Constables On Promotion to Sergeant

**Number of Posts**

Forcewide

**Advertised**

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL POLICE OFFICERS ONLY

**Branch/Division**

Forcewide

**Location**

Forcewide

**Rank**

Sergeant

**Leadership Level**

Middle Leader

**Contract Type**

Permanent

**Hours**

40

**Hours**

Full time

**Advertised Salary**

Police Officer

**Shift Allowances/Enhancements/ Additional Info**

Uniform Required
Medical Required
Enhanced Vetting Required
DNA Elimination Required

**Advert**

**Constables on Promotion to Sergeant**

**Location: Forcewide**

The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police is looking to recruit high performing, resilient, suitably experienced, eligible Constables seeking promotion to Sergeant.
If you are passionate about delivering the highest quality policing to the communities we serve, this is a great opportunity for you.
Applications are invited from Greater Manchester Police officers and officers seeking transfer on promotion to Sergeant from their current force.
**About the role**

- Supervise a team, managing their wellbeing and welfare, development and ensuring high levels of motivation to enable an effective policing service.
- Provide advice and guidance to team members to ensure that responses are delivered with appropriate policies and legislation and achieve the best possible outcomes.
- Monitor and manage the performance of the team, devising and implementing effective strategies to identify issues and improve team/individual performance to ensure adherence to professional standards and contribute to the achievement of unit/force objectives.
- Contribute to the identification of appropriate internal and external local partners to enable progress against community policing objectives.

**Eligibility Criteria**

Applicants must:

- have the support of their Chief Inspector or Police Staff equivalent (including applicants from other forces).
- have a current pass in the Sergeant’s Legal Knowledge Exam or OSPRE Part 1 & 2 Exams. Please note that officers who have sat the recent Legal Knowledge Exam will be eligible for this process if they are successful. As the results did not come out until late March, we will endeavour to give these officers a later date in the process.
- have a good record of attendance, meeting force targets.
- be in an active PDR cycle.

**Application Process**

Applicants external to GMP should also click on ‘Apply’ below to register their details and provide a supporting statement (150 words) why they want to work in GMP.
Supported applicants who meet the eligibility criteria will be invited to attend a board, comprising an interview and presentation on a date between 28th May and 19th July 2024.



**Closing Date**

3 May 2024

**Recruitment Team Contact**

**Other Information**

**Minimum Age for Applications**

18