From the initial attraction of the Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) role’s unique blend of physical activity and helping the vulnerable, to his proudest accomplishments that bring smiles to the community, we spoke to PCSO Danyal Ghazi about his career so far… What attracted you to policing and the PCSO role? I never wanted an …
David joined TVP 15 years ago as a PCSO at 30 years old following an earlier career in acting and scriptwriting. We recently caught up with David about what attracted him to the role, what transferable skills he uses, and some of the fantastic community projects he’s worked on, including writing and publishing PC Ben, …
Role: Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) Length of service: 16.5 years What attracted you to policing, and specifically the PCSO role? I was working in a particularly monotonous and predictable sales admin/customer services role when a Police Officer friend of mine suggested the PCSO role. The variety and scope to take ownership of community issues …
Role: Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) Length of service: 1.5 years What attracted to you policing, specifically as a PCSO? I wanted to work in policing, and becoming a PCSO is a great way to do this! I knew I wouldn’t enjoy an office based job as I get bored quite quickly, so the fact …
Role: Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) Age: 44 Length of service: 1 Year After spending 24 years at British Airways, Sarah proved that it’s never too late to change careers after joining TVP as a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) at 44 years old. We recently caught up with Sarah about her previous career, the …
Chris has been a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) with Marlow Neighbourhood Policing Team since September 2020, joining TVP at age 56 after a successful career in the motor trade. We recently caught up with Chris about what it was like to move careers later in life and the transferable skills he carried over. What …
PCSO Ajay I-Beauchamp is one of our new Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs). We caught up with Ajay to learn more about his journey and how he is finding his training so far. Ajay, what attracted you to policing? I had always looked at working in an emergency service and looked directly into the pathways …
Hello, I am PCSO Brandan Charles and I work in Reading. Let me tell you how my passion for policing started… I never really had much interest in joining the police growing up, it wasn’t until I joined a security job about 4 years ago that the idea started to grow on me. I had …
Will Jones is a 22-year-old Police Community Support Officer (PCSO), who joined Thames Valley Police on 22 July 2019. He completed 10 weeks initial training at Sulhamstead, followed by 10 weeks of tutoring on area at Slough, achieving independent patrol status from 29 December 2019. On 6 May 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 …
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