Emergency Preparedness and Response Officer **AMENDMENT TO CLOSING DATE**

Important messages

Candidates must clearly demonstrate in THEIR SCREENING QUESTION RESPONSES how they meet the essential qualifications related to the education and experience as well as how they meet the asset qualifications. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the qualification is met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must provide concrete examples, which illustrate how you meet each essential qualification related to education and experiences as well as how you meet the asset qualifications. You must also include where and when these qualifications were acquired. Failure to provide the above information may result in your application being rejected from the process.

Duties

The EPR officer assists in the planning, coordination, analysis and delivery of integrated multi-partner Regional Emergency preparedness and response plans, programs, services and training for the federal health portfolio. The position responds to incidents, gathers situational awareness that contributes to plans and protocols while working in an environment that requires juggling of multiple priorities that are dynamic and changing.

Intent of the process

Current requirement is for temporary staffing (term,acting, assignment or secondment). However, a pool may be created and may be used to staff one indeterminate position.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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)

Graduation with a degree from a recognised post secondary institution with specialization in a health, social or environmental science OR an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience

Degree equivalency

Experience working on operational aspects of emergency management, for example, infectious disease outbreaks or evacuations.

Experience in planning, coordinating and managing projects.

Experience in gathering, researching and evaluating information

Experience working with a diverse range of stakeholders.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
1. Knowledge of the principles underlying emergency preparedness and response activities
2. Knowledge of Federal/Provincial/Territorial roles in health emergency preparedness and response

ABILITIES:
1. Ability to develop and deliver presentations.
2. Ability to interpret and apply policies and guidelines.
3. Ability to organize workload and set priorities to meet constantly changing deadlines.
4. Ability to communicate effectively orally
5. Ability to communicate effectively in writing

Personal Suitability:
1. Initiative
2. Dependability
3. Team Player
4. Respectful of Diversity
5. Tolerance to stress
6. Judgment

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

Education:
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post secondary institution with specialization in emergency management.

Certificate-level training in emergency management.

Graduation with an advanced degree from a post secondary institution with specialization in a health, social, environmental science or emergency management

Degree equivalency

Experience:
Experience developing and implementing health Emergency response

Experience working with a diverse range of stakeholders in Ontario.

Organizatinal Needs:
The Public Health Agency of Canada is committed to Employment Equity. In order to ensure a diversified workforce, preference may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one or more of the following Employment Equity groups: aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minority groups provided the candidate meets all essential qualifications listed on the job opportunity notice and any applicable asset qualification(s).

Operational Requirements:
Willingness and ability to travel
Willingness and ability to work overtime as required
Must be able to work in a high stress environment

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Valid Driver's License or personal mobility to the degree associated with possession of a valid driver's license

Note: Candidates must meet and maintain the above conditions of employment throughout their employment

Other information

Applications submitted by email will not be accepted. You must apply on-line. To submit an application on-line, please click on the button "Apply online" below. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent. We will only contact those candidates screened into the process.

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

A situational exercise may be administered.

An assignment, secondment, or acting appointment requires approval of your supervisor.

You must indicate on your application if you require a technical aid for testing or an alternative method of assessment.

A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for screening and assessment purposes. This will include communication of screening results and invitations to written tests and interviews. To that end, candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is also the candidate’s responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.

Candidates will be required to provide original proof of education as part of this appointment process. Candidates with foreign educational credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. You may consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials at www.cicic.ca for further information.

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.

Applicants with disabilities: Should you require a technical aid or an alternative method of assessment to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please indicate so in your 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.