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ROLE PROFILE

*Role Title*	Police Community Support Officer	*Reporting to*	Neighbourhood Policing Team Sergeant
*Section*	Neighbourhood Policing Team	*Division/Department*	Divisions
*Tenure*		*Rank/Grade*	Scale 4

Part A - JOB DESCRIPTION

Overall purpose of role

To contribute to the policing of neighbourhoods primarily through highly visible patrols, with the purpose of: reassuring the public, tackling anti-social behaviour in public places and being accessible to communities and partner agencies working at a local level.

*Key outputs for role*		*% time*
	Maintain a highly visible presence and be accessible in a given area at appropriate times, to maintain high levels of community confidence and reassurance.
	Engage in targeted patrol and use powers as necessary, to prevent and deter instances of nuisance, anti-social behaviour and criminality.
	Assist police officers to take control of incidents and undertake enquiries in relation to specified incidents in line with the PCSO Deployment Policy, to assist in the detection and prevention of crime.
	Gather and record relevant community intelligence to support policing objectives and offender management.
	Adopt a problem orientated approach to achieve sustainable solutions to community problems and work towards meeting agreed priorities, by being deployed through joint partnership tasking initiatives.
	Attend court when required, to give evidence in accordance with legislation to aid prosecution and conviction of offenders.

Dimensions (Financial/Statistical/Mandates/Constraints/No. of direct reports)

Extensive contact with the public
Regularly attend and participate in Community Contact Points.

Work/Business contacts

Internal: All ranks of Police Officers and Police Staff within West Yorkshire Police

External: Members of the general public and partner agencies e.g. Local Authority, Schools

*Expertise in Role Required (At selection - Level 1)*	Essential or Desirable
Basic knowledge of and the ability to operate computer packages e.g. Microsoft office	Essential
Ability to pass the relevant assessment centre	Essential
Demonstrates a basic understanding of community issues	Essential
Displays an awareness of the roles of other agencies/groups and how they impact on social issues	Desirable
Basic knowledge of the geographical Force area.	Desirable
*Other (Physical, mobility, local conditions)*
Ability to pass an appropriate medical.	Essential
Required to work all weather patrols.	Essential
Requirement to work at various locations throughout the Force where necessary	Essential

Expertise in Role - After initial development - Level 2

Demonstrates an understanding of local policing issues
Basic knowledge of relevant legislation, policies, protocols and Codes of Practice

Basic knowledge of the geography/demography of the Division.

Completion of Police Community Support Officer training package.

Structure

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Signatures

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Approved by : Line Manager

Approved by : Post Holder/or Representative

PART B - NCF COMPETENCIES

*National Competencies*	*Level*
Community and Customer Focus	C
Personal Responsibility	B
Team Working	C
Respect for Race and Diversity	A
Effective Communication	C
Problem Solving	C
Resilience	B

PART C - DEVELOPMENT OF ROLE

*Expertise in Role (Advanced - Level 3)*
Detailed knowledge of geography/demography of division.
Detailed knowledge of relevant legislation, policies, protocols and codes of practice.

Change in competency level?

Standard IT Access

Default

Police Building - Perimeter and Zone Access

Perimeter Access to Police Buildings where based

Vetting Level

Recruitment Vetting

Role Title : Police Community Support Officer, Neighbourhood Policing Team, Divisions

Date accepted as Role Profile 17/7/2008

POLICE COMMUNITY SUPPORT OFFICER

NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICING SERGEANT