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Police Dispatcher Trainee Jobs in Red Deer, Canada at Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Position: POLICE DISPATCHER TRAINEE
POLICE DISPATCHER TRAINEE
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Closing date:
July 27, 2026 – 23:59, Pacific Time
Reference number
RCM
26J
– Selection process number
26-RCM-EA-K-RED-OCC-148370 Location
Red Deer (Alberta)
Salary
$65,714 to $79,953 Level
PO-TCO-01 – LES-TO-01 Who can apply
Persons working or residing in Red Deer, Alberta or within a 250 km radius of Red Deer, Alberta.
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Work environment
You don’t have to wear a uniform to make a difference!
Telecommunications Operators (9-1-1 Police Dispatcher) provide a critical service within the RCMP that support both public and officer safety through the provision of information and assistance. Telecommunications Operators are the hidden back bone for the work that our police officers carry out in communities across Canada.➡️Shift Work:
The 9-1-1 Police Dispatch Centres operate 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. You will be required to work irregular hours (mornings, evenings, weekends, and statutory holidays). Telecommunications Operators work in Communications Centres that operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year which are located across the country in provincial, federal and municipal Communication Centres.➡️What does the work involve?
• Monitoring of police resources and systems with computer aided dispatch and monitoring systems
• Telecommunications Operators respond to public requests for police assistance, and many provide emergency services as a Public Safety Answering Point for 9-1-1.
• Telecommunications Operators often are the first point of contact with people who call the RCMP which gives you a chance to assist the public when they are facing a crisis and get them the resources and help they need.
Following application and qualification in the application process and meeting essential criteria, appointees receive fully paid certification training. Upon successful completion of the training program, permanent Emergency Police Dispatchers work 4-on-4-off shift rotations averaging 37.5 hours per week.
Employees receive a comprehensive benefits package, in addition to competitive pension and leave allotments.
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Intent of the process
Candidates who are qualified at the TCO-01 level and who are selected for the Telecommunications Operator Training Program will be appointed to a determinate (term) appointment at the TCO-01 group and level.
The intent of the process is to establish a pool of qualified applicants for the training program. Positions may be staffed via specified term, acting appointments or assignments in Red Deer, Alberta.
Upon initial appointment as a Police Dispatcher Trainee, continued employment is conditional upon successful completion of classroom training, field coaching, simulation exams and proficiency evaluations for call-taking and dispatching.
Only the TCO-01 (trainee) who successfully complete the training program will be assessed against TCO-02 criteria and placed in a pool of qualified TCO-02 which may be used to appoint determinately (term) or indeterminately (permanent) at the TCO-02 group and level (Salary: $72,282 to $87,946).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.
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TCO – JOB EXPECTATIONS: ALL APPLICANTS MUST PARTICIPATE IN AN INFORMATION SESSION Candidates are required to attend a Career Presentation (anticipated for August 4, 2026). Only those who attend the Career Presentation will be able to register for the Criti Call exam (anticipated for the dates of August 07 – 14, 2026). Candidates who are successful at the exam will be required to participate in an interview.
Please note that if you have completed a PO-TCO-01 interview within the past 6 months, the results will remain valid until 6 months has lapsed, and those results would be applied to this staffing process.
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Title: Police Dispatcher Trainee
Company: Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Location: Red Deer, Canada
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