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Jamesy5008 Jun 9th 2019 12:24 pm

Re: Royal Cayman Islands Police Recruiting
 

Originally Posted by Fred Michaelson (Post 12695524)
Hi all,

Thinking of making the move, I have a wife and 2 children under 10, need to know what the schools are like there? Also are all moving costs paid for? How do you arrange accommodation, is it something you gave to do yourself before you arrive?

Any information would be greatly appreciated

Cheers

HI Fred. PM me if you can.

Fred Michaelson Jun 9th 2019 1:42 pm

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I cant PM as I haven't got permission from admin, I'm on FB Messenger if you are??

Fred Michaelson Jun 9th 2019 1:43 pm

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That message was for Jamesy5008

Pollyana Jun 9th 2019 2:20 pm

Re: Royal Cayman Islands Police Recruiting
 

Originally Posted by Fred Michaelson (Post 12695663)
I cant PM as I haven't got permission from admin, I'm on FB Messenger if you are??

You now have enough posts to allow you to use the private message system.

Lookingforsunshine Aug 1st 2019 8:33 am

Re: Royal Cayman Islands Police Recruiting
 
Has anyone currently in the application stage heard anything from RCIPS yet? Still in limbo here!

wd40 Aug 19th 2019 9:22 am

Re: Royal Cayman Islands Police Recruiting
 

Originally Posted by Lookingforsunshine (Post 12717545)
Has anyone currently in the application stage heard anything from RCIPS yet? Still in limbo here!

Nope... nothing heard at all!

marciarita Feb 17th 2020 8:49 am

Re: Royal Cayman Islands Police Recruiting
 
I think the pay it´s a little low...

petzzzy Sep 18th 2020 2:08 pm

Re: Royal Cayman Islands Police Recruiting
 
Hello all,

I am interested in joining the RCIPS. Has anyone had any luck recently in contacting them or managed to make the move over there? I have tried to contact them (email and phone) but seem to reach dead ends. Can anyone offer any advice/info on their current recruitment drives etc?

Jamesy5008 Sep 30th 2020 4:22 pm

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There aren't any current recruitment drives. The best thing to do is fill an application form in and it will be kept on file until any future recruitment campaigns.

KayDew Feb 7th 2021 10:53 am

Re: Royal Cayman Islands Police Recruiting
 
Do any current RCIPS officers know of experienced UK officers applying locally in Cayman? They don’t seem to be recruiting overseas officers at the moment. I will likely be moving to Cayman in May/June of this year with my Caymanian partner and I am wondering what my options are. Have yet to hear back from the recruitment team.

Baz Feb 7th 2021 7:17 pm

Re: Royal Cayman Islands Police Recruiting
 

Originally Posted by KayDew (Post 12969005)
Do any current RCIPS officers know of experienced UK officers applying locally in Cayman? They don’t seem to be recruiting overseas officers at the moment. I will likely be moving to Cayman in May/June of this year with my Caymanian partner and I am wondering what my options are. Have yet to hear back from the recruitment team.

Mate, that was the way I got into the RCIP, I was working on island as a dive instructor, I went in, submitted an application form, did an interview, medical, and got a start date. It was actually fairly simple, I guess from the RCIPS perspective an advantage of a situation like this, is they get an experienced officer but don’t have to pay for flights, and all the other things associated with an international recruitment drive. However, this was some time ago, I was there between 2004-2007, and when I applied there were vacancies, but I can’t imagine the principles have changed though. If you get the chance go for it, we have many happy memories of Cayman, it was a once in a lifetime experience 👍

Jamesy5008 Feb 10th 2021 11:26 pm

Re: Royal Cayman Islands Police Recruiting
 

Originally Posted by KayDew (Post 12969005)
Do any current RCIPS officers know of experienced UK officers applying locally in Cayman? They don’t seem to be recruiting overseas officers at the moment. I will likely be moving to Cayman in May/June of this year with my Caymanian partner and I am wondering what my options are. Have yet to hear back from the recruitment team.

We've just taken a bunch on but those were primarily for specialist posts. As Baz said (Hi Baz) you have the advantage of being a resident shortly. I would wait until you get here and pursue it then. Experienced officer recruitment is a bit more ad hoc now than when Baz was a lad.

KayDew Feb 11th 2021 10:38 am

Re: Royal Cayman Islands Police Recruiting
 

Originally Posted by Baz (Post 12969212)
Mate, that was the way I got into the RCIP, I was working on island as a dive instructor, I went in, submitted an application form, did an interview, medical, and got a start date. It was actually fairly simple, I guess from the RCIPS perspective an advantage of a situation like this, is they get an experienced officer but don’t have to pay for flights, and all the other things associated with an international recruitment drive. However, this was some time ago, I was there between 2004-2007, and when I applied there were vacancies, but I can’t imagine the principles have changed though. If you get the chance go for it, we have many happy memories of Cayman, it was a once in a lifetime experience 👍

Thanks for getting back to me Baz. Did you have to start training from scratch and do your two years as a probie? Or did they put you on a transferee course? Glad to hear you enjoyed your time there!


Originally Posted by Jamesy5008 (Post 12970453)
We've just taken a bunch on but those were primarily for specialist posts. As Baz said (Hi Baz) you have the advantage of being a resident shortly. I would wait until you get here and pursue it then. Experienced officer recruitment is a bit more ad hoc now than when Baz was a lad.

Thanks for replying James. I haven’t heard back from the recruitment team yet so might have to wait until I arrive. I really love my job here so the thought of resigning without anything lined up is terrifying! Do you know if there will be vacancies in the summer for local applications? I’ve only got the four years service currently so I wouldn’t have had enough for the experienced officer transfer anyway.

Baz Feb 11th 2021 7:16 pm

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My ‘training’ (I use that term loosely), was a couple of days being confused by a Sgt who was tasked to run me through local legislation. That was about it, then I just went out on the road and figured it out for myself. When I was there I found the role far less complex than the role in the UK, or Oz where I am at the moment for that matter, so it was very easy to pick up.

I think I was just shy of five years too (about 4.5), it didn’t make any difference.

Jamesy5008 Feb 11th 2021 10:37 pm

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Kay Dew, where do you currently work?


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