Detachment Services Assistant

Important messages

Your responses to the screening questions will be used as the primary source in determining whether you meet the screening requirements. If you do not fully complete the screening questions as instructed, you may be screened out.

It is insufficient to state only that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities. Candidates must provide concrete examples demonstrating how they meet the requirements. FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT AND APPROPRIATE INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN YOUR ELIMINATION FROM THE PROCESS.

Intent of the process

Please note this process will ONLY be used to staff positions in Lac La Biche, Alberta. Applicants are encouraged to apply ONLY if they are willing and able to work in or relocate to Lac La Biche, Alberta.

Candidates from outside the federal public service will be required to pay for their own travel (including travel for assessment purposes), and may be required to pay for their own relocation expenses.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 500 words (maximum)

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)

. Successful completion of two years of secondary school, or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.*
*Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript.

Degree equivalency

. Experience in the provision of clerical support services, including three of the following: data entry, preparing correspondence, ordering office supplies, filing, or processing mail.
. Experience using word processing and spreadsheet software.
. Experience providing service to internal or external clients / general public, via telephone or in person.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

. Successful completion of secondary school education.

Degree equivalency

. Experience in data entry.
. Experience preparing documents such as letters, memoranda, briefing notes or reports.
. Experience providing financial support services (services may include, but are not limited to, verifying, correcting and reconciling financial claims, controlling and monitoring petty cash, preparing financial status reports, etc.).
. Experience maintaining a law enforcement database such as: Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC), Police Information Retrieval Systems (PIRS), Police Reporting and Occurrence System (PROS), Automated Criminal Intelligence Information System (ACIIS), National Criminal Data Bank (NCDB), Evidence and Reports III (E&R III).
. Experience providing records management services (services may include, but are not limited to, indexing, cross-referencing, filing, retrieving, retaining, archiving or destroying data).
. Experience transcribing from audio cassettes or digital media.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

. Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
. Ability to communicate effectively orally.
. Ability to prioritize work to meet deadlines.
. Ability to work in a stressful environment.
. Ability to deal effectively with police situations.
. Ability to work with minimal supervision.

. Detail oriented
. Being organized
. Action-oriented
. Effective interpersonal skills
. Dependability
. Judgement
. Teamwork

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

. Ability to transmit information.

. Flexibility

. Willingness and ability to work in a busy police environment, including exposure to unsettling and /or graphic material.
. Willingness and ability to work overtime, as required.
. Willingness and ability to maintain a valid driver's license.
. Willingness and ability to travel for work and/or training purposes, using various modes of transportation.

Conditions of employment

RCMP Reliability security clearance.

Other information

. Interested persons must meet each essential qualification to be appointed to the position. A person may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications or operational requirements. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the asset qualifications and operational requirements may be applied. Candidates may be contacted and assessed against these criteria at any time during this process.

. The organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. To submit an application on-line, please select the button 'Apply online' below.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

. For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail. Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address, and ensure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CANDIDATE TO ENSURE ACCURATE CONTACT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AND UPDATED AS REQUIRED.

. Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

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.