EXPERIENCED POLICE OFFICERS, SOUTH AUSTRALIA POLICE

EXPERIENCED POLICE OFFICERS, SOUTH AUSTRALIA POLICE

• Reimbursement of visa expenses for you and your family.
• Generous salary, overtime and shift penalties. Salary upon permanent appointment is approx. between $93,000 to $108,000 AUD plus superannuation.
• Further increases upon permanent appointment (dependent upon experience and classification).
• Earn while you learn – fully paid streamlined transition training courses.
• Additional financial and flexibility incentives for regional postings.
• 6 weeks annual leave.

South Australia Police (SAPOL) is seeking experienced Police Officers from the UK to fill General Duties Police Officer vacancies in South Australia (SA).

SA is home to Australia's 'best beach', the country's finest wine, outback mountain ranges and a thriving arts scene. If you're chasing a Mediterranean climate, friendly, laid back lifestyle, with a much lower cost of living than our eastern counterparts - that's us!

SA makes a great place to raise a family and expand your policing journey, while enjoying a competitive salary and limitless opportunities for learning and career growth.

About the role

South Australia Police is entering an exciting new chapter, developing new initiatives alongside our people, our operations and a growing number of technology portfolios.

Build on your policing journey with South Australia Police and set yourself up with an exciting and fulfilling career, with a competitive salary and limitless opportunities for learning and career growth!

To be successful in this role you will be:

• a strong communicator who is able to effectively resolve conflict
• a confident and decisive problem-solver, able to think on your feet
• honest and reliable
• courageous
• patient, resilient and respectful.

Some of the key tasks you will perform in this role include:

• Preventing, detecting and investigating offences in areas such as street offences, family
• violence, traffic, drugs and alcohol.
• Securing and examining crime scenes and accidents to locate and obtain evidence.
• Maintaining public safety.
• General Patrols in identified areas to minimise the potential for public disturbance and crime.
• Investigating accidents, crimes, minor offences and public complaints, gathering evidence
• and investigating, arresting and interviewing suspects.
• Testing persons suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs and issuing
• infringement notices for traffic offences.
• Directing and controlling traffic at congested areas.
• Attending at community engagement events.
• Providing advice and assistance to victims of crime and their families.
• Maintaining records and preparing reports.
• Attending court.

ELIGIBILITY

To secure a place on a SAPOL Transition Program in 2024, applicants must:

• meet Department of Immigration visa eligibility requirements to obtain an Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186) under the labour agreement stream
• be an experienced Police Officer within the UK
• have a minimum of three years’ continuous and active service within the past five years (not including any initial training period), and
• hold a current full class driver’s licence or equivalent.

Apply now!

If you're keen to make the change and join us at South Australia Police, find out more by clicking apply.