Joint Firearms Unit – Southern Wales Transferee - Officer and Staff Role

South Wales Police

Location not specified Remote permanent

Posted: December 8, 2025

Job Description

Future Vacancy Opportunities
Force
South Wales Police
Role Type
Transferees Future Vacancies
Business Area
Joint Firearms Unit
Further Information

Would you like a career like no other? If so… Join Us

The Joint Firearms Unit brings together hundreds of people with the same aim – to keep the communities of South Wales, Gwent, and Dyfed Powys safe.

We want to be the best at understanding and responding to our community’s needs. To do this we need the very best candidates from a wide range of backgrounds to apply to become part of our policing family.

The Joint Firearms Unit is a collaboration of armed assets for South Wales, Gwent, and Dyfed Powys Police. The Unit performs at the highest threat level. It is a face paced, interesting and a dynamic working environment. No one day will be the same.

We are looking for people to #joinus on a permanent/full time basis in the following roles:

Armed Response Vehicle Officer – Currently accredited or accredited within the last two years ARV officers at PC and Sergeant level
National Firearms Instructor – Currently accredited or accredited within the last two years, PC, Sergeant and Police staff levels (The current salary for Police Staff Instructors is: £31,232 - £36,507 – if successful you will be employed with a starting salary of £31,232.)
Counter Terrorist Specialist Firearms Officer – Currently accredited or accredited within the last two years, PC and Sergeant level
Authorised Firearms Officer - Currently accredited or accredited within the last two years, PC and Sergeant level (Home office forces only)

This process is NOT applicable to existing ARV officers currently serving within the Southern Welsh Region. As the Joint Firearms Unit is a Regional Unit if successful you could be posted anywhere in the Southern Welsh Region (Gwent, South Wales and Dyfed Powys Police).

The Joint Firearms Unit has bases in Rumney (Cardiff) South Wales Police/Gwent Police, Cross hands (South Wales Police/Dyfed Powys Police), Llandrindod Wells (Dyfed Powys Police) and Milford Haven (Dyfed Powys Police).

Location preferences will be considered but not guaranteed.

Please note that if transferring to Dyfed Powys Police there is the requirement to live within 30 miles/one hour of your base.

There are numerous benefits to working for the Joint Firearms Unit, from learning and development opportunities to schemes which aim to improve your lifestyle and wellbeing, as well as generous Local Government Pension Scheme / Police Pension Schemes, paid annual leave, flexible working, and family friendly policies and many more.

The first stage of the recruiting process is to contact the relevant persons to express your interest in the role, you will then be invited to apply. Please do not click the apply now button until informed to do so.

For Armed Response Vehicle Officer and Authorised Firearms Officer please contact [email protected]

For National Firearms Officer please contract [email protected]

For Counter Terrorist Specialist Firearms Officer please contact [email protected]

Joint Firearms Unit – Southern Wales Transferee - Officer and Staff Role - Police Jobs Wales

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