Experienced Police Officer

How to Apply

If you meet the pre-requisites, please submit your resume and cover letter through our online application process.  We ask that you identify any additional assets in the online questionnaire.

The following documents are required, however copies do not need to be submitted until you attend for testing.

• Birth Certificate

• Driver's Licence

• Current Motor Vehicle Driver's Abstract (must be valid within 3 months of application deadline)

• Academic Grade 12 or university transcript

• Certificate from a police training program

• Valid standard first aid certificate

• Valid CPR Level "C" certificate

• Typing certificate from a recognized facility showing 25 words per minute in a 3 or 5 minute test

• Swimming certificate for Water Rescue for First Responders or Bronze Medallion (must be completed at time of hire).

• Three letters of reference (professional)

• Vision form:

• Uncorrected Vision:  (without eyewear and without squinting): 6/18 (20/60) in each eye, or 6/12 (20/40) in one eye and up to 6/30 (20/100) in the other.
  
  
• Corrected Vision: (with eyewear) 6/6 (20/20) in one eye and up to 6/9 (20/30) in the other.

• Colour Vision:  must be normal (assessed on each individual basis).

• Visual Fields:  must be normal.

• Laser Surgery: Candidates who have undergone Excimer Laser Photorefractive Keratectomy (P.R.K.) or Laser corrective surgery must provide written proof from a recognized optometrist confirming the following criteria:
  

1. The visual acuity standards are met
2. There are no corneal opacities, double vision, halo or glare problems
3. Night vision has been tested and found to be normal
4. The candidate has not undergone any laser or other corrective surgery for a full 3 months prior to the examination.

 

Where do I get these certifications?

You can apply for and get your driver's abstract by visiting any Service Nova Scotia-Registry of Motor Vehicles office. The charge is $16.79. If you live outside of Nova Scotia, you can visit your local Motor Vehicle Registry office.

Any placement agency or school can conduct a typing test.

Various community pools in Nova Scotia offer the Water Rescue for First Responders or Bronze Medallion. Contact your local recreational complex for more information. 

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