Forensic Specialist-Toxicology (FLI-FSLS-02)

Important messages

✸✸ The client organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). To submit an application on-line, please click on the "Apply Online" link. ✸✸

✸✸ Persons with a disability preventing them from applying on-line should contact us at 1-800-645-5605. ✸✸

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 any time BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.

For some jobs, applicants will find important information, namely the job questionnaire and a complete statement of merit criteria that are only available when applying on-line.

Your résumé must clearly demonstrate how you meet the requirements. Please ensure that your resume clearly shows your highest completed level of education and that this information appears before your employment history.

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

Duties

1. the continuity of exhibit material to maintain the integrity and establish the chain of custody of exhibits;
2. recording details of exhibit material analyses and comparisons for future reference and for the benefit of the court;
3. planning, organizing and performing forensic science examinations and analyses;
4. training understudies and outside agency personnel;
5. giving expert testimony in court.

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)

Education:
1. A 4-year Bachelor of Science (or Quebec Equivalent) degree in Toxicology, Biochemistry, Pharmacy, Pharmacology, or Chemistry, from a recognized Canadian university.
2. Previous successful completion of university courses (graduate or undergraduate) in both in human physiology and pharmacology are required and mandatory.

Degree equivalency

Special Requirements/Abilities:
1. Above average oral and written communication skills.
2. Above average interpersonal skills.
3. Demonstrated ability to plan and organize.
4. Demonstrated effective analytical and problem solving skills.
5. Working knowledge of Quality Assurance and Quality Control measures used in exhibit examinations.
6. Willingness and ability to travel nationally is mandatory.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - This factor is not used at the pre-selection stage. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is responsible for the security clearance process.

The candidate must meet the Royal Canadian Mounted Police medical requirements. This factor is not used at the pre-selection stage. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is responsible for the medical clearance process.

Promotion to FSLS-02 will be dependent upon successful completion of the alcohol or the drug component of the Toxicology Services Specialist understudy training program within the forensic laboratories.

Other information

Reference checks will be sought.

All candidates may be required to pass a written examination.

An interview will be administered.

You will be required to provide proof of your education credentials at a later date in the process.

Pre-selection of candidates will be made according to education, professional accreditation as well as work experiences indicated in their application.

Persons must meet each essential qualification to be appointed to the position. However, a person may be appointed to the position even though she/he does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, or doesn't answer to the organizational needs. Nevertheless, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Only successful candidates will be contacted when the screening process is completed.

Note: Please note that this is not a Public Service position; it is a Civilian Member position within the RCMP. These positions are governed under the RCMP Act.

Note: The Terms and Conditions of Employment and employee category pertaining to this position are subject to change, post-engagement, pending results of the RCMP's Category of Employee Review.

Applicants must pass the exam to proceed to the Structured Interview Board.

Information to be provided:
You must provide the following information when submitting your application:
➤Your résumé.
➤Your résumé must demonstrate that you meet all the above-mentioned requirements and quote reference number 3-16-72-201.
➤As the Royal Canadian Mounted Police promotes Employment Equity, we also encourage
candidates to voluntarily self-identify if they are an Aboriginal person, a member of a visible minority group or a person with a disability.
➤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.
➤You must ensure that you select at least one employment type when submitting your application: Employment Tenure

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.