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Working in the Police force enables you to be able to see how far you can push yourself with a task that is normally done by another higher ranking officer.  I  did find that the hours can be long and draining mentally and physically although I did manage my time on each job that I was to complete in a orderly time frame.
I did like the camaraderie of the team and support in my time at the Police Force. I did do a lot of relief work as I do not have any dependants. I did however enjoy time at the remote stations and I made a lot of friends from the locals in  the communities.
I was able to do Blue light Disco,s and I also managed to with the help of the local publican supply Sunday breakfast for the children at the local park. I did enjoy playing football with the kids at the park as well as other activities at the local school.I do miss all the fun times and I know I have to move on to other adventures ahead.

I would think very long an hard before committing to this organisation. The work culture is very toxic, and management are part of the problem. 

Training was almost laughable and unorganised, and being unorganised seemed to run through the organisation constantly from a day to day basis.

The work life balance was OK, but overshadowed by the poor workplace. Morale is really down and no-one will help you if you have even the simplest of questions.

Highly recommend any state police force over this, to get a good policing career, and actually do real police work in the community. 

a typical day at my work was made up taking over first thing was to sign  in every morning from night shift to read any e-mails what i learned from the management was to have a better relationship and understanding of the working environment as for my co workers they were a great lot of guys to be able to work with  i would be able to trust them with my life at any time and the hardest part of my job was to be able to get up early but after a wild you get use to it and the most enjoyable part of this job was knowing that i did injoy it so very much and the money was very good

Having worked with the AFP past 13 years, i have covered many areas.
I have encountered many challenges during this time, learnt many things.  Dealt with good and bad people and learned how to work with various personalities.
I am very much people type person and found at times challenging to "be the bad cop".  I enjoy HELPING people.
I had fantastic opportunities to travel overseas and meet some wonderful people both in the AFP, other Police Forces and other agencies.
The AFP does offer you opportunities to advance, but it is not required to be a good officer.

What is the best part of working at the company?
full support from management, adequate funding

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Lots of travel, often I drove which took time. wa is a big state.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Good fully supported. adequate funds to purchase supplies.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Transmitter maintenance, radio checking, installation and commissioning of systems

I loved my job working with the officers in Fraud and General Crime Division. My job was transposing recorded interviews to the Data system. It was varied and the officers were great to work with.

I left when the officers became responsible for transposing and recording their interviews

The work was highly confidential but interesting. I learnt alot whilst working with them and highly recommend a position with them.

Great place to work. AFP sworn members are the most dedicated, well trained but largely undervalued members of our forces. Nothing stopped them, regardless of the risk and the circumstances, they always found a work around.  

My time in thr AFP included getting involved on multiple operations. Its long hours in the AFP, you have to prepare to put in the hours, however the teams you work with will be some of the best people you ever worked with. Management are good, understand your needs and pay is above expectation. I think anyone wishing to persue a career in the AFP, will throughly happy they did.



my daily roll consisted of early starts, filing paperwork and making reports, customer service, assisting in all aspects of the problems, assisting in drug raids, arrests, investigations, and even down to giving evidence in court, my other duties included with road patrols, liscence checks, registration checks, and other classified duties

Unreliable support structures in both operational and administrative areas. A lot of problems with online management systems and a real reluctance to work with other agencies in an open and transparent way, too secretive and competitive make for a culture of suspicion and devalued information.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Engineering team leader 5 salaries reported	$128,867 per year
Team member 3 salaries reported	$89,495 per year
Commander 1 salary reported	$122,887 per year
Project officer 3 salaries reported	$111,393 per year
Assertive community treatment team leader 3 salaries reported	$121,269 per year

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