Community Peace Officers

**(EXTERNAL)**

**2025JUL17**

**Community Peace Officer**
**One (1) or more positions**

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- “The City of Lethbridge acknowledges that we are gathered on the lands of the Blackfoot people of the Canadian Plains and pays respect to the Blackfoot people past, present and future while recognizing and respecting their cultural heritage, beliefs, and relationship to land. The City of Lethbridge offers respect to the Metis and all who have lived on this land and made Lethbridge their home. Lethbridge is southwestern Alberta’s largest community, close to the Rocky Mountains and strategically located two hours south of Calgary. We are home to just over 111,000 residents and two major post-secondary institutions - the University of Lethbridge and Lethbridge Polytechnic. The City of Lethbridge recognizes the diversity of our community and is working to ensure programs, services, facilities, and employment opportunities are inclusive to all people._

The Lethbridge Police Service is seeking to hire **one (1) or more full-time permanent Community Peace Officers** with offsite training to commence for successfully hired applicants in approximately **March 2026.**

The LPS has developed a very new and unique to Alberta, Community Peace Officer (CPO) program. The vision of the LPS is guided by the highest standards of public safety, we are committed to supporting our community by addressing crime, maintaining public safety and strengthening public trust. CPO’s will help further our vision by enhancing community perceptions of safety and increasing our capacity to continue to respond efficiently and effectively to calls for service.

Lethbridge Police Service CPOs are particularly unique in Alberta due to their enhanced authority to initiate and conduct criminal investigations involving theft and mischief where the value of the property does not exceed five thousand dollars. Community Peace Officers employed throughout the Province of Alberta are appointed under the Peace Officer Act. Within Lethbridge, CPOs are accountable to the City of Lethbridge, Lethbridge Police Service and the Provincial Director of Law Enforcement to execute their assigned duties.

Reporting to the Community Peace Officer Sergeant, the role of a Community Peace Officer is to assist with public contact and support public safety within the community.

**Hours of Work: Shift work including a rotation of days, evenings, nights, weekends;**

**Starting Job Rate: $41.99 per hour |2026 Rate**

**Full Job Rate: $46.67 per hour |2026 Rate (After completion of 18-month probation period)**
- This _**_permanent full-time_**_ position falls under the protection of a collective agreement associated to the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 70 contract. CUPE Local 70 represents employees who are employed in number of civic departments within the City of Lethbridge._

**As a Community Peace Officer, you will**:

- Conduct foot and vehicle patrol to monitor and maintain public and traffic safety within the scope of their authorities. This includes observing people, vehicles, property and areas for indications of criminal activity etc.
- Respond to calls for service, initiate and conduct criminal investigations involving theft and mischief where the value of the property does not exceed five thousand dollars
- Obtaining statements from complainants, victims and witnesses, collecting of, and ensuring chain of custody of exhibits for investigations within their designated scope of authority
- Execute Warrants, confirming proper release procedures are followed
- Control, assess and mediate during situations at disturbances and complaints, including calming down/reasoning with people, determining infractions and course of action and restoring order
- Contribute to public safety by providing education and enforcement of Provincial Acts which are listed on the Community Peace Officer Appointment.
- Assist victims, including referring them to appropriate agencies and resources
- Be a presence in the downtown core of Lethbridge, engaging with citizens and members of the business community, providing information, promoting public safety and building relationships.
- Enforce traffic regulations including but not limited to identifying violations/using laser/radar, signaling violators to stop, directing traffic and aiding motorists, as well as issuing summonses, appearance notices and roadside suspensions
- Prepare for and attend court (court preparation/brief, liaising with prosecutor, testifying, etc.)
- Assist Commissionaires and Duty Staff Sergeant in monitoring prisoners within the short-term holding facility including, ensuring meals are provided as required and medical needs are addressed
- Prepare Judicial Interim Release Hearing packages, forwarding them to the hearing office and providing prisoners with access to their bail hearings
- Consult and liaise with residents, community groups, businesses and other employees to share information, identify pro