Find a job | Our Recruitment Process for police officers, Specials and PCSOs
THE DEDICATION THAT OUR OFFICERS SHOW FOR OUR COMMUNITY EACH DAY IS PRICELESS
Our approach to recruitment
We’re proud to employ some of the very best talent in the Derbyshire and beyond. Their talent and dedication are what make our force so successful. In order to select those people, we apply an objective process and provide a world-class candidate experience. Our process is built on ensuring equality of opportunity for all and appointing the best person for the job.
We celebrate diversity. Our community is incredibly diverse, so we should be, too. That’s why we’re working hard to build an inclusive workforce, where you can be yourself. Whoever you are. Wherever you’re from. We’re currently under-represented in a number of areas and recognise that this message needs to reach talented individuals who can add diverse skills and experiences to our organisation.
Our typical recruitment process
The recruitment process for police officer roles can often be long and seem overwhelming. Throughout the process we will keep in touch with you and at the end of each stage, you’ll be notified by email whether or not you are eligible to proceed to the next stage. You can also log in to view your application status. If you haven’t received an email, remember to check your junk mail/filter settings in case our emails have ended up there.
Depending on what role you are applying for, depends on what stages you will go through, these are detailed below:
Making a great application
Performing well at interview
The interview is a competitive process - not everyone we see can be offered a job, even if they all interview well. Your goal is to be the preferred candidate by providing high-quality evidence and creating a good impression. We want you to be yourself. But there are ways to ensure interviewers see you at your best. One thing you can do to make a real difference is to prepare. The more comfortable and familiar you are with the demands of the job you’ve applied for and how you can personally add value to it, the better you’ll come across at interview.
View our application guidance
Our recruitment team
People are the key to our organisation's success, and we pride ourselves on our friendly and highly effective approach. We don’t want you to feel like a number, despite the volume of positions that we recruit for we want you to know that we’re always on the end of the phone if you ever need anything.
We want to get the best out of you, allow you to really show yourself at your best and really get to know you. We’re always looking for new ways to improve our knowledge, advance the service we offer and develop our processes to make them as clear and efficient as possible. So, if you’ve got any feedback please let us know!
We also listen to you if you feel that you want your unsuccesful application reviewed, and you can see your rights in this regard in our appeals policy.
Contact the recruitment team