Civilian members play an important role in the Belleville Police Service. Civilians hold positions in several units such as administration, communications, records, human resources, courts, property, finance, and information technology services. Civilians are employed as permanent or temporary staff in both full and part-time employment. Some positions involve rotating shifts schedule.

Civilian careers are attractive to those interested in working within a policing environment, but not necessarily interested in becoming a police officer. The Belleville Police Service offers a professional environment where career development and advancement opportunities are available. 

Some of our Civilian positions include:

Call-Taker / Dispatchers

Communication staff take routine and emergency calls from the public and relay information to police units in response to calls for service. They act as a call taker/screener and switchboard operator as required and answer 911 calls for the City of Belleville, and in some cases, relay the calls to another 911 emergency agency.

Court Clerks

Court Clerks prepare, process, distribute and maintain information relating to Criminal and Provincial offices. Court Clerk are responsible for safeguarding the integrity and security of information stored in CPIC and NicheRMS.

Custodian / Repair Generalists

Custodian / Repair Generalists are responsible for the cleaning, upkeep, maintenance and general repair of the Belleville Police Service facility.

Data Entry Clerks

Data Entry Clerks perform data entry by transcribing police reports utilizing the Records Management System (RMS) and also perform other clerical duties as assigned to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the Records Unit. 

Digital Evidence & Redaction Clerks

The Digital Evidence & Redaction Clerk is responsible for managing and facilitating the digital evidence (video, audio, photo, document) records received at the Belleville Police Service. This position performs technical and administrative law enforcement functions in the control, collection, redaction, disclosure, destruction, quality assurance and disposition of collected evidence. The Digital Evidence & Redaction Clerk is responsible for working with various technologies to monitor and fulfill requests for digital evidence. This position includes a variety of responsibilities and requires a high degree of sensitivity to confidential matters.