Occupational Therapist

Important messages

Candidates must clearly demonstrate IN THEIR COVER LETTER how they meet the education and experience factors listed as essential qualifications. Candidates must use the experience factors as a heading and then write one or two paragraphs demonstrating how they meet the experience required. Resumes will be used to validate the experience described in the cover letter. Failure to provide this information in the requested format will result in your application being rejected.

Work environment

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.

The Regional Treatment Centre and Pacific Institutions are part of the CSC and are co-located, share resources and work in conjunction with each other. Together their Mission is Safer Communities Through Effective Treatment. Services are available to the entire Pacific region by providing quality assessment, treatment and programs that address the correctional, physical and mental health needs of offenders. An interdisciplinary approach is utlized to assist inmates in addressing their correctional and treatment needs.

Intent of the process

A qualified pool of candidates will be established and may be used to staff positions of various tenures including permanent and/or temporary. The qualified pool of candidates may also be used to fill various positions in the Pacific Region.

Positions to be filled: 4

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 500 words (maximum) ""VERY IMPORTANT NOTE : It is your responsibility as a candidate to submit a cover letter, which clearly outlines how you meet each of the Essential screening criteria (i.e. Education and Experience Qualifications). Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities, rather the candidate must provide concrete examples that illustrate how they meet the requirement. One suitable approach is to use each screening criteria as heading, and provide a description outlining how that criteria is met. The curriculum vitae will be a secondary source to confirm the elements described in the cover letter.""

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)

Eligibility for acceptable registration or for a license to practice as a professional occupational therapist in a province or territory of Canada. (Note: Eligibility for the above must be met upon appointment but not at point of application. Applicants should be in their final year of study or have completed the required education.)

EXPERIENCE
Recent Experience in providing occupational therapy services. (Recent is defined as having taken place within five years from the date of application.)

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of the Occupational Therapy process.
Knowledge of psychiatric/mental health conditions, cognitive deficits, physical/medical conditions and approaches to treatment.
Knowledge of the College of Occupational Therapists of British Columbia Code of Ethics

ABILITIES AND SKILLS
Ability to work effectively within an interdisciplinary team.
Ability to assess the needs of patients.
Ability to develop individual and group treatment programs.
Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment intervention.
Ability to communicate effectively orally
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
Effective interpersonal skills
Flexibility
Initiative
Judgement
Tact

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

EXPERIENCE
Experience working in a correctional forensic environment.
Experience providing Occupational Therapy services to clients with psychiatric/mental health disorders.
Experience providing Occupational Therapy services to clients with cognitive deficits, which may include brain injury, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
Experience providing Occupational Therapy services to geriatric clients.
Experience providing Occupational Therapy services to clients with physical/medical conditions & deficits.
Experience providing Occupational Therapy services to behaviourally challenged clients.

Note: Candidates may be required to meet any of the asset qualifications, the operational requirements or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Proof of Registration and the continued registration with the College of Occupational Therapists of British Columbia.

Other information

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

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 client organization will accept applications on-line only.

All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). Following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line:
. Applicants can create a profile and a resume that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time.
. Applicants can modify their application/resume at anytime BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.
. Applicants can verify the status of their applications, at any time.
. Applicants can be notified electronically of tests or interviews and results.
. For some jobs, applicants will find important information, including the job questionnaire and that is only available when applying on-line.

Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/

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.