User:Pcso

Police Community Support Officers.

So I applied for the role of PCSO a few years back.

I had ambitions of being a Police Officer (I don’t anymore). The role is very difficult to describe, it’s kind of a mix between a Police Officer, a Traffic Warden, a Council Anti-social Behaviour Caseworker and a Community Leader, all rolled in to one in a police uniform.

A very unusual, and not necessarily secure, job.

I love my role, I’m sad enough to even use forums on the internet where you can talk with other PCSOs and discuss random things to do with the job. What kind of job do you take home with you and spend your time on the internet talking about it? Most jobs you just want to leave at work when the small hand hits 5pm! Well websites like www.pcsoforum.co.uk and PCSO Blogg on blogger and so on are really all I seem to be using online these days.

It really is a great sign that this is a truly incredible job, where you really can make a difference and keep yourself occupied and entertained, after all the longest job I had before this was six months!!

I would advise anyone who has an interest in the role of PCSO to check it out, go to an open evening for a recruitment drive in your area and just speak with other PCSOs, grab one in the street and have a chat.

Lastly, yes we are paid, it ranges from £17,000 to £25,000!