Security Officer

Important messages

The candidates MUST provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how they meet the education and experience requirements listed in the essential qualifications and asset qualifications section. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience. It is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties. The curriculum vitae will be a secondary source to confirm the experience described in the screening question. APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE CANDIDATE MEETS THE SCREENING CRITERIA WILL NOT BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

Work environment

As an organization, Public Services and Procurement Canada strives to give all its employees opportunities to achieve organizational, professional and personal goals in a respectful and inclusive workplace, mobilized and supported by leadership at all levels. For more information on PSPC's People Management Philosophy and Our Commitments please see the following link: http://www.tpsgc- pwgsc.gc.ca/apropos- about/pe-pc-eng.html.

Intent of the process

A pool of partially qualified candidates will be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions within Public Services and Procurement Canada with various tenures and security requirements, which may vary according to the position being staffed.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

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

A secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training, and/or experience in a field relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

• Experience in the application and/or interpretation of government or corporate policies and/or technical standards.
• Experience in conducting research and analysis from a variety of sources.
• Experience in providing advice and recommendations to management* or clients.
• Experience in liaising with stakeholders.

*Management is defined as a person holding the title of manager or director or above (e.g. president), who have the power and responsibility to make decisions and oversee an organization or enterprise in either the private or public sector.

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

ASSET EDUCATION

A successful completion of a post-secondary education program in a field related to the position (e.g. criminology, law, emergency management, etc.) or an acceptable combination of education or training*, and experience*.
*Education – at least 350 hours; Training – more than five (5) specialized courses or a professional certification of security; Experience – at least three (3) years in a relevant field.

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE

• Recent* experience in the field of physical security.
• Experience in the field of emergency preparedness, business continuity planning, and/or response activities.
• Experience in participating as part of a project team.
• Experience in conducting analysis and assessments.
• Recent* experience in providing advice and guidance to employees and/or management regarding the interpretation and/or application of procedures or activities.
• Experience working with an access control system or alarm system.
• Experience working with locking mechanisms; for example, resetting cabinet or safe combinations.
• Experience in developing and delivering training sessions.
• Experience working as a company or Unit Security Officer (USO).

*Recent is defined as a depth and range of experience that is normally found in someone who has worked in this field approximately in the last five (5) years.

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

Various language requirements
English or French Essential
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of the Policy on Government Security and other related operational and technical standards.
• Knowledge of the Standard on Security Screening.
• Knowledge of the Operational Security Standard on Physical Security.
• Knowledge of general security principles related to the protection of assets.
• Knowledge of principles of crime prevention.

ABILITIES

• Ability to communicate effectively orally
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision
• Ability to work in a team

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES

• Reliability
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail
• Judgment
• Client Service Competency Level 1: Delivers high-quality client service.

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

Public Services and Procurement Canada is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. This organizational need may be identified as part of the appointment decision. In such cases, qualified candidates who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities or women (in non-traditional occupations) could be considered.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must be willing and able to travel, if required and on short notice.
• Must be willing and able to work longer hours on short notice.
• Candidates may be called to work in confined space (e.g. heating and tunnel installations) and to climb stairs to conduct extensive safety inspections of the building.
• Ability to work outdoors on occasion, and in any season.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Other information

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A written examination may be administered.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

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

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.

Asset qualifications may be used at the screening stage. Please ensure to indicate if you meet the asset qualification (education and experience). A person may be appointed even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications. However, it may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Random or top down selection may be used as screening methods at various stages throughout this selection process in order to manage the number of applications.

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

You must be prepared to provide the original or a certified true copy of your educational credentials.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

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.