Police set to sign up 600 new recruits
Northumbria Police is launching its biggest recruitment campaign in nearly a decade – giving the public the chance to ‘be the difference’.
Police and Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird QC and Chief Constable Steve Ashman are paving the way for more than 600 recruits to join the force over the next three years so they can deliver the best possible service to the North East.
Northumbria is the sixth biggest force in the country and serves more than 1.5 million people across both urban and rural communities.
There are 200 different roles open to officers at the Force including work on patrol, on our roads and in some of our more specialist roles like dog handling, or working with police horses.
There will also be a number of opportunities for new police staff and police volunteers.
Ms Baird QC, said: “Now is a fantastic time to join Northumbria Police – the force is full of ambition to be the very best it can be and it’s important that we find talent from all backgrounds to help bring these ambitions to life and become even stronger.
“Crime has changed over the years and our officers demonstrate a range of skills, specialisms and experience in areas ranging from our much valued neighbourhood policing teams to the newer, fast-developing cyber-crime unit.
“There really are more opportunities than ever before.”
Pc Mohammed Khan has been a police officer for 13 years and has encouraged others thinking of joining the police to apply to Northumbria.
He said: “When I applied to be a police officer I was 19 years old and I was ready to grow up in all honesty.
“It was exactly what I needed at the time and becoming a police officer was the best decision I ever made.
“You can get so much satisfaction from something as simple as returning somebody’s mobile phone or goods that were stolen during a burglary.
The force will be holding pop-up events across the Northumbria Police force area.