Duties

Police Officers perform duties of considerable variety and responsibility involving: public service, protection of life and property, prevention and investigation of crime and the enforcement of law. These duties must be performed in accordance with a wide variety of police regulations and legal requirements.

A Police Officer is required to act without direct supervision and to exercise a degree of independent judgment when dealing with routine and emergency situations. With this responsibility comes a high level of accountability, to supervisors, the courts of law, and the community for which the Constable serves.

Minimum Standards

•   Minimum age, 19 years;
  
  
•   No Criminal Record;
  
  
•   A photocopy of your Birth Certificate, Canadian Citizenship or Landed    Immigrant status document;
  
  
•   High school graduation or equivalent (supported by official stamped   transcripts);
     
  
•   Colour passport photo;
  
  
•   A photocopy of a valid BC Class 5 Driver's Licence and a copy of your driving record;
  
  
•   A photocopy of a valid Standard First Aid Certificate with two person CPR;
  
  
•   Good verbal and written communication skills. Demonstrated through various interviews;
  
  
•   Physically fit and have a healthy lifestyle;
  
  
•   Vision standards (Forms provided):
  
  (i)  Must be binocular and have unaided vision of not less than 20/40 in one eye and 20/100 in the other eye;
  
  
  (ii) Vision should be correctable with approved vision aide to a minimum 20/20 both eyes open with no one eye poorer than 20/30;
  
  
  (iii) Colour vision must pass the Ishihara test or the Farnsworth D-15 test;
  
  
  (iv) This minimum vision acuity is required for safe performance of policing duties if glasses or contacts are lost or displaced;
  
  
  (v) Must be at least 150 degrees continuous along the horizontal meridian and 20 degrees continuous above and below fixation with both eyes open and examined together.
  
  
  Note: applicants who have had Excimer Laser Surgery must wait one month post surgery for an eye examination and have our form completed by the surgeon stating there are no adverse conditions.
  
  
•   Normal hearing in each ear - documented by an Audiogram produced by your Audiologist; and
  
  
•   The Saanich Police Department does not participate in the Provincial        Nominee Program (PNP).