[wayneone]

Hello Guys/Gals,

Just a quick hello you all and to say that I have just started to consider a position with the specials which was brought about from the ride along scheme with the regulars, I have a friend who is a serving Police officer and He invited me to join him, Well I loved it and since a week ago cant stop thinking about joining up with a view to becoming a regular.

Any advise would be gratefull,I know its not all blue lights and running but I enjoyed the company and was very impressed with the officers on how they went about thier duites.

Great forums by the way!


Wayne

P.S If there any serving SC in the Trinity station can you give me a typical day /evening on duty.

This post has been edited by wayneone: 30 July 2010 - 09:34 PM

[BristolSam]

wayneone, on 30 July 2010 - 10:31 PM, said:

Hello Guys/Gals,

Just a quick hello you all and to say that I have just started to consider a position with the specials which was brought about from the ride along scheme with the regulars, I have a friend who is a serving Police officer and He invited me to join him, Well I loved it and since a week ago cant stop thinking about joining up with a view to becoming a regular.

Any advise would be gratefull,I know its not all blue lights and running but I enjoyed the company and was very impressed with the officers on how they went about thier duites.

Great forums by the way!


Wayne

P.S If there any serving SC in the Trinity station can you give me a typical day /evening on duty.

Hi

Im just completing the 2nd to last training module with A+S specials. I'll be going to D district which is bristol north (Staple Hill/Filton/Thornbury/Chipping Sodbury) but there are plenty on here from B district which is central Bristol.

To give you an idea, from expressing interest on the website to starting training is about a year maybe a bit over. Training is every other weekend for 8 weekends and unfortunately you can't miss any so make sure you're free for all of them.

In terms of process you express interest on the website, they invite you to an informal group meeting at a station where they run through the role and give you all the forms to fill in and run through that. After you've filled in all the forms you get invited to sit a PIR (Police Initial Recruitment) Test which is multiple choice for maths/english etc and is generally fairly straight forward. Providing you pass that you will be invited for an interview which is mainly competancy based (give an example of a time you have... etc) and also giving you situations you might be faced with as an officer and asking how you would act. Following on from that is a medical at force HQ (Portishead) and then its all done and you'll be giving your dates for training!

Hope that helps

[ivan_8551]

BristolSam, on 31 July 2010 - 06:53 PM, said:

Hi

Im just completing the 2nd to last training module with A+S specials. I'll be going to D district which is bristol north (Staple Hill/Filton/Thornbury/Chipping Sodbury) but there are plenty on here from B district which is central Bristol.

To give you an idea, from expressing interest on the website to starting training is about a year maybe a bit over. Training is every other weekend for 8 weekends and unfortunately you can't miss any so make sure you're free for all of them.

Maybe a bit over? I wish, I registered my interest in April 2009, I start training in September...

[BaileyCol]

BristolSam said:

In terms of process you express interest on the website, they invite you to an informal group meeting at a station where they run through the role and give you all the forms to fill in and run through that.

I never had a informal meeting so I guess not all districts have them, Bristol I would imagine gets more applicants so it is worth it more so than us in the more rural locations.

ivan_8551 said:

Maybe a bit over? I wish, I registered my interest in April 2009, I start training in September...

Mine was almost exactly a year from interest to training, registered at the end of August 2009 and will likewise be starting training this September.

[BristolSam]

BaileyCol, on 01 August 2010 - 11:36 AM, said:

I never had a informal meeting so I guess not all districts have them, Bristol I would imagine gets more applicants so it is worth it more so than us in the more rural locations.



Mine was almost exactly a year from interest to training, registered at the end of August 2009 and will likewise be starting training this September.

Looks like I'll be getting attested with your group in December then! Meant to have mine in 2 weeks but can't make it now so have to wait till your training finishes for it to come round again

[Gelf]

wayneone, on 30 July 2010 - 10:31 PM, said:

Hello Guys/Gals,

Just a quick hello you all and to say that I have just started to consider a position with the specials which was brought about from the ride along scheme with the regulars, I have a friend who is a serving Police officer and He invited me to join him, Well I loved it and since a week ago cant stop thinking about joining up with a view to becoming a regular.

Any advise would be gratefull,I know its not all blue lights and running but I enjoyed the company and was very impressed with the officers on how they went about thier duites.

Great forums by the way!


Wayne

P.S If there any serving SC in the Trinity station can you give me a typical day /evening on duty.

Welcome to the forum!! hope you find us helpful!

[wayneone]

Gelf, on 02 August 2010 - 12:01 AM, said:

Welcome to the forum!! hope you find us helpful!

Cheers people! This forum is great source of information, Thanks for the help.

Gelf, I take it your a SC too? And maybe you know a friend of mine who is a regular there and was my sponsor for the ride along.

[Gelf]

wayneone, on 02 August 2010 - 07:52 PM, said:

Cheers people! This forum is great source of information, Thanks for the help.

Gelf, I take it your a SC too? And maybe you know a friend of mine who is a regular there and was my sponsor for the ride along.

I am a special yes, I dont know if i know your friend, there are hundreds of people that work at that station!!

[wayneone]

Gelf, on 02 August 2010 - 11:34 PM, said:

I am a special yes, I dont know if i know your friend, there are hundreds of people that work at that station!!

True, It probably helps if I were to tell you his name, Mark Thomas.