Vacancy Details
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First Contact Operators
Reference No. Government Gazette dated 03/10/2025
General Public
Indefinite
Administrative and Managerial Published Date: 03/10/2025 11:00Closing Date: 17/10/2025 17:15
Vacancy Brief Description
1. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Home Affairs, Security and Employment invites applications for the post of First Contact Operators within the Emergency Control Rooms in the Ministry for Home Affairs, Security and Employment and the Ministry for Health and Active Ageing.
Salary
2.1 This appointment is subject to a probationary/trial period of six (6) months.
2.2 The salary for the post of First Contact Operator is Salary Scale 15, which in the year 2025 is equivalent to, €18,188 per annum, rising by annual increments of €298 up to a maximum of €19,976.
2.3 A First Contact Operator will progress to Scale 14 (€19,591.02 x €316.83 - €21,492.00 in the year 2025) on completion of four (4) years of satisfactory service as First Contact Operators (Salary Scale 15).
2.4 Upon appointment, First Contract Operators shall become entitled to an annual allowance of €550. This allowance shall cease to be paid with immediate effect in circumstances whereby employees are no longer carrying out duties as First Contract Operators.
2.5 Furthermore, First Contact Operators shall work on a shift working schedule as determined by Management. Employees shall be entitled to the respective shift allowances as applicable through the Public Service Management Code - Manual of Allowances, as applicable from time to time.
2.6 First Contact Operators wil be placed at the Police Control Room or the Civil Protection Department Control Room or the Accident and Emergency Department. Each department will have its own set of rules that the First Contact Operators must adhere to, depending on their placement.
2.7 For the confirmation of their appointment, appointees must conclude their probationary (trial period) and successfully complete the induction training as well as obtain and maintain the required licensing of the ProQA system.
2.8 Selected candidates must be of conduct which is appropriate to the post/position applied for. Prior to appointment, selected candidates from outside the Public Service must produce a Certificate of Conduct issued by the Criminal Records Office or other competent authority not earlier than six (6) months from the closing date of this call for applications, which should be submitted by the selected candidate within one (1) week from the date of the notification of appointment.
2.9 In terms of the requirements emanating from Directive 16, regarding the “Governing Framework for Preventing and Managing Conflicts of Interest in the Public Administration”, issued by the Principal Permanent Secretary on 27th November 2023 and which came into force on 1st February 2024, the Selection Board will assess candidates’ previous employments to assess potential conflicts of interest. In this respect, candidates are to provide a completely updated CV, including qualifications and employment history with their application. Any potential conflict of interest matters noted will be reported to the respective Permanent Secretary, to ensure that should the candidate be recruited, such conflicts of interest would be appropriately managed.
Moreover, selected candidates are to report any known actual, potential or apparent conflicts of interest prior to accepting an appointment, through the prescribed Declaration available at Appendix 1 to Directive 16 (available here).
Duties
3. The job duties for the post of First Contact Operator may be viewed in Annex A attached to this Circular.
Eligibility
4.1 By the closing time and date of this call for applications, applicants must be:
- citizens of Malta; or
- citizens of other Member States of the European Union who are entitled to equal treatment to Maltese citizens in matters of employment by virtue of EU legislation and treaty provisions dealing with the free movement of workers; or
- citizens of any other country who are entitled to equal treatment to Maltese citizens in matters related to employment by virtue of the application to that country of EU legislation and treaty provisions dealing with the free movement of workers; or
- any other persons who are entitled to equal treatment to Maltese citizens in matters related to employment in terms of the law or the above-mentioned EU legislation and treaty provisions, on account of their family relationship with persons mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c); or
- third country nationals who have been granted long-term resident status in Malta under regulation 4 of the “Status of Long-Term Residents (Third Country Nationals) Regulations, 2006” or who have been granted a residence permit under regulation 18(3) thereof, together with family members of such third country nationals who have been granted a residence permit under the “Family Reunification Regulations, 2007”; or
- in possession of a residence document issued in terms of the “Residence Status of United Kingdom Nationals and their Family Members in Malta in accordance with the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community Regulations”.
