A career as a protective services officer (PSO) offers excellent work benefits, including a great salary and superannuation package. You will be paid to train and learn as a recruit from day one in the Victoria Police Academy.
Salary
From the first day of your training at the Victoria Police Academy, you will begin on a base salary of $70,931. From then on, you will have 12-month incremental increases.
Allowances and leave
Upon graduation from the Victoria Police Academy, due to the hours you will be working, you will be entitled to shift allowances on top of your salary.
As a sworn member of Victoria Police you will be entitled to nine weeks recreation leave.
In addition, protective services officers are entitled to 15 days of personal leave per year and a range of other leave entitlements, including:
- parental leave
- study leave
- long-service leave of three months on full-pay, or six months on half-pay after 10 years of service. It is possible to access your accrued long service leave on a pro-rata basis after seven years of service.
Flexible working arrangements
In accordance with the Fair Work Act 2009 an employee, other than a casual, must have completed at least 12 months continuous service with the employer to have the right to request flexible working arrangements, such as part-time.
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