St. Albert, Alberta Recruiting Firefighter/Medics – Advanced Care Paramedics Closes March 24/25

Cultivate your Career

With over 100 years of service to its credit, St. Albert Fire Services plays an integral role in shaping and serving our community. We’re excited to welcome new members to our team in 2025.

The Opportunity

A career with a fully integrated fire and emergency medical service is exciting, fulfilling, diverse and challenging. Soon to be operating from four stations, St. Albert Fire Services members are ready to respond to any emergency 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our dedicated professionals are committed to saving lives and protecting property by swiftly and effectively managing fires, providing medical assistance, and conducting rescue operations in disaster situations.
We invest in our team by offering ongoing professional development in firefighting, fire prevention, medical response, and search and rescue techniques. If you thrive in a team environment, are passionate about helping others, and want to make a meaningful impact in your community, we encourage you to apply today!

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications (as of application date)
• Currently registered with the Alberta College of Paramedics as an Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP) or currently enrolled as a 2nd year Advanced Care Paramedic student. Preference may be given to those eligible to write the Advanced Care Paramedic Provincial Registration Examination in 2025.

If you are a paramedic outside of Alberta, visit the Alberta College of Paramedics  to learn about how to register in Alberta.

Additional Requirements
•Valid Alberta Class 4 Driver’s Licence: You must provide a driver’s abstract demonstrating safe driving behaviour (six demerits or fewer) upon offer.
•Clear Vulnerable Sector Police Information Check: Must be successfully obtained and maintained upon offer of employment.
•Physical and Medical Standards Compliance: Ability to meet physical and medical standards, including vision and hearing, as per NFPA guidelines. Please refer to NFPA 1582, Chapter 6 – Medical Evaluations of Candidates, for details on disqualifying medical conditions.
•Preferred Qualification: Preference may be given to applicants with NFPA 1001 Level I and II certifications.

Please note:
• A valid Alberta Class 3 driver’s licence and Air Brake (Q) endorsement are conditions of employment that must be obtained within the probationary period, at the candidate’s expense.
• Candidates who have not successfully completed the U of A test will not automatically be removed from the competition and may be hired on the condition that the test is completed within one year of their start date.
• Candidates who have not successfully passed the Alberta Firefighter Physical Aptitude Evaluation at the time of hire will be assigned to EMS-only duties until they successfully pass the test and complete Fire Training.
• In these cases, candidates’ probationary periods may be extended until both the U of A test and Fire Training are successfully completed. If the probationary period is extended beyond the standard 12 months, candidates will still be eligible for salary progression after 12 months of employment. Seniority within the bargaining unit may also be impacted by the timing of U of A test completion and attendance at regularly scheduled Fire Training.

Application Information

Recruitment Process and Timeline
Application period (March 3 – March 24, 2025)
Station Assessment Includes Firefighter Aptitude, Medical Knowledge, OSCE and Job Skills Assessments (April 7, 9, or 11, 2025)
Firefighter Physical Fitness Test conducted by the University of Alberta. This test is a pass-fail test where the candidate will go through a treadmill test followed by 6 stations that simulate tasks that firefighters are required to perform on the job. Candidates must register for an open testing session, through the U of A. The next known open enrollment period is in May 2025. For previously successful completions of this test to be considered valid for this competition it must have been achieved after September 1, 2024.
Candidates who have not successfully completed the U of A test will not automatically be removed from the competition and may still be hired on a condition where the test will need to be completed within one year of their start date.
Panel Interviews (Late April 2025)
Employment References & Conditional Offers (May 2025)
Pre-placement Medical Assessment (May/ June 2025)
Anticipated Start Date (On or before July 7, 2025)

For the most current and detailed information on the process and timeline, visit stalbert.ca/fire-careers

Information Session
The department is hosting an upcoming in-person information sessions.

Date: March 11 and 14
Time: Presentation begins at 7:00 p.m. (full session approximately 90 min)
Location: Fire Station 3, 100 Giroux Road, St. Albert

Join us as we share information about a career with St. Albert Fire Services and the upcoming recruitment process.

Ready to apply? Excellent! Here’s what you need to do:
1. Respond to the questions below
2. Click ‘Apply for this job’ and you will create, or log-in to, your candidate profile
3. Upload two documents as separate attachments 1) cover letter 2) resume
4. Apply before March 24, 2025, at 10 PM MST

At a later phase of the process you will be asked to provide proof of education, training certifications, licensure with the Alberta College of Paramedics, a driver’s abstract and Vulnerable Sector Police Information Check.

Closing Statement

We sincerely thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Please be advised that meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee progression in the recruitment process. Please note that only candidates selected to move forward to the Station Assessment will be contacted.
The City of St. Albert accepts applications exclusively through our online application system; we do not accept applications submitted in person, by fax, email, or mail.