Airport Police Constable

JOB TITLE: Airport Police Constable 

DEPARTMENT: Airport Police

REPORTING TO: Sergeant

HOURS OF WORK: 42 average hours per week (on a 12-hour shift pattern)
Flexibility is required to work outside the normal shift pattern

ABOUT THE BELFAST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONSTABULARY
The Belfast International Airport Constabulary (BIAC) is a specialist policing service responsible for maintaining safety, security, and public order within Belfast International Airport. BIAC works in close partnership with airport stakeholders, other law enforcement agencies, and government departments to ensure the policing of Northern Ireland’s principal airport.

ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
Chief Operating Officer
└── Airport Police Inspector (currently being recruited)
└── Sergeants
└── Constables

JOB PURPOSE:
Provide Belfast International Airport (BIA) with:-

• Effective, efficient and professional police services.
• Preserve life and protect property whilst providing a safe and secure environment.
• Community policing to all airport users, developing relationships with stakeholders and colleagues to promote law and order, reduce fear of crime, provide reassurance and build confidence to improve the airport environment.
• Use lawful powers to maintain law and order.
• Gather evidence and report offenders, where appropriate, to the Public Prosecution Service.
• Bear responsibility for making autonomous decisions in accordance with the National Decision Model and Code of Ethics, exercising professional discretion in line with legal frameworks and policy guidelines.
• Ensure all actions are taken in a legal, balanced, proportional and justifiable manner to uphold the law thus achieving the best outcome in a wide variety of situations.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of the job duties and essential/desirable criteria.

Should the standard of applicants be higher than anticipated, the Company reserves the right to enhance the short-listing criteria above that stated in this advertisement.

Belfast International Airport Ltd. is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applicants from all sections of society regardless of their religious belief, political opinion, gender, disability, marital status, race, age or sexual orientation.