Contribute to service change or improvement
How can you improve outcomes for your community through contributing to service design, delivery, monitoring or review of Police Service of Scotland?
Police Scotland
If you are looking for an exciting and varied career that gives you the chance to have fresh challenges every day then look no further and come and join us as a police officer.
You’ll need to be 18 years or over, meet the residency criteria and be physically fit.
Interested and want to apply? Find out more in the How to Apply pages as a Police Officer or a member of police staff.
The Special Constabulary is an effective means in which local communities can be represented within the police service.
As a fully trained volunteer with police powers, you can add real value by supporting the regular police service. If you are interested in applying to join the Special Constabulary follow How to Apply - Special Constables.
Would you like to be a Police Scotland Youth Volunteer? PSYV are groups of up to 24 young people based across Scotland. Supported by adult volunteers and led by a police constable the PSYV volunteer at community and national events across Scotland.
The PSYV programme aims to strengthen the relationship with the police and young people, breaking down barriers and promoting positive role models.
Policing in Partnership
Improving outcomes for communities is rarely achieved by Police Scotland in isolation. Most incidents require the support of partners and communities through volunteering e.g. responding to the impact of severe weather. Visit the Ready Scotland website for information on voluntary response organisations.
This has been successfully evidenced in the Scottish Borders and Aberdeen in recent years with volunteers co-ordinated through a local Resilience Partnership.
