Job details
- JobBank Id: 41993220
- JobSeekr Id: 272286
- Police Constable
- Amherst, NS
- 21 Havelock Street
- Full time
- Town of Amherst
- $64,566 to $104,682
- 1 to 48 hours per week
Overview
Languages
English
Education
-
Other trades certificate or diploma
Experience
Experience an asset
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Criminal investigation services
- Community policing
- Drug enforcement
- General police duties
- Traffic law enforcement
Work setting
- Urban area
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Assist first-aid responders in emergencies, such as civil disorder, natural disasters and major accidents by providing medical, safety or humanitarian aid
- Compile notes and reports from criminal investigations
- Complete administrative duties
- Enforce provincial and territorial laws and regulations
- Interview witnesses
- Investigate crimes and accidents
- Participate in school awareness programs regarding harassment/bullying safety strategies
- Testify in courts of law
- Arrest criminal suspects
- Encourage the public for active participation in crime prevention techniques
- Patrol assigned areas to enforce law and order
- Provide emergency assistance to victims of accidents, crimes and natural disasters
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
Experience and specialization
Type of police work
- Municipal force
Additional information
Security and safety
- Criminal record check
- Driving record check (abstract)
- Medical exam
- Enhanced reliability security clearance
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver’s licence
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Physically demanding
- 20/20 vision
- Sound discrimination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Attention to detail
Personal suitability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement
Long term benefits
- Long-term care insurance
- Maternity and parental benefits