencing the assessment centre. If you achieve a higher level of qualification during the recruitment process, please forward this as soon as possible in order that we can amend your application accordingly.
If successful in your application, you will receive the highest level of training and support and you can expect excellent career prospect and benefits.
You will spend your first 6 months within training where you will learn the relevant legislation and processes alongside technical skills such as Personal Safety Training, First Aid and force computer systems. Following this you will deploy (with a tutor constable initially) to a uniformed response team working a rotating shift pattern of days (0700-1700), onto afternoons (1500-2300 or until 0300 on Friday/Saturday) and onto nights (2200-0700) across 7 days of the week followed by 4 rest days. This will include Public Holidays.
During your 2- or 3-year probationary period, you will be required to evidence your operational competence by dealing with a variety of different Police incidents. You will also be required to achieve the relevant Policing academic degree qualification delivered by the force’s selected University partner (University South Wales) which will require you to complete 280 hrs study per year in your own time.
This will roughly equate to 1 rest day in each set of 4. This is a very rewarding, but challenging programme and whilst the force will provide you with some protected learning time you will be required to undertake significant private study.
There are numerous benefits to working for South Wales Police, from learning and development opportunities to schemes which aim to improve your lifestyle and wellbeing, as well as generous Local Government Pension Scheme/Police Pension Schemes, paid annual leave, flexible working and family friendly policies and many more.
South Wales Police encourages individuals from under-represented groups to join so we can achieve a workforce representative of the communities we serve.
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The use of copied or Artificial Intelligence (AI) content is not acceptable when completing your application. All examples and supporting statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and in your own words, taken directly from your own experience.
