Upholstering Instructor

Duties

Evaluates offender’s work performance in all areas of skills development, fundamental skills, personal management and teamwork skills for input into the Offender Management System; prepares oral and written reports for the benefit of other correctional staff in order to assist them with decision making.

Supervises the operations of an upholstery shop; supervises, counsels, directs and provides employable skills to inmates in the business of upholstery goods and administers the operation of the CORCAN shop.

Orders material, supplies, tools or services required to maintain the enterprise to ensure the production of the highest quality product or service (according to ISO standards where applicable); maintains and controls shop inventory and tools in accordance with institutional and CORCAN security policies; and, provides offender safety training and instructs on proper use and care of the equipment.

Performs institutional security duties by conducting daily security checks, accounts for inmates in the work programs and maintains security of assigned areas.

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 partially qualified candidates will be established and may be used to fill similar vacancies of permanent or temporary tenures within Correctional Service Canada in the various locations.

Positions to be filled: 2

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)

EDUCATION
High school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
Recent and significant upholstery work experience.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of different fabrics and how to work with them.
Knowledge of the procedures, materials and machinery used in upholstery operations.
Knowledge of safety in the workplace.

ABILITIES AND SKILLS
Ability to monitor product quality.
Ability to organize and coordinate a production line.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
Ability to supervise and train offenders.
Ability to diagnose and resolve problems in production, manufacturing environment.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
Effective interpersonal relations
Motivation
Reliability

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

EXPERIENCE
Experience working in an institution.
Experience in a production, manufacturing or assembly environment.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts emails from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). Should your email address change during the process, it is your responsibility to inform us.

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.