Police support volunteers
Police support volunteers (PSVs) are people from various walks of life who dedicate some of their spare time to help us make the county a safer place.
As a police support volunteer you will be a key member of our police family, which includes police officers, police community support officers, police staff and the specials.
Current vacancies
You can download a list of our current volunteer vacancies in Word format at the bottom of this page.
Eligibility
Our police support volunteer scheme aims to integrate volunteers from a variety of backgrounds with various skills and abilities in order to enhance, compliment and support the work of all officers and police staff.
Police support volunteers:
- must be aged over 18 years
- don’t have an upper age limit
- can work up to a maximum of 60 hours per month and hours are mutually agreed locally
- are not required to wear a uniform
- will be covered by public liability insurance wherever they undertake their volunteering duties
How to join
To request an application pack for a current vacancy, please email our volunteers team.
What police support volunteers can do
Volunteers can support Suffolk Police in most areas of the organisation. For more information, email our volunteers team.
What people get out of volunteering
When you become a volunteer you'll get:
- opportunities to gain or develop skills in the workplace and to work as part of a team in a professional environment
- an increased sense of belonging to a group or community
- the chance to give something back and make a positive difference to their local community
- personal development and growth
- the chance to meet and make new friends
- to engage and interact with people from different backgrounds
- to find out more about policing to determine whether they would be interested in joining the organisation as a permanent member of staff
Case studies
Visit our role profiles page to hear what our volunteers have to say.