Serón is looking for two local police officers: applications for the competitive exam close on 26 October
Serón has advertised two local police posts, to be filled by open competitive exam. Applications, with a €150 fee, can be submitted until Monday 26 October.
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Serón Town Council is looking for two new officers for its local police force. The two career civil service posts will be filled through an open competitive exam (oposición libre), and anyone who wants to apply has until Monday 26 October: twenty working days from the day after the notice was published in Spain’s Official State Gazette (BOE), on 26 September.
For a village of 2,151 residents, according to the INE padrón (the municipal register), these are two stable public-sector jobs (group C1). And they come with a condition that has the village in mind: whoever wins a post will have to stay in Serón for at least five years.
Who can apply
- Spanish nationality, having turned 18 and not having reached the compulsory retirement age.
- A Bachiller (upper-secondary) or Técnico (vocational) qualification, or equivalent, and A2 and B driving licences.
- A minimum height of 1.65 metres for men and 1.60 for women, except for anyone who is already a career local police officer in Andalusia.
- A commitment to carry weapons and to drive police vehicles.
- No criminal record for intentional offences, and not having been dismissed from public service or disqualified.
How and where to apply
The application (annex IV of the rules) is addressed to the Mayor’s Office and is submitted at the town council’s General Registry or through the other channels provided for in Law 39/2015. It must include proof of payment of the €150 exam fee (at the Municipal Treasury, at the participating banks or by postal order), so it is best to pay the fee beforehand.
How the competitive exam will work
- Physical tests, all of them eliminatory: a 50-metre sprint, upper-body power, deep flexibility, a vertical jump and a 1,000-metre run.
- A medical examination and a psychometric test.
- Knowledge: a 100-question test in an hour and a half and a 90-minute practical case study, with a mark of at least 5 in each part.
Successful candidates will be appointed trainee civil servants and will have to pass the entry course at the Instituto de Emergencias y Seguridad Pública de Andalucía (Andalusia’s Institute for Emergencies and Public Safety) or at an affiliated or municipal school.
Five years in Serón
The rules set a compulsory minimum stay of five years, under Law 6/2023 on the Local Police Forces of Andalusia. Anyone who leaves earlier will have to compensate the town council for what it invested in their selection and training (the basic salary and social security contributions for the training period, plus the costs of the selection board minus the fee): 100% if they leave in the first year, and 10% less for each year, down to 60% in the fifth.
The full rules are in the Official Provincial Gazette (BOP) of Almería, issue number 182, of 21 September. The list of admitted candidates will be published in the BOP and on the town council’s noticeboard.
