Goonerdee wrote: » FinalTry32 wrote: » Id encourage anyone to go for the police staff options , It wont make a difference to your actual police application or even applying for all 3 wont make a difference to the process , pay is pretty decent, some great benefits and I know people who work in all 3 jobs and even at the lowest paid its still a good whack every month with the weekend rates and O/T rates , shift patterns do vary tho across the board. I would love to apply for all three roles but I dont have A-levels, but I think I’ll stick my name in the hat for call handler and cdo. I know I’d said I’d never leave my job for anything but the police, but as someone else said, keep as many doors open as you can. Life can change in an instant.
FinalTry32 wrote: » Id encourage anyone to go for the police staff options , It wont make a difference to your actual police application or even applying for all 3 wont make a difference to the process , pay is pretty decent, some great benefits and I know people who work in all 3 jobs and even at the lowest paid its still a good whack every month with the weekend rates and O/T rates , shift patterns do vary tho across the board.
sparkylarky wrote: » Goonerdee wrote: » FinalTry32 wrote: » Id encourage anyone to go for the police staff options , It wont make a difference to your actual police application or even applying for all 3 wont make a difference to the process , pay is pretty decent, some great benefits and I know people who work in all 3 jobs and even at the lowest paid its still a good whack every month with the weekend rates and O/T rates , shift patterns do vary tho across the board. I would love to apply for all three roles but I dont have A-levels, but I think I’ll stick my name in the hat for call handler and cdo. I know I’d said I’d never leave my job for anything but the police, but as someone else said, keep as many doors open as you can. Life can change in an instant. Do you need a levels for the cdo role? I thought it was just 5 gcse at grade c or above?
Lockie101 wrote: » Going to give it a shot anyway and see what happens, actually wouldn’t mind the call handler or dispatcher role! Not as much as being boots on the ground but still sounds good
sparkylarky wrote: » Lockie101 wrote: » Going to give it a shot anyway and see what happens, actually wouldn’t mind the call handler or dispatcher role! Not as much as being boots on the ground but still sounds good I think them roles would be extremely stressful with people shouting and screaming down the phone and not being physically there to help them, just one after the other! Just my 2 pence on the subject, im going to try the cdo one
Banterbus28 wrote: » sparkylarky wrote: » Lockie101 wrote: » Going to give it a shot anyway and see what happens, actually wouldn’t mind the call handler or dispatcher role! Not as much as being boots on the ground but still sounds good I think them roles would be extremely stressful with people shouting and screaming down the phone and not being physically there to help them, just one after the other! Just my 2 pence on the subject, im going to try the cdo one As stressfull as wrestling someone to the ground who has a knife and is trying to bite you? Oh and they also have Hep B...
sparkylarky wrote: » Banterbus28 wrote: » sparkylarky wrote: » Lockie101 wrote: » Going to give it a shot anyway and see what happens, actually wouldn’t mind the call handler or dispatcher role! Not as much as being boots on the ground but still sounds good I think them roles would be extremely stressful with people shouting and screaming down the phone and not being physically there to help them, just one after the other! Just my 2 pence on the subject, im going to try the cdo one As stressfull as wrestling someone to the ground who has a knife and is trying to bite you? Oh and they also have Hep B... Awk I know what you mean no doubt there is stress in all roles but at least you would be physically able to do something, I personally would find it more stressful hearing people in need of help but not being there with them, but like its been said everyone handles it differently
Banterbus28 wrote: » Indeed. Include you national insurance number, full name and date of birth in the email.
Maxi515 wrote: » The CDO role was formerly administered by the private sector security firm, Noonan (formerly Federal) (who I also think provide security on police station doors). The PSNI has since absorbed them, Anyway, there are a few reviews on indeed.co.uk for CDO's from ex Noonan colleagues who didn't recommend it as a great place to work, citing security risks and culture. I think dispatching vis a vis call handling would be far more stressful and I think the pay scales reflect that. Call handlers deal with non emergency inquiries, dispatchers allocate resources on potentially life and death matters. Out of them all, if you value your sanity, I think call handling is the most preferential. P.S Would anyone else feel like a bit of a dick if they accepted a dispatcher job and then resigned a few weeks later when they get into Garnerville?
Lockie101 wrote: » No i haven’t got one either, they may be waiting until applications close on the 15th before sending them out
