About
Gloucestershire Constabulary is one of the oldest rural police forces in Britain. The area we cover is around 1,000 square miles and is home to the Cotswolds, the Royal Forest of Dean and the Severn ...
Volunteer Role Players
Scan me or visit www.govolunteerglos.org/o/Gloucestershire-Constabulary/opportunities/Volunteer-Role-Players/55004 to join
Contact person
Summary
Did you miss your calling at the theatre? Can you give up a whole day at a time normally at the weekends? Do you fancy shaping the way Police Officers interact?Detailed description
Role Players are members of the public from all walks of life and all ages (over 18) that are needed every month to assist trainee Police Officers, trainee PCSO’s and trainee Special Constables with experiencing life-like scenarios to prepare them for life out on the streets.
You will be given scenarios from the trainers and assessors who will be ever present. You will then need to act out your role in that scenario to see how the trainees handle it. Sessions occur once every couple of months for trainee Police Officers and PCSO’s and take place during the week. For trainee Special Constables, the sessions also occur every couple of months but normally over a Saturday and Sunday.
The sessions are held at our training facility, the Sabrina Centre, located on the outskirts of Berkeley and sometimes in Gloucester. For this role, your own transport is essential but as part of being a volunteer you are able to claim mileage for travel.
About Gloucestershire Constabulary
We serve a population of around 600,000 people in a county which incorporates the royal households of Highgrove and Gatcombe Park, airports at Staverton and Kemble, two universities, part of the M5 motorway and a number of large employers including GCHQ. It also hosts several major events.
Day-to-day policing of the county is delivered through six areas: Cheltenham, Gloucester, Tewkesbury, Stroud, Cotswolds and the Forest of Dean.
Neighbourhood policing is very much at the heart of the Constabulary and within the six areas, we have teams covering 55 communities.
At the most local level, our neighbourhood policing teams have built strong relationships with the communities within which they work. Made up of Police Officers, Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs), Special Constables, Police Support Volunteers, Volunteer Police Cadets and Police Staff, they tackle crime and disorder and other issues which matter most to the public.
Community policing is only part of what we do. The Constabulary showcase the work we do at our annual Open Day. Highlights include our dogs and mounted sections, roads policing team, forensics unit, specialist firearms officers, demonstrations and an opportunity to speak with Constabulary staff about paid and volunteer recruitment opportunities.
Gloucestershire Constabulary also works with other organisations (partners) such as local councils, support groups and charities, sharing expertise and making the best use of resources to help beat crime, make the county a safer place within which to live, visit and work and keep the people of Gloucestershire safe from harm.