Role Title:Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) Location:Postings are available all across Hampshire Contract: Permanent Hours:Full time (37hrs per week) on a shift:based pattern Starting salary: GBP 26,106 to 28,653 per annum, plus additional shift allowance and weekend enhancement payments of around a further GBP 4800 per annum Are you looking for an exciting and rewarding career? As a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO), you will work at the heart of the local communities across Hampshire, providing a visible and accessible presence of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary. It is a role with the potential to send you home every day with a tangible feeling of pride, knowing you have made a real difference to the lives of people in our communities.You will be a key part in crime prevention and community support by building partnerships with residents, schools and other groups. For more information about the role of PCSO, take a look at our website andour full role profile. We are currently looking for PCSOs all over Hampshire and start dates for new applicants will be approximately Autumn 2025. About You Are you passionate and excited about working closely with members of our community? Do you have excellent communication skills and the ability to adapt your communication style depending on your audience? Do you have compassion and the ability to empathise with others? Do you want to play a vital role in keeping our county safe? If this sounds like you, we would be delighted to hear from you Are You Eligible? Tattoos If you have any tattoos, particularly any that would be visible while you are wearing uniform (such as on the hands, arms, face or neck), you will be asked to supply photographs of these to the Recruitment team, who will review them in line with our tattoo and standards of dress policy. Qualifications As our PCSO role is offered as an Apprenticeship, you need to be educated toQCF Level 2 (GCSE at grade A*:C / 9:4or equivalent) in both English and Mathematics. stylemargin:bottom:11.0px: : If you have already achieved these qualifications, you will be asked to supply copies of your certificates to us as part of the Recruitment process. If you have international qualifications, we will ask you to obtain a Statement of Comparability from ENIC, which demonstrates your qualifications are equivalent to the required level. stylemargin:bottom:11.0px: : If you do not yet have these qualifications, you can still apply If you are then successful in becoming a PCSO, we will support you through your Level 2 Functional Skills qualifications in English and Maths during your first 12 months with us, alongside your PCSO training program. Our other entry requirements for the PCSO role are: : Desirable: Full Manual Driving Licence : Competence in basic office IT skills Salary and Other Benefits You will join us ona starting salary of GBP 26,106, together with additional weekend enhancement and shift allowance payments of potentially around GBP 4800 per annum (depending on your shift pattern), which is payable after the initial training period. You will have 24 days of annual leave holiday per year. Hampshire Constabularys other benefits are extensive and include: : Flexible working opportunities : An attractivecontributory pension scheme : Childcare Voucher and Cycle to Work schemes : Access toHampshire Police Leisure and Sport (providing a range of family and sporting activities) : Gym facilities at a number of our buildings : Access to retail and hospitality benefits via the Blue Light Card ( Welcome to Blue Light Card ) We are pleased to confirm that you will obtain a Level 4 diploma in Community Policing Practice within the first 12 Months of your PCSO role. How If youve got the skills and qualities we are looking for as a PCSO, pleas