Police Cadet

**South Australia Police**
**Job reference**: 580844

**Location**: 5000 - ADELAIDE

**Job status**: Long Term Contract

**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone

**YOU BELONG IN BLUE**
**WHY NOT CONSIDER A CAREER WITH SOUTH AUSTRALIA POLICE?**
- **Generous salary rate upon completion of training including 21% shift penalties and allowances.**:

- **Earn while you learn - paid training**:

- **Additional financial and flexibility incentives for regional postings**:

- **6 weeks annual leave**

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

We’re looking for ordinary people, to do an extraordinary job. We believe everyone has unique skills and capabilities, and your contribution as a Police Officer will allow us to continue to build on our strong foundations as a contemporary and highly regarded police service.

Fully paid training with SAPOL will be undertaken at the SA Police Academy at Taperoo, and will combine academic studies in law, policy and procedure with practical and physical training.

Upon successful completion, you will become part of a team who provides frontline services to the community - including mobile patrols to prevent and detect crime, maintain law and order, and undertake an active role in traffic policing and road safety campaigns.

As a full-time Police Officer within South Australia Police, you will have the opportunity to truly make a difference by making South Australian communities safer. You will also have access to many benefits and opportunities for personal and professional growth and development, with job security and clear career pathways with generous salaries. Plus, with more than 40 professional specialities on offer - you will be sure to find the right role for you

We are seeking people with varied life experiences and cultural backgrounds, reflecting the diversity of our community. First Nations people and people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

**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

**To serve as a South Australian Police Officer, you must be**:

- An Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident
- Able to meet medical, fitness and psychometric requirements
- Able to complete operational training and be willing to carry and use operational safety equipment, including a firearm

**Applications close**: 30/06/2024 11:45 PM

**Flexibility Statement**
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.