POLICE DISPATCHER TRAINEE

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Closing date: October 30, 2026 - 23:59, Pacific Time Reference number RCM26J-162296-000160 Selection process number 26-RCM-EA-X-H-DART-OCCTRAINEE-150721 Location Dartmouth (Nova Scotia) Salary $65,714 to $79,953 Level PO-TCO-01 - LSTO-01 Who can Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad. Work environment A Telecommunications Operator is responsible for responding to both Police and Emergency 911 calls for service while dispatching RCMP and other emergency responders to incidents in their respective province. This requires a level of multi-tasking simultaneously on a computer with multiple screens/programs while responding to calls on a radio/phone of which some may be highly stressful “life or death” situations. Telecommunications Operators are often exposed to emotionally charged clients and incidents which may be traumatic, violent and disturbing. Telecommunication Operators work shift work and must be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year. Intent of the process The intent of the process is to establish a pool of qualified applicants for the training program. Upon initial appointment as a 9-1-1 Police Dispatcher (Telecommunications Operator Trainee), continued employment is conditional upon successful completion of classroom training, field coaching, simulation exams and proficiency evaluations for call-taking and dispatching. Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM. Important messages Persons with a priority entitlement may self-refer if interested in the PO-TCO-01/LES-TO-01 position and will be considered in priority to all other applicants. 1) You are required to complete screening questions that clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria of education, experience and any asset education and asset experience if applicable. Your response must include HOW (concrete examples), WHEN (dates) and WHERE (location of work) you meet the essential criteria required. It is your responsibility to provide complete and appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected. 2) The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience and will not contact candidates for additional or potentially missing information. 3) Please DO NOT send a cover letter. The screening questions replace the cover letter. We will NOT review cover letters. 4) Resume may be used as a secondary source to validate the qualifications described; comments such as "refer to my attached resume" will not be accepted and may result in your application being rejected. TCO – JOB EXPECTATIONS: ALL APPLICANTS MUST PARTICIPATE IN AN INFORMATION SESSION. As part of the medical profile standard, pre-placement and periodic occupational health evaluations for Public Service Employees will be administered by Health Canada or designate, in accordance with the Occupational Health Evaluation Guide (OHEG), and for Civilian Members will be administered by RCMP Health Services or designate, in accordance with RCMP Policy. Conditions of employment Reliability Status security clearance - • Security clearance – RCMP Enhanced reliability status Work shift work (24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year) Meet and maintain the medical profile standards established for the position, and (if applicable) any additional medical requirements for isolated posts, in accordance with the National Joint Council Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive Exposure to emotionally charged clients and incidents which may be traumatic, violent and disturbing Work in a confined or restrictive workspace, wear a headset and exposure to multiple computer screens and noise disturbances for extended periods of time NOTE: Successful candidat…

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