A position as a police reservist (frontline support officer) offers excellent work benefits, including a great salary, flexible work arrangements and the opportunity to use your prior policing experience to support the work of the frontline.
Starting salary
Police reservists are paid a full-time salary of $86,188.
If employed on a part time basis, pay will be a pro rata amount of this salary.
Salary progression
For the police reservist rank, there is no banded progression, and salary will only increase per the award wage, outlined in the Victoria Police Force Enterprise Agreement.
Tax and superannuation
Your income as a police reservist is a taxable income. You will be taxed like any other employee in Australia.
Police reservists are members of the Emergency Services Superannuation (ESSS) Accumulation Fund.
You are encouraged to seek your own financial advice based on your personal circumstances.
ESSS has identified a variety of solutions and upon formal application can provide some materials that may be of assistance.
For further information, visit the Emergency Services Super Fund website.
Allowances and leave
As a police reservist, you will be entitled to nine weeks of recreation leave.
These are made up of:
- five weeks recreation leave per year
- an additional two weeks in lieu of public holidays
- a further 10 days accrued time off in lieu of the 38-hour week.
You will also be entitled to 15 days of personal/carer leave per year.
Leave entitlements will be pro rata dependent on part time arrangements.
You may also be eligible for additional allowances. These will be discussed with you during the recruitment process.
Other leave entitlements
There are a range of other leave entitlements, including:
• parental leave
• study leave
• long-service leave.
After 10 years of service, you can access three months of long-service leave on full-pay, or six months on half-pay.
It is possible to access your accrued long service leave on a pro rata basis after seven years of service.
Flexible working arrangements
Victoria Police provides its employees with a range of flexible work options.
We can accommodate your personal circumstances, where operational and service delivery priorities allow.
Part-time work
Reservists can commence work on a part-time basis, with 0.4, 0.5, 0.6 or 0.8 FTE options available.
Hours and shifts
Police reservists (frontline support officers) will be rostered on to eight-hour shifts between 7am and 7pm on weekdays, inclusive of public holidays.
Ordinary hours
The ordinary hours of work for full-time reservists are 80 hours per fortnight, which will be arranged within various shifts to suit service delivery needs.
The arrangement for ordinary hours of work is described in the Victoria Police Force Enterprise Agreement.
Roles and duties of police reservists
Understand the new police reservist (frontline support officer) role and how it helps Victoria Police and the community.
Check out the roles and duties of police reservists.
Thinking about returning to Victoria Police?
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