Intermediate Mounted Officer - Transferee

We currently have an exciting and rare opportunity for experienced Intermediate or advanced qualified Mounted Officers to join our team.

We are especially looking for enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals to join our specialist team here in the South West working with us to continue building our reputation as an outstanding Mounted section. 

When at full compliment you will have the opportunity to join a team consisting of 13 horses with 12 other Police Constables.  You will be led by Sergeant Hannah Clarke.

The role of an experienced officer is varied with the added advantage of the helping to support our busy Mounted Section with the development of young horses towards them becoming outstanding operational Police Horses.

You will be responding to both planned and spontaneous public order events across Avon & Somerset, and provide mutual aid to surrounding forces. You will conduct high-visibility patrols to detect and prevent crime, and also take part in ceremonial duties, community visits and intelligence led policing.

• Applicants must be a qualified mounted officer and must have successfully passed their intermediate exam
• HGV licence (cat C) is advantageous but not essential however successful applicants will be required to undertake a course and driving exam.
• CMS level 2 is advantageous but not essential.  

The selection process will be conducted face to face and will include an interview and assessment.

If you think this could be the role for you please feel free to contact Sergeant Hannah Clarke at hannah.clarke@avonandsomerset.police.uk for any further information.

What We Offer

Avon and Somerset Constabulary has gained a reputation as a pioneering and innovative Constabulary which has led the way on a number of initiatives and is committed to providing development and promotion opportunities for all.

Bristol is one of Britain’s core cities and the eighth largest. It is a lively, diverse and rapidly expanding city.

Somerset includes the historic cities of Bath and Wells, coastal areas with a high volume of seasonal tourists and remote rural communities such as Exmoor.

South Gloucestershire and North Somerset have fast-growing areas of new housing and commercial development attracting businesses and young families.

All of these combine to provide different and diverse policing challenges.

Avon and Somerset Constabulary are proud to support a representative workforce. We are a neurodiversity and inclusive organisation that welcomes applications from everyone. Our inclusive culture - Avon & Somerset Police

If you’re looking for a position which will offer you variety and a genuine opportunity to broaden your experience, Avon and Somerset is the constabulary for you.

What you need to know

Below are some extra details that help explain the process of transferring to work in our Constabulary.

We will begin to process your application immediately on receipt. Applicants who are successfully shortlisted will be invited for an interview at the Avon and Somerset Police Headquarters or remotely via Microsoft Teams. We ask that you provide the following when you arrive for your interview:

✔ Medical / Occupational Health Report

✔ Sickness Record.

Location

Current Constabulary policy requires officers to live in the Avon and Somerset Constabulary boundary and within a 20 mile radius of their station of posting. 

The Mounted section has the advantage of being in a central location with easy access to the M5 and other major routes. We are based at the Wilfred Fuller Operational Training Centre in Clevedon.

Rent/housing allowance

For those officers who currently receive a housing or rent allowance in their existing Constabulary, our Constabulary equivalent allowance to our maximum will be paid.

Salary and leave

Officers in this constabulary are paid in accordance with the national rates. Salaries are paid directly into officer's bank or building society account on the 28th of each month.

Leave already booked by a successful officer will be honoured for this year, but officers must advise us of these dates in writing when invited to attend the interview.

If an officer has agreed carry over of leave with their current Constabulary for the previous year, we will honour the carry-over of up to 5 days into the current period.

Under most circumstances pension rights are directly transferable from one Constabulary to another.

Fitness test & Interview

All applicants will be required to attend Police HQ in Portishead for a Medical Assessment, Uniform Fitting, Biometrics, Drugs and a Physical Fitness test.

The fitness test will consist of the following elements:

✔ Warm up to level 3 on endurance fitness shuttle run (bleep test) followed by two minutes of stretching.

✔ Endurance fitness shuttle run (bleep test) up to level 5/4.

You can learn more about our fitness test and watch a demonstration video on our Fitness Test page

Please click the link take a look at our website here - Transferee recruitment for further information about the eligibility requirements and process involved with joining Avon and Somerset.  We very much look forward to hearing from you!