Understand the roles and duties of our newly developed frontline support officer (police reservist) role that will be key to support both frontline staff and the community.
Utilise your prior policing expertise as crucial support to station, investigation, and justice support work when you return to Victoria Police.
The role of a police reservist (frontline support officer)
Frontline support officer is a new role we are developing to support our frontline police.
In the role, you will work closely with frontline police while using your valuable policing knowledge across:
- customer service
- investigation support, and,
- justice-related support tasks.
Your part in this dedicated workforce of frontline support officers helps frontline police to spend more out of the station responding to the needs of the community.
Work as a police reservist gives you many of the things you may miss about policing – purpose, teamwork and service to the community – without returning to frontline deployment.
The duties of a police reservist (frontline support officer)
Police reservists may work across one or more of a variety of areas.
Reception services
Reception service duties as a police reservist may include:
- supporting police stations by staffing reception counters during business hours
- assisting members of the public.
Investigation support services
Investigation support services as a police reservist duties may include:
- assessing and progressing routine matters
- conducting initial enquiries where appropriate
- supporting case preparation.
Justice support services
Justice support services duties as a police reservist may include:
- assisting with brief preparation
- disclosure requirements
- other court related tasks.
Police reservist (frontline support officer) salary, leave, benefits and hours
There are plenty of benefits to returning to Victoria Police.
Learn about the salary and benefits for police reservists (frontline support officers).
Thinking about returning to Victoria Police?
Check your eligibility and register your interest to return to Victoria Police as a police reservist (frontline support officer).
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