๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ? Special Sergeant Ellen Clowes gives a insight into her role and responsibilities at British Transport Police: ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐? Special Constable since June 2022 and an Special Sergeant since February 2024. ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐? Iโd say my calling to serve as a police member of staff and an officer stemmed from a deep-rooted desire to help others, whether that be safeguarding the vulnerable or witnessing individuals go through their toughest moments. Reflecting on growing up, I always recalled stories from my parents and grandparents that highlighted their respect for the police and how they would often remark on the lack of female officers. I love my day job and decided I wanted to do something extra - so when I heard that you could be a Volunteer Police Officer I jumped at the chance! ๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ'๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ? I am a member of Police Staff - Inclusion & Diversity Learning Delivery Coordinator for BTP ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐? Between 16 and 30 hours. I love the flexibility being a Special Constable offers. ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ค ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ? I already worked for BTP so had formed working relationships through my day job but loved the fact that we are a unique force - operating nationwide which offers flexibility on working location, types of incidents we deal with and that no two days are the same. I also am passionate about the work BTP is doing to make us a more inclusive force. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐? Not sure if there is a "usual" shift! It's all about getting stuck in and involved, from dealing with fare evasion, football to assaults and even the more serious incidents such as persons in crisis. It is always interesting as you never know what the shift is going to present but after every shift there is a real sense of accomplishment that I have made a positive difference to someone's life. ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ? The British Transport Police is a fantastic Police Force, with a real sense of belonging. It is a brilliant opportunity to learn new skills and to making a positive impact to the community. If you want to find out more about the role and how to apply, please click the following link to find out more: https://bit.ly/4exuHY0
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BTP are a great organisation to volunteer with. If you are interested in becoming a Special Constable, then BTP would like to hear from you!