Rural Recruitment
Love your Community?
Congratulations! You’ve just taken your first step towards a new career as a rural police officer.
If you’re already certain that a career in rural policing is for you, apply now.
If you’d like to find out more and put your questions to our officers, sign up for an online recruitment event where you will:
- hear from serving police officers who work in your local area
- get helpful hints and tips on the application process
- have your questions answered by our recruitment team.
Rural policing is a rewarding career. It will challenge and excite you, as no two days are the same. As a local police officer working in a rural community, you will:
- Often be the first responder to incidents and will quickly see how your actions can help people at their time of need.
- Have opportunities to experience a broad range of policing disciplines.
- Work alongside local partner organisations to keep people safe.
- Protect the vulnerable and support victims of crime.
- Make a difference every day to your community.
Meet the Team
Be inspired by the policing journeys of our serving officers from across Scotland.
Our officers have different life experiences and backgrounds. What unites them is a dedication to keeping people safe and the values of integrity, fairness, respect and a commitment to upholding human rights.
Read the stories of our serving officers.
Find out more
You’ll find answers to the questions we are most regularly asked, by people like you, in our Police Officer Recruitment Frequently Asked Questions section.
