The NSW Police Force is offering a range of incentives for administrative employees and police officers attached to positions within regional areas.

Housing is provided by the NSW Police Force at specific regional locations for police officers at a rate of 3% of an officer’s salary per annum – well below the rental market rate.

There are reduced mandatory tenure periods for police officers at identified locations to allow greater mobility opportunities for officers.

An additional one week of recreation leave is available to both administrative employees and police officers who are attached to locations within the Western and Central Division of the State in accordance with the Crown Lands Consolidation Act 1913 before its repeal.

A fortnightly Remote Area – Living Allowance is provided to both administrative employees and police officers who are attached to positions within select remote areas for the increased cost of living and the climatic conditions in a remote area.

In July 2023 a modernised incentive scheme was implemented for police officers stationed within remote and special remote locations that provides officers with cash incentives to encourage recruitment to the areas and to acknowledge the unique operating environment of remote/special remote locations.

The new scheme provides a great opportunity for officers looking to make a change and diversify their skills to relocate to a regional position.

The allowance structure provides a lump sum payment to officers attached to a location, each year for 5 years to the value of:

• $36,000 for Remote
• $31,000 for Special Remote
• $19,000 for Remote Offshore Location (Lord Howe Island)

The incentive scheme enables commanders access to additional funding to provide some level of additional assistance to attract an officer when positions become specifically hard to fill. Funds are also available to assist with capability development and rotation opportunities which will enable officers to travel to the metropolitan and/or other areas and stay in these locations for the rotation period.

Separate to the above incentives, police officers in locations defined as Special Remote are entitled to financial assistance when there is a need travel to access medical/dental services outside of their location and a preferential transfer at the conclusion of their tenure period.

Employment opportunities for Aboriginal People

The NSW Police Force recognises its role in being able to provide employment opportunities and pathways for Aboriginal people.

In the spirit of Reconciliation, the NSW Police Force gives high priority to employing, creating employment pathways and providing on-going training for Aboriginal people. Additionally, to improve the quality of the service the NSW Police Force provides, our officers are educated on Aboriginal history, culture and society.

"We are committed to providing a safe and secure NSW with a police force respected by the community it serves," a spokesperson said.

"To achieve this, the NSW Police Force ensures our employees reflect the diversity of the general community and our policing practices and procedures are culturally sensitive and responsive."

If you identify as a person of Aboriginal descent and are interested in a career as a police officer with the NSW Police Force, we have established external programs to ensure you meet our academic requirements to be eligible to apply to Charles Sturt University for the Associate Degree in Policing Practice (ADPP).

As an employee of the NSW Police Force, you can access a number of support networks within our organisation. The NSW Police Force has an Aboriginal Employees Network in each policing region, Aboriginal employees are trained as Peer Support Officers and mentors and a dedicated Aboriginal Employment and Engagement Team. All Aboriginal employees are encouraged to be involved with our Aboriginal Employee Network meetings and events.

Should you wish to join the NSW Police as a Police Officer or have any sworn member recruitment questions, please contact our Aboriginal Recruitment Officer on (02) 8286 4733

Indigenous Police Recruitment Our Way Delivery (IPROWD)

IPROWD has been an active pathway for Aboriginal people into the NSW Police Force since 2008. It has been a successful program through a partnership between TAFE NSW and the NSW Police Force. The program continues to evolve, and we are excited to invite the Australian Federal Police into this partnership, providing increased opportunities for employment to IPROWD students on completion of their program.

The IPROWD program is delivered at specific TAFE NSW campuses across regional and metropolitan areas of NSW. For more information about the IPROWD program, please visit the TAFE NSW IPROWD web site.