Police Dispatcher Trainee - Whitehorse

Closing date:

February 28, 2026 - 23:59, Pacific Time

Selection process number
26-RCM-EA-P-M-WHSE-OCC-144436

Location
Whitehorse (Yukon)

Salary
$65,714 to $79,953 (In addition to your salary, you will receive an Isolated Post Allowance.)

Level
PO-TCO-01-LES-TO-01

Who can apply
Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad. For positions located in Yukon, candidates who meet the essential qualifications and identify as Yukon First Nations will be appointed first; followed by candidates who meet the essential qualifications and identify as Indigenous Peoples.

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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 backbone 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).
• ➡️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 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.

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 Whitehorse, YT.

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.

Positions to be filled
2

• 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.
• ✅Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only). Candidates who are unable to provide proof that they meet this essential qualification as requested may be eliminated from the process. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at
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  PLEASE NOTE:
  
  For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e‑mail for screening/assessment purposes (including sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e‑mail address, and ensure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from…