Reintegration Worker

Important messages

*** ONLY ON LINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED ***

All job applications must therefore be submitted through the jobs.gc.ca site.
To submit an application on-line, please select the button "Apply Online" below.

Candidates must clearly demonstrate in the screening questionnaire how they meet the education and experience criteria listed in the Essential Qualifications and Asset Qualifications if applicable. Please note that stating that the requirement has been met, and/or listing past or current responsibilities, does not represent adequate substantiation. Rather, you must provide concrete examples that clearly illustrate how you meet the requirement. Résumés may be used as a secondary source to validate the qualifications described; comments such as "refer to my attached resume" will not be accepted and may result in your application being rejected.

Duties

Guides, advises, and assists offenders in their safe reintegration to the community by motivating and encouraging offenders to acquire pro-social skills, adopt pro-social behaviours and participate actively in their reintegration.

Performs tasks related to safety and security in the community by helping to ensure that the Community Correctional Centre (CCC) complies with all policies and standards pertaining to the safety and protection of the public, staff, offenders and the CCC.

Work environment

Organization
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is the federal government agency responsible for administering sentences of a term of two years or more, as imposed by the court. CSC is responsible for managing institutions of various security levels and supervising offenders under conditional release in the community.

Mission Statement
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), as part of the criminal justice system and respecting the rule of law, contributes to public safety by actively encouraging and assisting offenders to become law-abiding citizens, while exercising reasonable, safe, secure and humane control.

Challenge
Candidates must be willing to work in a correctional environment where ongoing contact with federally sentenced inmates will be necessary.

Intent of the process

A pool of candidates will be established to staff part-time positions (0.5) in Community Correctional Centres (CCC) in the Atlantic Region (Saint John, NB; St. John’s, NL; and Halifax, NS). The pool of candidates could be used to staff positions on an indeterminate or specified period (including term, acting, or assignment) basis.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

A secondary school diploma, or a satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma, or a successful completion of a provincially/territorially approved secondary school equivalency test.

Degree equivalency

Experience with interventions aimed at changing human behaviour.

Experience in the creation of documents and/or reports using word processing and spreadsheet programs such as Word or Excel.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of the Mission and Mandate of the Correctional Service of Canada.

Knowledge of Part I and II of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and Regulations.

Knowledge of the Correctional Service of Canada’s (CSC) reintegration programs and related policies.

Knowledge of CSC’s security policies applicable to Community Correctional Centres.

Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work.

Ability to analyze situations/problems and find solutions.

Ability to work under pressure.

Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Initiative.

Integrity.

Judgement.

Effective interpersonal relationships.

Sensitivity to diversity.

Teamwork.

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Post secondary education in one of the following fields :
Sociology;
Psychology;
Social Work,
Criminology; or
Another field related to the position.

Degree equivalency

Experience working in partnership with components of the criminal justice system or outside organizations providing support to offenders.

Experience in case management practices and/or process.

Experience in security practices and/or process.

Experience in facilitating information sessions.

Experience working with offenders.

Priority may be given to members of Employment Equity groups.

The incumbent may be required to work overtime, often on short notice.

The incumbent may be required to work evenings.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - Some of these positions require possession of a valid driver’s license or mobility usually associated with having a valid driver’s license.

Other information

Random selection may be used during any stage of the selection process.

The assets may be used for screening.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.

For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with the candidates by email. Candidates who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, will be used to evaluate the candidates.

In order to manage the number of applications in the selection process, management may use top-down consideration of scores at various steps in the process, to determine the number of candidates who will be further considered in the process.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.