Background Information
Thank you for considering joining Dorset
Police Volunteers/The Volunteer Support Scheme to help Dorset
Police and your community. Launched in January 2005, the
scheme is growing all the time, with the number and variety of
roles increasing. We now have over 100 Volunteers who assist
in Police stations across the county in a range of roles, and we
hope to welcome you to the team.
Who Are Volunteers?
All sorts of
people volunteer, across a wide age range, with a variety of
different backgrounds, skills and life experiences.
Basically, a Volunteer is a non-uniformed member of staff who
assists at police stations or administrative centres conducting a
variety of roles from monitoring CCTV cameras, through a range
of clerical roles to cleaning and checking police vehicles. The
pressures on a modern police force are enormous and there is always
more that could be done. One of the many successful roles which
volunteers are performing is calling back members of the public who
ring in to report something suspicious and letting them know the
result of their call. This provides reassurance and helps build
public confidence in the Police.
The role of a Volunteer is designed to
enhance the work of the police and provide additional support in
the area where the Volunteer lives or works. This is even more
crucial now with the introduction of Safer Neighbour Teams
(SNT).
SNTs are
about local
policing; police and partners working with the community, to
identify and tackle issues of concern within your neighbourhood.
Dorset Police’s objective is to have a minimum of one Volunteer on
every SNT
carrying out various roles. This will ensure that each Team
benefits from their local knowledge in addition to the skills and
experience they also bring with them. You can read more about the role of a Safer
Neighbourhood Volunteer here.
All Volunteers assist police and staff who
are then able to concentrate on core policing duties. As a result
there are more officers on the streets and improved community
support. Click on the following Volunteers to get an idea of what
they do and why they do it.
Current Volunteers
Day in the
Life Profile of a Dorset Police Volunteer - Lesley Moore
>
Day in the
Life Profile of a Dorset Police Volunteer - Austin
Kinnane >
Day in the
Life Profile of a Dorset Police Volunteer - Carole
Beaven >
What Training Will I
Receive?
Volunteers will attend an induction course,
which consists of two days training and covers areas such
Diversity, Health and Safety and Data Protection. Other training
may be given depending on the volunteer role.
What Hours Will I Have To
Do?
We ask that all volunteers give a minimum of
four hours per week. These can be arranged at any time to suit your
own personal and work commitments.
Will It Cost Me
Anything?
Although you will not be paid a salary, your
volunteering role should not leave you out of pocket. You can claim
expenses for travelling to and from your place of duty, meal
allowance if you work more than four hours together.
How Old Do I Have to
Be?
Volunteers are aged between 16 and 80.
How Do I Go About
Applying?
Please check the website on a regular basis
to view any new vacancies as they occur. You can also call us if
you’d like us to send you regular vacancy updates. Once you find a
role which suits you, let us know and we will send you an
application pack.
Service Support Centre
Volunteer - Force Headquarters ... follow this link for more information
>
Safe Schools and Communities Team
(SSCT) Volunteer - Verwood ... follow this link for more information
>
CCTV Operator- Wareham &
Swange ... follow this link for more information >
Safer Neighbourhood Team
Volunteer - Weymouth ... follow this link for more information
>
Safer Neighbourhood Team
Volunteer - Bridport, Beaminster, West Bay, Lyme Regis and
Marshwood Vale ... follow this link for more information >
Police Vehicle Equipment
Control - Boscombe, Bournemouth & Poole Division ...
follow this link for more information
>
Police Vehicle Cleaner -
Boscombe and Weymouth ... follow this link for more information
>
East Bournemouth Safer Neighbourhood
Volunteer - Boscombe, Bournemouth & Poole Division ...
follow this link for more information
>
Audit, Insurance & Risk Management
Volunteer - Force Headquarters ... follow this link for more information
>
Safer Neighbourhood Team
Volunteer – Forcewide ... follow this link for more information
>
Police Vehicle Equipment Control
Volunteer – Dorchester, Blandford and
Weymouth ...follow this link for more information
>
Independent Advice Admin Support Volunteer -
Force Headquarters ... follow this link for more information
>
If you are interested in receiving further
information on any of the above vacancies then you can contact the
Volunteers’ Support Team via:
Tel : 01305 223683
Contact us - complete our online form and state in the
"Your request or question field" - Request for Volunteers
Application Pack
In writing, to Volunteers’ Support Team,
LDU, Dorset Police, Force HQ, Winfrith, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2
8DZ