1. The Commissioner of Police, Ministry for Home Affairs, Security and Employment, invites applications for the post of Police Constable, in the Police Department in the Ministry for Home Affairs, Security and Employment.

2.1 This appointment is subject to a probationary period of two (2) years.

2.2 The salary for the post of Police Constable is Salary Scale 14, which in 2025 is €19,591.02 per annum, rising by annual increments of €316.83 up to a maximum of €21,492.00.

2.3 A Police Constable will progress to Scale 13 (which in 2025 is €21,042.00 x €335.50 - €23,055.00) on completion of two (2) years service in the grade, subject to satisfactory performance.

2.4 A Police Constable will progress to Scale 12 (which in 2025 is €22,526.00 x €354.00 - €24,650.00) on completion of four (4) years service in Scale 13, subject to satisfactory performance.

2.5 Police Constables will advance to Senior Police Constables, Salary Scale 11 (which in 2025 is €24,038.98 x €375.17 - €26,290.00) after performing two (2) years of satisfactory service in Scale 12.

2.6 Due to the nature of work, the post of Police Constable also attracts allowances as specified in the Sectoral Agreement of the Police Force entitled ‘Sectoral Agreement Regulating the Conditions of Service for the Police Force, 2023 ’.

2.7 During the time that the candidates are attending the course at the Academy for Disciplined Forces as Police Recruit, they will receive a salary commensurate to the entry point of Salary Scale 16 (which in year 2025 is €16,915.00) until they are sworn in as Probationary Police Constables.

2.8 Selected candidates must be of conduct which is appropriate to the post/position applied for. Prior to appointment, selected candidates from outside the Public Service must produce a Certificate of Conduct issued by the Criminal Records Office or other competent authority not earlier than six (6) months from the closing date of this call for applications, which should be submitted by the selected candidate within one (1) week from the closing date of this call for applications. Applicants will be made subject to Security Clearance and those applying from other Disciplinary Forces are also subject to performance conduct from their Disciplinary Forces.

2.9 In terms of the requirements emanating from Directive 16, regarding the “Governing Framework for Preventing and Managing Conflicts of Interest in the Public Administration”, issued by the Principal Permanent Secretary on 27th November 2023 and which came into force on 1st February 2024, the Selection Board will assess candidates’ previous employments to assess potential conflicts of interest. In this respect, candidates are to provide a completely updated CV, including qualifications and employment history with their application. Any potential conflict of interest matters noted will be reported to the respective Permanent Secretary, to ensure that should the candidate be recruited, such conflicts of interest would be appropriately managed.

Moreover, selected candidates are to report any known actual, potential or apparent conflicts of interest prior to accepting an appointment, through the prescribed Declaration available at Appendix 1 to Directive 16 (available here).  

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​3. The job duties for the post of Police Constable may be viewed in Annex A attached to this Circular.

4.1   Applicants must be:

i. citizens of Malta;

ii. have the ability to communicate in the Maltese and English languages;

iii. (a) in possession of a pass (at least at Grade 5 or C or a comparable level) at MQF Level 3 in four (4) subjects which must include Maltese and English Language;

iii (b) in possession of a Level 3 VET qualification or a Secondary School Certificate and Profiling qualification at MQF Level 3 in Maltese, English Language and any two other subjects as separate study units within the course pursued.

Applicants in possession of an MCAST MQF Level 3 Diploma, or an MCAST-BTEC First Diploma, or an MCAST BTEC Diploma or a City and Guilds Level 2 Certificate will also be considered as long as this is in a police related subject;

iv. have attained their eighteenth (18) birthday by end of May 2026;

v. have not attained their thirty-ninth (39) birthday by end of May 2026;

vi. be medically fit in all respects, physically and mentally, in accordance with the medical standards of fitness in the Force to be able to perform all Police duties;

vii. applications by candidates having tattoos and/or heavy body piercing and/or body modifications will be regulated as per the Malta Police Force Tattoos Policy found at the link (http://pulizija.gov.mt/en/policeforce/ police-vacancies/Documents/POL-TAT.pdf);

viii. applications by candidates having body modifications and/or body piercing will be considered on an caseby- case basis.

(ii) Furthermore, candidates who are currently following a recognised programme of study at a higher MQF level than that requested above will also be considered.  Such candidates are to submit evidence that they have successfully completed the necessary ECTS/ECVET credits, or equivalent, and attained the required MQF level, by the closing time and date of the call for applications. Prospective applicants should note the requirement to produce MQRIC recognition statements in respect of their qualifications from MQRIC, or other designated authorities, as applicable, as per provisions applicable to this call for applications (see link below).

4.3 Public Officers holding a grade in a particular stream, and who were granted Officer in Scale status by virtue of a Grievances Unit decision in the same scale as that of a higher grade in that stream, are eligible to apply for grades open to officers holding such higher grade within the stream that carries the same scale as that of the Officer in Scale status.

The years of service since the effective date of appointment as Officer in Scale are reckonable for the purpose of satisfying any requisite years of service stipulated in calls for applications. 

Any other eligibility requisites for the post must be met in terms of this call for applications.

4.5 Furthermore, partially eligible candidates shall be requested to attend at the Police General Headquarters, Floriana, for them to complete a declaration and consent forms. Throughout the process, up to appointment stage, due screening will be carried out on each candidate. If it transpires that either the submitted declaration was false or that the required degree of conduct is not met, the candidates will be disqualified and will be precluded from proceeding further in the selection process.