Registrants are eligible to apply for re-employment with Victoria Police at or below their registered rank. Victoria Police Recruiting Services Branch (RSD) manages the re-employment process.
Contact Recruitment Services Branch
Phone (03) 8335 6100
Email HRD-PRIOR-POLICING-MGR@police.vic.gov.au (External link)
Process
| Rank | Check | Selection | More in formation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constable/ senior constable | Pre-employment checks (fitness, medical and psychological tests) |
Re-appointment process including panel interview and skills gap analysis. Registrants are appointed to positions subject to availability |
Former or returning Victoria Police officers (constable or senior constable) (External link) |
| Sergeant and senior sergeant | Pre-employment checks (fitness, medical and psychological tests) |
Applicants compete a suitability assessment panel. If successful applicants are re-appointed and have 12 to 24-months to retrain and obtain a permanent position.
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Former or returning Victoria Police officers (sergeant or senior sergeant) (External link) |
| Inspector to commander | Pre-employment checks (which may include fitness, medical and psychological tests) | Applicants compete for vacant positions under a merit based selection process. Positions are advertised publicly at jobs.careers.vic.gov.au. | careers.vic.gov.au (External link) |
Consider VPS roles
Before returning to a police position, some former police officers have taken-up public service (VPS) roles as a way of re-orienting themselves with Victoria Police and current policing issues and practices. VPS vacancies are advertised here: Careers in the Victorian government public sector (External link).
Useful links
- Former or returning Victoria Police officers (sergeant or senior sergeant) (External link)
- Blue papers | Victoria Police (External link)
- Capability plan (police.vic.gov.au) (External link)