About the role

Being a Queensland Police Officer is more than a job.

It's a career that offers paid training, ongoing development and opportunities in specialist units and leadership roles.

You’ll have the unique opportunity to be a positive presence during people's most challenging moments.

From our pristine beaches to bustling cities and quintessential remote towns, discover a career and lifestyle as diverse as the Queensland communities you will serve.

Duties

Our officers are on the frontline, managing everything from crime prevention and emergency response to community engagement and public safety.

• Work in varying conditions and in diverse locations
• Undertake operational patrols, respond to situations to enforce laws and/or maintain public order, and investigate offences
• Operate police vehicles safely in varying road, terrains and conditions
• Provide the public with service and support
• Perform duties in a professional and ethical manner, as part of a team

Location

After successfully completing training at the academy, you will be posted to a designated police station around Queensland. Where possible, preferred locations are taken into consideration. However, you could be posted to any region, subject to operational requirements.

Benefits

The QPS offers generous superannuation, shift work, part-time arrangements and parental leave amongst its work/life principles and policies.

• Get paid to train: Police recruits receive a training salary and allowance of approximately $55,000pa, plus may receive free accommodation at the police academies in Brisbane and Townsville.
• Competitive salary: The starting salary of a First Year Constable is $87,509* per annum, which comprises $72,322* + 21% Operational Shift Allowance (OSA). Plus, receive a generous 18% superannuation.
• Work/life balance: A 38-hour working week means 9 days off in every 28-day roster.
• Allowances and leave: 6 weeks recreation leave per year; 13 weeks long service leave after 10 years of service; additional travel allowances and financial incentives for officers working in remote areas.

Learn more about QPS incentives, benefits, and leadership opportunities.

LINK https://www.policerecruit.qld.gov.au/what-we-offer

Skills & experience

The QPS is seeking individuals with the drive and ambition to make a difference, effective communication and problem-solving skills, and who value fairness and integrity.

• 17 years or older to apply and 18 years or older by the time of commencing training.
• Australian citizen or permanent residency status or New Zealand citizen with special category visa (SCV) or Foreign National with policing experience.
• Year 12 (or equivalent), or iPROWD program (or equivalent), or minimum 3 years full-time (or equivalent) work.
• Open driver licence or provisional driver licence with minimum of 12 months experience by time of recruit training graduation.
• High standard of past behaviour and conduct.
• Physically and mentally fit for policing duties.

Take our test to assess your eligibility to apply and discover your entry pathway options.

How to apply

Ready to get started?

To assess your eligibility to apply and discover your entry pathway options, simply click the ‘Apply’ button on this ad, and you'll be taken to the Queensland Police Recruit website to get started!

Previous Policing Experience

The QPS invites applications from individuals with previous policing experience in interstate and international policing jurisdictions.

Your experience could see you fast-tracked to the frontline through our 20-week Police Abridged Competency Education (PACE) program, building on your existing frontline policing experience.

A career with the QPS offers paid training, ongoing development and opportunities in specialist units and leadership roles.

Learn more about our PACE program.

LINK https://www.policerecruit.qld.gov.au/Previous-Police-Experience

About the company

The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is a dynamic, community-focused organisation.

Together we keep the people, places and communities of Queensland safe through excellence in policing and community safety services.

We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and sustainable workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

Join us in building a safer and more resilient Queensland.

Diversity and Inclusion

As an equal opportunity employer, the QPS recognises that modern policing in a culturally diverse society requires officers who reflect the state's gender, cultural, linguistic and regional diversity.​

We do this by embracing inclusion and diversity within all our workplaces, to build cultures and values that reflect the way we do business.