New Police Officer Opportunities

If you are interested in a career in policing you owe it to yourself to explore the career opportunities the Transit Police Service can offer you.  Whether it be our foot patrol section,  plain clothes unit,  patrolling on police mountain bikes, working  in patrol vehicles or working as part of an integrated law enforcement team, we offer you the chance to grow along with us. We offer an exciting unique style of policing on and around Metro Vancouver's fast-growing transit system.

We are a multi-jurisdictional police service working along side all our policing partners in the effort  to make the transit system safe and secure.  We work to reassure the communities and citizens we serve that their safety is our priority.

You will be trained at the Justice Institute of BC as are all other municipal police officers.                                                                              

Once in the field you will be challenged to represent this organization with exceptional  results.   No other police service in Canada walks the beat as we do.

Our Standard Requirements
•    Minimum of 19 years of age (copy of birth certificate required)
•    Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident (proof of status required)
•    A valid Class 5 British Columbia drivers license or equivalent provincial license
•    Physically fit; able to complete 2.4 km (1.5 mile) run in under 12 minutes immediately followed by POPAT, which must be completed in under 4 min. 15 sec. (able to pass comprehensive medical examination)
•    Good command of the English language both written and verbal
•    No criminal convictions for which a pardon has not been granted. No criminal charges or other charges under federal statute pending
•    Basic computer skills and keyboarding skills to level of 25 words per minute (certificate of competency required)
•    High school graduation or GED, plus two years post-secondary education (original transcripts required. Other course work of an equivalent level and duration and/or unique learned skill sets may be considered)
•    Education completed outside of Canada must be evaluated by the International Credential Evaluation Service;
•    First Aid Certification ("Standard" or better) with a CPR endorsement
•    Binocular vision with uncorrected visual acuity of not less than 20/40 in one eye and 20/100 in the other eye, with a corrected visual acuity no less than 20/20 in one eye and 20/30 in the other eye. Good colour vision and visual fields according to visual standards as recommended by the Canadian Ophthalmological Society for police officers is also required. Applicants that have had laser surgery must wait a minimum of three months from the date of the surgery. Radial keratotomy is NOT acceptable.

 

Preferred Requirements for Applicants
•    Superior interpersonal skills
•    Police-related volunteer experience
•    More than two years of post-secondary education or equivalent life experience.  
•    Knowledge of a second language and/or culture
•    Industrial First Aid or Level 3 First Aid
•    Supervisory experience in work history
•    Other significant experience                                

 

For questions regarding how to apply or our requirements, please email recruiting@transitpolice.bc.ca or call 604 516 7421 for details