My story, what's yours?
Today the Queensland Police Service (QPS) is launching our new recruitment campaign, 'My story, what's yours?', encouraging members of the community to consider a career as a Queensland Police Officer.
The 'My story, what's yours?' campaign has been developed by the QPS to attract the kind of diverse recruit applicants the QPS wants and needs.
As an equal opportunity employer, the QPS recognises that modern policing in a culturally diverse society requires recruits who reflect the State's gender, cultural, linguistic and regional diversity.
The QPS remains committed to diverse recruitment strategies to attract the best quality recruit applicants into the organisation to contribute to the Government's objective of keeping the community safe.
These stories will be released through QPS social media platforms over the next few weeks.
This campaign features three women and two men who have undertaken various duties whilst serving in a diverse range of roles and stations across Queensland as QPS Officers.
My story, what's yours? will profile these five officers of diverse backgrounds working in different locations and roles; and addresses the recruit application process, Academy life and varying career pathways available.
The participants discuss their individual journeys, reasons for joining the QPS and the various roles undertaken since they joined.
Over the coming weeks, the following officers will share their stories:
- Senior Constable Jasmine Rayner, now a plain clothes officer working in Brisbane, discusses her time spent as a member of Gold Coast Rapid Action Patrols Unit. Senior Constable Rayner joined the QPS to make a difference in the community and when she is not wearing the blue uniform she wears the green uniform as an army reservist.
- Plain Clothes Senior Constable Christopher Cronin has spent his service in remote and small communities. He talks about his time at the Mount Isa Criminal Investigation Branch and says joining the QPS provides the opportunity to experience various parts of Queensland that not very many people get to.
- Sergeant Jaye Lilley works side-by-side with her canine partner to fight crime with the Brisbane Dog Squad and says, "Choosing the dog squad is a lifestyle choice".
- Sergeant Alicia Finigan is a fingerprint expert for the Gold Coast District, having joined at the age of 31. She shared with us that "Once you become a police officer it doesn't just stop there".
- Sergeant Billy Li is a branch manager for PCYC in Whitsundays, however prior to that role he was a Cultural Advisory Officer where he had a unique role in policy and program development through engagement with the many multicultural and Indigenous bodies in Australia to provide reviews, advice and consolation to the QPS and public.
The QPS offers a career that is rewarding, presents unique opportunities to engage with the community, affords training and development opportunities and the chance to be part of an organisation that values its people.
Police Recruiting also offers alternative pathways for people wanting to become police officers who are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, are from non-English speaking backgrounds, have recently left the QPS and wish to return; and have experience in other jurisdictions.
The QPS has two Academies for recruit training purposes, one in Brisbane and the other in Townsville.
Ready to start your policing story?
To find out how you can kick start your career with the QPS, visit the recruiting website or call 1300 232 267.
