2021 Applicants - Merit List

Heard nowt about my vetting but passed ctc vetting for home office inbetween waiting

@avjjken Thank you! Is it just Maydown again or have they opened for Belfast/Gough?

Nope it’s open to all 3 sites this time. So the shift pattern varies. It’s either 10.5 or 12.5% for anyone coming in externally for the Monday - Friday 8-4 & 4-midnight pattern, I have done for a while whist isn’t a bad pattern. Then 20% for the patterns that cover nightshift, have to be in a while before can shift over to this pattern. Anyone wanting a foot in the door it’s a great start and I couldn’t recommend it well enough!

I’m not sure about student officer but I believe contact management has been given a bit of a go ahead, still other lists active for call handlers and dispatchers so other role could be advertised soon too. Honestly I’m not even sure I would go for student officer anymore staff has so much better benefits and pay

G4s are always looking for Station Enquiry Assistants too. Although the Salary. Pension etc wouldn't be a good

Mine was a disaster, I originally applied 2021 around same time as the student officer, got a call to do custody 2022 went to it thinking it wouldn’t be that long. Got injury and was on restrictions was surgery in custody and heard that course was happening in October for Call Handler so I did a transfer then during the course I got an email asking was I interest in call handling still. With how it is I can’t see it taking too long the ones on my course it’s happened within the year for them. It is a really good foot in the door and there is a lot of foundation knowledge learning that anyone can take forward. I know it’s frustrating but I would try and get potential time frames and that kind of thought out of your head cause it will honestly just drive you insane, public sector it might not be doable one day and next day it is and honestly if anyone gets it wouldn’t be surprised if you stayed in that role and even considered going for dispatch instead of student officer. Shift pattern much better, pay is much better and not dealing with anywhere near as much crap and once shift over you go home no workload to come back into just fresh shift.

Yes Call Handlers take 101 & 999. Dispatchers take 999 if it’s very busy but majority is all call handlers.

Trust me it’s advertised a lot lower than what you actually receive. For me to drop to student con now would take my 5 years to be back to the same pay.

Easily 30K, also OT most weekends if you want, don’t have too if don’t want too.

Due to cuts within the force..

Tbh, I've given up at this point and stopped getting my hopes up on predictions and media lol

why was that? I just signed something saying I changes and emailed it to them

Just out of curiosity when did the 8 start? I thought there were intakes April May June, surely the June ones are finished and was that not a larger squad?

Ah didn’t even think of that, thanks for confirming!

Finally got vetting back lol