New auxiliary police recruits will be deployed to help the police’s response to emergency calls, with 13 additional officers set to take Triple-O calls from across the Territory, the government has said.

The recently graduated recruits from the Police College will join the Joint Emergency Services Call Centre after completing training in emergency call taking, cultural engagement, mental health first aid, customer service, police powers and obligations, and trauma-informed training.

Police, Fire & Emergency Services said another group of 35 frontline officers were also currently undergoing training and would join the force next month.

The move will see more frontline police officers, Aboriginal Liaison officers, watch house recruits, and extra auxiliaries for the JESSC, the government said.

“We are giving our police the resources they need to fight crime and to respond to Territorians in need,” Minister for Police, Fire & Emergency Services, Kate Worden said.

Ms Worden said the new graduates will be performing a vital role in our emergency response as the first contact for callers in times of stress and worry.

“It’s always exciting to welcome recruits into service and I am equally excited about the pipeline of future officers entering the Police College to join the ranks of our hard-working frontline responders,” she said.

Auxiliary Police Officers at JESCC are responsible for radio dispatch by coordinating police responses to numerous incidents. They work closely with civilian call takers, who take calls needing police assistance from the public.