Police Transcription Specialist

Important messages

Applications will be accepted online only. Please apply online at www.canada.ca/government-jobs. If you have a disability that prevents you from applying on-line please contact the hiring manager as identified on this poster.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). Candidates are strongly encouraged to check their email on a regular basis.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to fill an indeterminate position. However, a pool of qualified candidates may be created and used to staff indeterminate, term, full-time and part-time positions.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Successful completion of two years of secondary school education according to provincial/territorial standards or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

Diploma or certificate in an administrative or related field

Degree equivalency

Recent* experience in providing administrative support services
*Recent is defined as experience normally obtained within the past 2 years

Experience using PROS (Police Reporting and Occurrence System)

Experience using different media transcription programs.

Experience providing administrative services in a legal or police services environment

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Bilingual - Imperative (PPB/PPB)

Information on language requirements

Working effectively with others

Thinking things through

Dependability

Ability to key 40 words per minute with less than 2% error rate

Ability to transcribe

Ability to review and ensure accuracy of data

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Willing and able to work overtime and/or flexible hours

Willing and able to work in a policing environment which includes daily exposure to unsettling and/or graphic material

Conditions of employment

Security Clearance: RCMP Enhanced Reliability Status

Other information

The successful candidate will be required to provide original documentation of proof of Canadian Citizenship prior to appointment. Other candidates may also be asked to provide this documentation at various stages in the selection process. The following documents will be accepted as proof: Provincial or territorial birth certificate; Naturalization certificates (issued prior to Jan. 1, 1947); Registration of Birth Abroad certificates (issued between Jan. 1, 1947 and Feb. 14, 1977); Certificates of Retention; Citizenship certificates.

Candidates may be required to provide keyboarding results that have been validated by an institution such as a school or local career college.

You may be assessed using one or more of the following tools: standardized tests, written exams, interview, simulation exercise, reference check, and other assessment tools.

Candidates may be required to pay for all assessment and travel expenses.

The successful applicant will have to obtain, as a minimum, an RCMP Enhanced Reliability Status security clearance. The process also requires a Security/Reliability Interview, a field investigation in matters of credit/finances, education, employment, references, etc.

Must be willing and able to relocate to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.