Police Officer jobs in South Yorkshire

Position reference: 50144514

Directorate: Place | Service: Safer Communities

Salary: £32,578 - £35,570

Working Arrangements: 5 days out of 7, including evenings and weekends

Hours per week: 37

Contract type: Permanent

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Closing date: 20/11/2026 at 23:59

The successful candidate will be required to speak English to an appropriate standard.

This post requires a Basic Criminal Record Check

Prospective employees will be required to give a reasonable account of any significant periods (6 months or more in the past 3 years) of time living abroad.

This post requires a Police Vetting Check

Prospective employees will be required to apply for a Police Vetting Check, Please note that this doesn’t supersede the DBS check. Recruitment Vetting provides the Police service with an assurance as to the integrity and reliability of persons seeking employment within the police community.

When applying, please ensure you are prepared to start work with all the necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa, relevant to the type of work you will be undertaking. Please be aware that our organisation does not possess a Home Office license and, as a result, is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.

This role is defined as a safety critical role within the Drug & Alcohol Testing Procedure. You must therefore be willing to comply in accordance with this procedure.

Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service. If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.

At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be.

We’re an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.

There’s so much happening in our thriving borough, and now’s the perfect time to join our excellent Safer Communities team as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.

• We’re an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.
• Working at Barnsley Council means being part of a team that makes a real difference to people’s lives, where you can develop the skills you need to make change happen.
• If you join the team you’ll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we’ll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.
• We’ll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with opportunities for training and development.
• There’s so much happening in our thriving borough and your talent and skills will help us make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
• Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.

About the Post:

Our award-winning council is on an exciting journey of change. It’s all about putting local people at the heart of everything, listening to and working alongside our communities. We’re now more innovative, more efficient and provide better value for money. The changes are clear to see – from new businesses and jobs, to improving school results and to museums being recognised for their community engagement.

Barnsley is continually developing and is becoming an excellent place for people to live, work and visit and the Safer Neighbourhood Service is looking to recruit a Neighbourhood Warden who will provide an ambassadorial role within our communities and focus on anti-social behaviour, environmental crime and support the delivery of community safety agendas and localised plans.

The Neighbourhood Wardens will provide a high visibility presence on a daily basis and will work closely with people who live, work and visit the borough of Barnsley. The Warden role will be part of the Joining Forces brand which unites a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.

We are looking for applicants who have experience within relevant areas of the role based on the Job Profile and with a particular focus on dealing with community safety issues in a front line role. You’ll bring to the role excellent communication and relationship building with stakeholders including members of the public.

The main aims of this role will be to:

• Work closely with South Yorkshire Police alongside a range of partners to achieve a common goal
• Engage pro-actively with those involved in anti-social behaviour and identify those responsible
• Discharge a broad range of summary enforcement powers in a proportionate and professional manner including any powers delegated by the Chief Constable in the future
• Assist in the planning, preparation and execution of targeted initiatives as directed including campaigns and planned deployment approaches
• Liaise with local businesses, visitors and residents of Barnsley
• Provide an ambassadorial role within the Barnsley Borough offering support where applicable and required

In Barnsley we have a lot look forward to and we live and work by four important values: honesty, teamwork, excellence and taking pride in what we do. As part of our team, you can be sure we’ll do all we can to support you in being truly excellent. You’ll see that we prioritise learning and enabling you to achieve your potential. So, we’ve created a development process that lets you grow in the way that suits you - whether that’s training to be a leader, or learning flexibly online.

Please use the documents below to help support you with your application form.

Job Profile: Town Centre Warden Profile.docx

Vacancy Exposure Profile: Exposure Profile.pdf

Help with your application form

Why work for us?

Please ensure you view the job profile for this role, as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.

We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities.

We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and everyone truly feels able to be themselves. If you have any support needs during the recruitment process, please let us know.

CV's are not accepted for this role.

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