February 2012
Police Officer Recruitment
Detective Superintendent – Senior Investigating Officer
Homicide and Major Enquiry Team
A rare opportunity has arisen to be part of the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team (HMET). Closing date 16 February 2012. Click here for more details
West Yorkshire Police Recruitment
We are not looking to recruit any additional police officers at this time and will not be accepting applications.
Please continue to monitor this page for any updates on the recruitment situation.
If you would like to register your interest to receive updates on the recruitment situation, please click here.
When recruitment does open again, we will be particularly interested in receiving applications from groups that are under represented in the police service.
To check the status of an existing application please click here.
To look at any opportunities for police staff roles with West Yorkshire Police please use the link to the left.
Did you know you can receive the latest police staff job vacancies every week in your mailbox?
Simply visit the Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) website, use your West Yorkshire postcode to find your local page, and then sign up for updates. While signing up, you can choose to receive the latest police staff vacancies as well as local press releases and updates from your local team. More details on the NPT Help Page.
If you live outside the county, you will need to use an example West Yorkshire postcode to enable you to register (eg WF1 3QP).
Vacancies are also posted weekly on the Force's Facebook site*. You can also follow us on Twitter!*
More Information
View a selection of Video Frequently Asked Questions covering both recruitment and Neighbourhood Policing, answered by serving officers. Also, download our detailed Recruitment Pack (PDF).
Additional Links
Your interest is important to us and if you would care to follow the appropriate links below you can obtain more information about these roles and the recruitment process.
We are keen to ensure that the Police Service reflects the various communities it serves and we are keen to improve its diversity.
In effect, the more closely the Police Service reflects the people it represents the more effectively we can deliver a high quality of service to the public and improve our operational efficiency.
We welcome people from all backgrounds and in particular, West Yorkshire Police is under represented by female, black and minority ethnic officers.
Applications are particularly encouraged from these groups, but it must be stressed that selection will be made solely on merit, and in accordance with the national recruitment standards.
In order to facilitate this, West Yorkshire Police have employed a Positive Action Co-ordinator, who can be contacted on 01924 292110, in order to carry out positive action initiatives. They are primarily –
- To conduct and support recruitment events and other recruiting activity, in partnership, with particular focus on Black and Minority ethnic people (BME).
- To provide appropriate advice, encouragement and support to BME groups who are seeking a career within West Yorkshire Police.
- To provide appropriate advice, encouragement and support to BME officers and staff who are already placed in the organisation.
Positive action is a range of measures which employers can lawfully take to encourage and train people from under-represented groups in order to help them overcome disadvantages in competing with other applicants.
However, selection for interviews and jobs must be based on judgements of individual’s ability to carry out the work required i.e. the best person for the job.
There are supporting organisations available to offer advice to under – represented groups and links to some of these can be found below.
Associated Links (External Links)
Please Note:
Commonwealth citizens and foreign national who apply to the police service must be living in the UK free of restrictions or have entitlement to do so.
Download our Police Recruitment Important Points document (PDF 30kb)