Lancashire Constabulary

Applications to become a Special Constable are now open 🤩 If you have some spare time and want to make a real difference in your community, becoming a Special is right up your street! 👮♀️ Specials are vital and highly valued in the force, offering support to colleagues in many ways. It takes dedication to sacrifice personal time for a challenging, unpaid role, however being a Special is extremely rewarding. 🚔 There are fantastic opportunities to build on existing skills and develop new ones, and whilst it isn’t a direct route to becoming a paid police officer, Specials receive the same standard of training as a regular police officer and can progress through the rank system. ♥ Of course, the best reward of all is making difference to the community, helping to keep people safe and feeling safe. 🔗 Apply here: https://orlo.uk/7hHEU

Some good news to beat the Monday blues... applications to become a Special Constable open next week 🚨 Special Constables are volunteer police officers who come from all walks of life, bringing a vast range of skills and experience. They join from a huge variety of professions, including teachers, GPs, project managers, directors, retailers and just about any profession you can think of. With the same uniform and powers of arrest as Police Officers, Specials share all the same responsibilities. Duties could include providing a police presence in town centres on Friday nights, dealing with domestic violence incidents, helping people who are going through a mental health crisis, and giving evidence in court. Wanting to know more? Click here 👉 https://orlo.uk/LBCHf

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR OUR TRANSFEREE INTAKES AT LANCASHIRE CONSTABULARY!! Join us at Lancashire Constabulary as we welcome talented, serving police officers to our January and March Transferee intakes 2025. If you're passionate about making a difference in your community and ready to develop your career in policing, we want to hear from you! This is your chance to be part of a dedicated force committed to keeping Lancashire safe. Our constabulary is a large, inclusive, friendly and forward-thinking organisation in a wonderfully diverse location, where our staff come from a variety of backgrounds, cultures and industries. We’re interested in applications for all ranks and roles up to Inspector, who have successfully completed their probationary period at their current force and are ready to take the next step in their career. We are also open to accept applications from officers at Non-Home Office Forces that meet the below eligibility criteria: - Have passed the Online Assessment Centre or former SEARCH assessment recognised by the College of Policing - Have completed an Initial Training period, such as IPLDP, or be willing to work towards once posted to Lancashire. Applications will close on Thursday 31st October, do not miss out on this exciting opportunity! To apply, please click on the link below: https://orlo.uk/PIWGK If you would like to find out more about our intakes, please contact a friendly member of our Transferee Recruitment Team by emailing [email protected]

We have this week appointed a new DCC (Deputy Chief Constable)! 🥳 After a rigorous process earlier this week, we are delighted to announce that Sam Mackenzie has been appointed as our new DCC of Lancashire Constabulary. Sam joined Lancashire police in April 2000 starting as a response officer in Blackpool. He has dedicated his entire policing career to serving the communities of Lancashire working in investigative, operational and community roles. Sam also undertook a year long secondment to HMICFRS gaining experiences of policing across the country. In his previous role as the Assistant Chief Constable of Lancashire, Sam has held the role of both Head of Local Policing and Head of Crime and Specialist Capabilities. As the Deputy, he is now responsible for the day-to-day running of the force and also oversees our Professional Standards Department, Legal Services and Corporate Development. Sam is resident of Lancashire with a young family and so is committed to ensuring we deliver the best service possible for our communities. We're sure you'll join us in wishing him the best of luck in his new role, where he will continue to work hard to support our officers and staff to keep Lancashire safe. 👏

Custody Detention Officer (CDO) recruitment is now open 🥳 As a CDO, your main role will be to ensure the dignity and welfare of those the police have arrested and detained in one of our custody suites. Duties range from administration to taking DNA samples. CDOs perform a vital role in keeping everything running smoothly, ensuring the safety and well-being of detainees and visitors. Could this be the perfect career move for you? Apply below 👇 https://orlo.uk/w2lZ4

Do you know about the support available to new parents and carers, to help you cope with the stress of a crying infant? Our teams work incredibly hard in the wake of a tragedy like baby shaking. But these incidents are preventable and help is available. This week is ICON Week, aimed at raising awareness about infant crying and how to manage it, supporting parents and carers and preventing serious injuries, illnesses and even fatalities caused by AHT, which often results from shaking a baby. The ICON programme is built around a simple, evidence-based acronym: I: Infant crying is normal and will eventually stop. C: Comfort methods can sometimes soothe the baby, and the crying will cease. O: It is okay to walk away for a few minutes if you have ensured the baby's safety and the crying is overwhelming. N: Never shake or hurt a baby. If you are concerned about yourself or someone you love, support is available. Head to 👉 https://orlo.uk/lyHuk for more information.

❓ Everyone loves a good quiz on social media, don’t they? ❓ So, we want to test your social media knowledge! Our social media team: A) Monitor our social media channels B) Create content & stories to highlight the work we do bringing criminals to justice. C) Create reports and understand analytics to understand how we’re performing & how to do better. D) All of the above (and more!). To be part of our social media team, you need to: A) Have experience of writing for social media. B) Be a tech-wizz with bags of enthusiasm! C) Understand analytics and be able to stay calm under pressure. D) All of the above (and more!) Spoiler alert: the correct answer for both is D : all of the above (and more!). So, if you think that the above sounds like its all in a day’s work for you, we have a job opportunity to tell you about. We’re hiring a Digital Communications Assistant to join our HQ Media & Engagement team. Think this could be the perfect role for you? Apply here 👉 https://orlo.uk/0DDNu

Today we’re celebrating #999Day and all those in the emergency services who keep us safe every day 🚓 🚑 🚒 Did you know? 👀 💙 Around 2 MILLION people work across the emergency services and many of these are volunteers (just like our Special Constables and other volunteers in the force!) 💙 Over 7500 members of the services have sadly been killed whilst serving the UK in the past 200 years, the most recent being Sergeant Graham Saville of Nottinghamshire Police 💙 💙 There are SIX main emergency services who work tirelessly day and night, 24 hours a day; Police, Ambulance, Fire and Rescue, the Coastguard, the NHS, Search and Rescue Tag someone you know who works in the emergency services and deserves a bit of recognition 👇

🚨 Don't miss out! 🚨 Applications to join us as a Police Control Room Operator on one of our part-time shifts close on Tuesday at 10am. Head to the link to apply, find out more about the shift patterns available, hear from some of our Police Control Room Operators and learn more about the training and benefits of working for a top-rated force. https://orlo.uk/Nnadm

Earlier this week during the annual ‘Ride the Lights’ event in Blackpool, our officers were out and about making sure everyone was enjoying the evening safely 🚲 Whilst PC Nelson was chatting to the public, looking out for anything untoward, he couldn’t have imagined what was about to unfold. His attention was quickly brought to a lady who had fallen down to the sea after slipping off the sea defence walls just as the tide was starting to rapidly come in 🌊 Knowing the danger she’d be in and thinking quickly, PC Nelson, along with his colleagues, ran to her aid, throwing a life ring out and pulling her to safety; have a watch below 👇 Whilst the lady was shaken, she received medical attention and has now made a full recovery thanks to PC Nelson’s incredibly swift actions, which just go to show that our officers have to be ready to attend to any kind of emergency at all times. Think you’re up to the job? Why not sign up to our job alerts here, and you’ll be the first to know when we’re accepting new officers who make a difference every day 👉 https://orlo.uk/zqP2u