The advice of the Citizenship Unit within Community Malta Agency and the Expatriates Unit within Identita` should be sought as necessary in the interpretation of the above provisions.
The appointment of candidates referred to at (b), (c), (d) and (e) above would necessitate the issue of an employment licence in so far as this is required by the Immigration Act and subsidiary legislation. Jobsplus should be consulted as necessary on this issue.
- able to communicate in the Maltese and English language in order to sufficiently and adequately carry out the duties applied for;
- in possession of pass (at least at Grade 1 - 5), Grade C or a comparable level at MQF Level 3 (minimum 60 ECTS) or higher in three (3) subjects.
Public Officers applying for this post must be confirmed in their current appointment, unless the current appointment is in a different class/career stream or in a definite position, but may apply for a lower grade/position even if not confirmed and whether in the same stream or not. Reversion to previous unconfirmed appointment is not possible.
4.2 i. Candidates who have not yet formally obtained or are not yet approved for the qualification specified in paragraph 4.1 (iii) or else as indicated in paragraph 3.1 of the general provisions https://publicservices.gov.mt/en/people/Documents/Recruitment_GenProvs/General%20Provisions_ENG.pdf will still be considered provided that they submit evidence that they are in the final phase of their course leading to such qualification. Appointees must obtain, or be approved, for the award of such qualification within one year of their appointment date. If this stipulated deadline for the attainment of such qualification is not met, the appointment will be, for this reason, automatically terminated.
ii. Furthermore, candidates who are currently following a recognised programme of study at a higher MQF level than that requested above will also be considered. Such candidates are to submit evidence that they have successfully completed the necessary ECTS/ECVET credits, or equivalent, and attained the required MQF level, by the closing time and date of the call for applications. Prospective applicants should note the requirement to produce MQRIC recognition statements in respect of their qualifications from MQRIC, or other designated authorities, as applicable, as per provisions applicable to this call for applications (see link below).
4.3 Candidates who are not in possession of an IT Office Application Office Skills shall be obliged to carry out an internal course following appointment.
4.4 Successful candidates shall be deployed according to the exigencies of the service and they shall be obliged to carry out the respective training as may be determined by the respective Management from time to time. Deployment of officers is subject to the candidates being in possession of the necessary certificates to carry out their duties in an effective manner. Employees are also obliged to undergo training courses from time to time as determined by Management so as to ensure that they are kept abreast with any developments and/or necessary skills.
4.5 Public Officers holding a grade in a particular stream, and who were granted Officer in Scale status by virtue of a Grievances Unit decision in the same scale as that of a higher grade in that stream, are eligible to apply for grades open to officers holding such higher grade within the stream that carries the same scale as that of the Officer in Scale status.
The years of service since the effective date of appointment as Officer in Scale are reckonable for the purpose of satisfying any requisite years of service stipulated in calls for applications.
Any other eligibility requisites for the post must be met in terms of this call for applications.
4.6 Public officers who currently hold an appointment as Officer in Grade are considered on a personal basis to pertain to the Class/Stream of their immediately previous substantive grade, and may apply on the basis of their current scale as Officer in Grade, which must be equivalent to, or higher than, the requisite eligibility level required by this call for applications.
The years of service since the effective date of appointment as Officer in Grade are reckonable for the purpose of satisfying any requisite years of “service in the grade” as stipulated in calls for applications.
Any other eligibility requisites for the post/position must be met in terms of this call for applications
Ministry / Department Details
Ministry / Department : | Ministry for Home Affairs, Security and Employment |
Contact Persons : | William Mazzacano D;Amato |
Address : | 201, Strait Street, Valletta |
Telephone : | 2568 9000 |
Email address : | [email protected] |
Note
- In case of conflict in interpretation of any part/s of a call for applications, the final interpretation should be that of the published Maltese version of the call for applications.