Ins and outs of applying to be a police reservist

The police have started recruiting volunteers to perform duties as reservists.

Those who are interested to join must apply at the police station in the area in which they reside.

Reservist duties are performed on a voluntary system without any financial remuneration and appointments are made depending on the availability of posts per station. As per a statement released by Brighton Beach spokesman, Capt Louise Le Roux, the following requirements apply for appointment as reservist and disqualifications:

To be appointed as a reservist, a candidate must be a South African citizen by birth; be between 25 and 40 years of age of which documentary proof must be furnished; complete a health questionnaire; be medically, mentally and physically fit to perform duties; be of good and sound character, with supplied character references; fit the psychometric profile and successfully complete any other test determined by the National Commissioner

In addition, candidates must be:

• In possession of at least a senior certificate (grade 12) or have successfully completed a SAQA accredited NQF level 4 qualification with documentary proof thereof;
• Speak, read and write at least two official languages, one of which must be English;
• Allow his or her fingerprints and a DNA sample to be vetted or screened;
• Be employed and provide proof of employment and proof of residential address;
• Not have a criminal record or any criminal or departmental cases pending;
• Not have a tattoo which will be visible if the person wears a uniform.

A person employed in the following lines of work may not be appointed as reservist:

• If they were discharged as medically unfit from a previous employer;
• Former members of the police whose application for re-enlistment was rejected due to negative considerations;
• Members of the regular force of the National Defence Force referred to in section 52 of the Defence Act, 2002 (Act No. 42 of 2002);
• Those who hold key positions as determined by the Department of Labour;
• Anyone who holds any post or office in a political party, organisation, movement or body;
• Is actively involved in politics or who is an outspoken supporter of a political party and who may violate the non-partisan nature of the police;
• A full-time or part-time journalist;
• Anyone without a fixed residential address;
• Anyone who does not have full-time employment;
• A scholar;
• A bouncer;
• A member of a municipal police service (including a local law enforcement officer);
• A sheriff or deputy sheriff;
• Anyone connected to a brothel, escort agency or any other undertaking which remunerates people to perform sexual acts or striptease dancing, or serve as waiters or waitresses while naked or semi-naked;
• Those who supply persons to clients to allow clients to perform sexual acts with them;
• Anyone who sells, distributes or promotes any form of pornographic material or sexual aid or is involved in the taking of or posing for pornographic photographs or the making of pornographic sketches, films, videos or computer readable material;
• Anyone connected to a business which has contracted with or submitted a tender to the State to render a service or to supply a product to the police;
• Any person involved in the private security industry whether director, partner or employee;
• Anyone in the taxi industry
• Anyone involved in the trade of liquor or the keeping of a tavern or shebeen;
• Anyone involved in the preparation or completion of applications for liquor licences;
• Anyone in private investigation services (including those in tracing work, money lending, debt collection or financial institutions, the performance of private detective work, interception of communications or the planting of electronic bugging devices);
• The operation of a scrap yard as owner or employee;
• Anyone who trades in second-hand goods;
• The tow-in or breakdown service industry;
• The gambling industry;
• The preparation or completion of applications for firearm licences;
• Rendering of a physical security service;
• Insurance investigations and investigations on behalf of agencies handling claims against the Road Accident Fund;
• Serving of court process, excluding the serving of summonses in civil cases;
• Those who trade in livestock, excluding bona fide farming activities;
• Funeral undertakers.

For more information on the recruitment standards, recruitment selection process, appointment process and training standards, visits your local police station an make the relevant enquiries.

Application forms may only be sourced from the police station in which the applicant resides, during office hours.

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