A recruitment campaign has been launched to attract applicants interested in a challenging and rewarding career in the Isle of Man Constabulary.
The Isle of Man remains the safest place to live in the British Isles and high-calibre candidates are being sought to support the Constabulary’s efforts to maintain this status.
Application packs can be downloaded from www.iompolice.im and further information is available from the Constabulary’s Organisational Development Department.
Drop-in sessions with serving police officers are being held to give prospective applicants an insight into modern policing and to ask any questions about the process. These take place on;
• Thursday 1 September 2016
• Thursday 8 September 2016, and
• Monday 19th September 2016
All of these sessions will be at Costa, Sea Terminal, Douglas from 12noon to 2pm
People can also ask questions and take part in a session on Twitter between 7pm and 8pm on Wednesday 14 September by following @TweetbeatIOM and the hashtag #EveryDayIsDifferentIOM
The closing date for applications is Friday 23 September 2016.
The selection process involves an initial paper sift of applicants followed by a fitness test, classroom assessment, an outdoor assessment and a medical. Candidates are assessed in line with the Constabulary’s core values of Caring, Professional, Challenge, Service, Respect and Responsibility.
The recruitment of the right people into the organisation is needed to maintain policing numbers when long-serving officers retire.
Inspector Dave Dobbie said: ‘A career in the Isle of Man Constabulary will undoubtedly give you opportunities to help keep people safe and to make a positive difference in the local community. Police work is unique and involves dealing with people from all walks of life in many different circumstances. Recent recruits said they were attracted to apply because of the variety of work, and that every day is different, something that they have found to be the case since being operational officers’.
Inspector Dobbie added: ‘All of this requires a range of personal skills such as patience, courage, flexibility, understanding and the ability to think and act quickly.’ We are looking to recruit people who possess these values and the right mix of skills to serve the Manx public. The response from the initial drop in session (17 August) was positive, with some promising potential candidates. I would encourage anybody who is thinking of applying to attend one of the drop-in sessions on 1, 8 or 19 September, or follow the @tweetbeatiom session on the 14 September, or contact Organisational Development at Police Headquarters and speak to our officers to find out more.’
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