Job posting closes: January 3, 2025, at 05:00 p.m. (Yukon Standard Time)

At our core, the City of Whitehorse is committed to cultivating an inclusive employee community and workspace, confronting racism and biases for fairness and equity, and advancing reconciliation and accessibility.

The City promotes work-life balance for its employees and offers flexible work arrangements, such as work-from-home and compressed work weeks, subject to applicable administrative directives.

An Eligibility List may be established from this competition—the duration of the eligibility list may be up to 12 months. The eligibility list may be used to fill future permanent full-time, permanent part-time, temporary full-time, temporary part-time, term, or casual vacancies within the same department and classification based on organizational needs by going to the next highest-ranked candidate until the eligibility list expires.

This position is part of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF).

The City wishes to thank all applicants for their interest, but only those candidates selected to advance in the recruitment will be contacted. Note that only those candidates eligible to legally work in Canada will be considered.

Officer, Fire Prevention

Job Code: 050
Department: Fire

Job Summary:

Under the general direction of the Fire Chief, leads the investigation of fires to determine origin and cause. Researches, develops, implements and co-ordinates fire prevention and public education activities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

This description contains elements necessary for identification and evaluation of the job. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Working Conditions:

Considerable work is performed under normal office conditions. Responds to emergency situations, many that occur outside of normal working hours. On-call duties is a requirement. Exposure to health hazards, smoke/fumes, chemicals, temperature and weather extremes during fire and other emergency situations.

Required Knowledge, Skill and Abilities:

• 5 years previous related experience including firefighting, fire inspection/investigation or an equivalent combination of education and progressively related work experience

• 6 months on the job training
• Fire Fighter Certification Level I and II
• Fire Prevention Officer Certification
• Fire Officer II
• Incident Command 300
• Incident Safety Officer
• Fire Investigation and Fire Inspection certificate
• Class 3 Driver's license & Air Brake Endorsement.
• Effective public relations and public speaking skills
• Proven note taking, report writing, interview skills and court experience
• Experience in reading, interpreting and applying legislation
• Proven leadership, organizational and prioritizing skills

• Work effectively independently or in a team environment

Additional certifications required include but not limited to:

Standard first aid, CPR level C and oxygen therapy; Defensive Driving & Hazard Avoidance; Wildland firefighting basics; HAZMAT, Aerial Ladder Operations, etc.

An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.

Examples of Equipment to Operate:

General Fire investigation tools, personal protection equipment and general office equipment including computer skills to operate software programs related to work processing, spreadsheet, electronic mail, etc.

Accommodation Requests:

Shortlisted candidates who require accommodation or have accessibility needs during the selection process are encouraged to reach out to the Recruiter and make requests to ensure their full participation. The City of Whitehorse is committed to reviewing requests and making arrangements for reasonable accommodation and accessibility requests. You may email GeorgeAnthony.Lapido@whitehorse.ca and careers@whitehorse.ca.

Other Details:

Job seekers are required to create an online profile and submit their application electronically through the City's online Applicant system via www.whitehorse.ca/careers. Instructions on applications are provided at https://www.whitehorse.ca/our-government/employment/how-to-apply/. If you have any further questions regarding this posting, please contact the recruiter at HR@whitehorse.ca.

To apply for this position, you are required to submit your resume.

Various tests and/or exams may be administered as part of the recruiting process.

At the time this posting closes, candidates must have valid and current licenses/certifications/education that match the position requirements. Candidates who are selected to continue with the recruiting process will be required to provide proof of qualifications during their interview