Major campaign launched to recruit more police officers in North Wales
A major campaign has been launched to recruit more police officers in North Wales.
The drive is being spearheaded by Chief Superintendent Sian Beck who has just started a new role in charge of local policing across the region.
She is keen to get the message out that being a police officer is a great career with “amazing job satisfaction”.
The window for applications is open from August 18 to August 29 and details can be found on the North Wales Police website
Chief Supt Beck said: “It’s a fantastic job with a whole range of career options”.
“We are a 24/7 service and there are times when you have to put the hours in but we are very much welfare-focused and supportive of a good work-life balance which is helpful in terms of recruitment and retaining officers.
“I know from my own experience that I benefited greatly from a lot of support from the force when I was doing a master’s degree which was incredibly important.
“Diversity and inclusion has come on massively especially with the support of our Chief Constable who’s the national lead for diversity, equality and inclusion.
“Policing has moved into the 21st century in North Wales in terms of how we recruit and how we understand the challenges that people face from under-represented communities or different genders.
“We’re always striving to do things better but policing is a more inclusive family these days.”
The Bill
Ironically, becoming a police officer was not part of Sian Beck’s original plan – even though she was a big fan of TV crime dramas, particularly the long-running hit show, The Bill.
Growing up she was also mad about horses and went to the University of the West of England in Bristol to do a degree in equine science.
But she had a “eureka moment” when a friend showed her a policing recruitment brochure.
She said: “I’d never thought of being a police officer until I saw the brochure, did some more research about the role and realised that was what I wanted to do.
“I’m a people person so I love working in teams and I am quite practical and outdoorsy so the thought of doing a job helping people and the unpredictability of every day being totally different really appealed to me.
“The other attraction was that you have the security of one career but a load of different opportunities within the job.
“I joined North Wales Police in March 2000 and I knew immediately that I had made the right decision.
“The police family is full of like-minded people with honesty and integrity who want to do good in their communities.”
Vulnerable
Although it was a hugely rewarding job, Chief Supt Beck stressed that being a police officer was not an easy option.
She added: “You have got to come into it understanding that it is a 24 hour service and it’s shift work, so we don’t work 9 to 5. You don’t always go home when you want to and you’re not always at home when your family are celebrating bank holidays.
“You do see people when they are at their most vulnerable and in the worst time of their lives and that can be upsetting.
“However, on the flip side, being a police officer is the most amazing career with a host of different opportunities.
“You can have a really long and successful career as a patrol officer, building up a wealth of and knowledge of the communities they serve.
“If you prefer you can go for a whole range of specialisms. The opportunities are endless and you can have a whole range of careers within the police.
“Whichever route you choose, you’ll be working with some incredible colleagues and making a real difference to people’s lives on a daily basis, whether you’re a chief constable or a PC on patrol in our communities.
“It’s a massive responsibility but also a great privilege.”
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“Join the Polis, plenty of overtime and benefits including:
Harassing people
Shooting unarmed black and brown people
Beating protestors
Killing women
Beating women at vigils for women killed by your colleagues
Oppressing people from the same economic background as yourself
Turning in your own dad
“Woke-free” chatrooms….and much much more.
….and don’t forget, as long as it’s not on camera you can get away with anything you like! Just ask Cresidda Dick!”
Now, now they aren’t all like that. Mind you the idiots in the Met who strip search a child a day don’t help the rest of them.
NB; I have worked on community events with Safer Neighbourhood Teams at the Met and they were, without exception, wonderful.
Have you ever heard of the saying “a few bad apples”? It is from the longer truism: “One bad apple will spoil the barrel”… …and yes I have met lots of lovely policepeople, including the cardboard cut-out guy, who sat with me for thirteen hours convincing me not to kill myself, but unfortunately, the Police as a system is broken and only serves the rich…. Sarah Everard was murdered by a serving officer and then those who took part in a peaceful vigil were stomped by police officers, a few weeks later legislation that effectively bans lawful protest in the… Read more »
I take it you will not be applying then LOL.