Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Operational Communication Centre
Whitehorse (Yukon)
PO-TCO-02 - LSTO-02
$70,688 to $86,007 (Plus Additional Isolated Post Allowances) For further information on the organization, please visit Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Closing date: 30 November 2024 - 23:59, Pacific Time
Who can apply: Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.
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To be considered for this position, you must have completed a 9-1-1 Police Dispatcher training program recognized by the RCMP or have experience call-taking and/or dispatching and completed a training program with another police agency. If you are not an experienced police dispatcher, please consider applying for positions titled 9-1-1 Police Dispatcher Trainee (PO-TCO-01). -
In the event you are appointed in Whitehorse, Yukon, you will enter into a written agreement identifying geographic provisions for deployment following completion of your posting.
Please note that this posting will be for a period of 2 years (minimum).
Whitehorse is classified as an Isolated Post. As such, the successful candidate must meet all the conditions under the Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive prior to appointment. In addition, the successful candidate will be entitled to an Isolated Post Allowance.
Important financial information:
- Isolated Post Allowances (Northern Allowance) for Whitehorse ranges from approximately $9,499 to $13,305.
- Vacation Travel Assistance is provided once a year for Whitehorse of approximately $808 for each eligible member of the household.
Relocation assistance is provided on the condition that you remain an employee of the federal government for a period of two (2) years. Should you terminate employment and thereby fail to complete a continuous two-year period, you will be required to repay a portion of the relocation assistance proportional to the period by which your service falls short.
9-1-1 Police Dispatchers receive and process emergency and non-emergency calls from the public, Fire Departments, Ambulance Service and other first responder agencies such as Search and Rescue. Their role is to quickly prioritize, and accurately process calls to ensure police and public safety, resulting in safer communities.
A 9-1-1 Police Dispatcher has two primary roles:
- Call Taking: Answering calls from the public
- Dispatching: Directing police officers to respond to a specific location or event
As the “first” of the first responders, 9-1-1 Police Dispatchers serve as a critical link between citizens and the emergency help they require. They are the lifeline between people in critical and sometimes dangerous situations and the help they need