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We are excited to announce that our 2021 Firefighter recruitment drive is going to begin on April 30, 2021! Please visit the KFR career recruitment page for our full FAQ and be sure to create a profile on our recruitment page to prepare for your application.
At the City of Kamloops, we believe in progressive and barrier free recruitment for everybody everyday. This means employment opportunities for all in a safe, inclusive and diverse workplace. We know our city is stronger when we hire qualified individuals from different backgrounds with diverse experiences, cultures and perspectives.
All applicants are considered, regardless of race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religion, family status, marital status, physical and mental disability, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, political belief or conviction of a criminal or summary conviction offence unrelated to their employment.
We have included a recruitment checklist, consent forms and an FAQ to help you along the way.
Term Contract Positions:
Please check back again to see available term contract opportunities.
The City of Kamloops is an equal opportunity employer. Positions are filled through open competitions where the selection is based on job-related skills; training; experience; suitability; and where appropriate, seniority and residency. Only applicants who are legally entitled to work in Canada can be considered for employment.
The City of Kamloops is committed to ensuring a safe and healthy community and to the prevention of violence against children. Police records checks are conducted on all candidates who are being considered for employment with the City. Enhanced Security Clearance may be required for designated positions of trust, including, but not limited to, jobs at the RCMP detachment or positions that involve working with/or in proximity to children, youth, or vulnerable adults.
Frequently Asked Questions:
All positions with the City of Kamloops are filled through a job posting process. Visit our Career Opportunities website to set up a profile and view and apply for vacant positions. All applications must be submitted on or before the end of the business day, on the closing date of the competition.
Note: All internal employees MUST create a new profile in the new system in order to access internal job postings. Please contact hr@kamloops.ca for the internal link.
All employment opportunities with the City of Kamloops are available online, in our Career Opportunities website. Please visit this portal to set up a profile and view and apply for vacant positions. You can also subscribe to our Career Link newsletter which will send you email notifications about all our external job postings. We may also advertise in Kamloops This Week (City Page) or on industry specific job boards.
We also share opportunities on our social pages, including Facebook and LinkedIn.
Our online Career Opportunities website allows you to upload documents that reflect relevant qualifications pertaining to the position you're applying for. Some examples are:
- Post-secondary certificates, diplomas or degrees
- Transcripts
- Trade Qualification Certificates
- Current driver's abstract
Note: Applicants for lifeguard and firefighter positions must submit copies of all required certifications listed in the competition in order to be considered.
The City of Kamloops is committed to ensuring a safe and healthy community and to the prevention of violence against children.
Our application consists of several steps and you will not need to submit a completed police records check form or references with your initial application. It is important to note that offers of employment will only be made after employment references and police records check are complete. We will ask your permission prior to initiating either of these steps in the recruitment process.
We post management and unionized positions. We also post a variety of other position types, including: seasonal, temporary, part-time, on-call, or full-time work. The posting will clearly state the type of position.
We also post term contract positions here directly on our Career Opportunities web page.
Job postings are updated as vacant positions become available.
We do accept applications after the competition has closed; however, your application will be marked late and will not be considered until all other applicants have been reviewed first.
If you have been short-listed for an interview, we will contact you. Due to the large volume of applications we receive, we do not send acknowledgement letters to all job applicants.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. We endeavour to contact applicants to be interviewed within three (3) weeks of the competition closing date. We appreciate your patience throughout the recruitment process and ask that you refrain from calling our office unless we ask you to.
We conduct panel interviews which include the departmental supervisor, a human resources representative, and sometimes other participants. We ask a variety of knowledge, situational, and behavioural-based interview questions. Interviews are typically 30 minutes to one hour in length, depending on the complexity of the position.
You will be informed, in advance, of any testing that we might ask you to participate in. For specific positions, such as lifeguard or firefighter, we may do skill or job-related testing. We may also do computer software testing or psychological testing.
It can take up to six (6) weeks to fill a job posting, depending on the complexity of the position. We thank you, in advance, for your patience!
Career opportunities with Kamloops Fire Rescue are posted in our Career Opportunities website. A recruiting process is conducted prior to any hiring with Kamloops Fire Rescue. For more information on Firefighter careers please visit the Kamloops Fire Rescue Service Recruitment page.
