Health Measures Specialist (HMS) – ANTICIPATORY

Important messages

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION: Work on nearly continuous travel status. The Canadian Health Measures Survey Mobile Examination Clinic moves to a new location somewhere in Canada every six weeks. Staff is required to move across Canada to various work locations every six weeks. Staff is granted a week-end visit home approximately every 3 weeks for 4 days (inclusive of travel).

PLEASE TAKE THE TIME to read the following information carefully as it may have an impact on the outcome of your application.

How to apply via the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS):

Candidates MUST complete the SCREENING QUESTIONS portion of your application provided under this selection process. Candidates must clearly demonstrate in these SCREENING QUESTIONS how they meet the EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE listed in the essential qualifications. Failure to do so will result in the rejection of your application.

Write one or more paragraphs demonstrating how you meet each of these qualifications. Please be sure to provide COMPREHENSIVE examples. Please demonstrate how you demonstrate the education criterion by including the name of the degree and the post-secondary institution you graduated from (as applicable). A job title alone, does not demonstrate that you have the requisite level of experience. Your answer should clearly identify your role and explain relevant responsibilities and/or actions that you took. Additionally, please be sure to provide sufficient information regarding dates & duration, scope of work, project or job complexities (as appropriate).

Resumes will not be used as a secondary source to validate the education and experience described in the questionnaire. Failure to provide sufficient details concerning the EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE essential qualifications in the SCREENING QUESTIONS portion of your application will result in your elimination from the process. If applicable, in your application, please demonstrate with examples how you meet the asset qualifications. The asset qualifications are desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Duties

Working in the mobile examination center of a unique national study and continuously travelling to various collection sites across Canada.

Working shift-work including weekends, evenings, and overtime, as required.

Performing physical measures testing procedures following established protocols and guidelines (including fitness testing and anthropometric measures).

Preparing work space for testing, including setting up and calibrating equipment and systems and performing routine maintenance of equipment.

Logging respondent test scores and performing data entry.

Performing routine screening of respondents prior to physical measures testing.

Providing basic interpretation of physical measures scores to respondents.

Incorporating health and safety guidelines, processes and procedures in daily work activities and within the work site.

Following established quality control and data security measures, policies and procedures within the work site.

Carrying out administrative activities such as maintaining supply inventories, assisting in clinic set-up and take down, assisting in scheduling respondent appointments and other duties as required.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified or partially qualified candidates will be established to staff various tenures (term, indeterminate, acting, assignment, or secondment basis) and/or security clearances (reliability or secret) within Statistics Canada.

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)

Diploma in Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science, Physical Education or another specialization relevant to the position from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

*Recent experience in performing direct health measures on a variety of populations such as adults, children, individuals with physical or mental limitations or the elderly following standardized procedures.

Experience in setting up, calibrating and maintaining physical measures testing equipment.

Experience in interpreting direct health measures test results and explaining the results to the general public.

*Recent experience: within the past three (3) years

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

Master's degree in kinesiology or another specialization relevant to the position from a recognized university.

Degree equivalency

Active certification from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) or College of Kinesiologists of Ontario or Quebec Kinesiologists Federation or equivalent.

Experience working with children and/or individuals with physical or mental limitations and/or the elderly.

Ability to speak another language (besides French and English) such as Mandarin, Cantonese, Punjabi.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge of the operation of laboratory equipment;
Knowledge of the quality control concepts and procedures related to processing biological specimens;
Knowledge of laboratory safety regulations and procedures;
Knowledge of the collection of biological specimens.

ABILITIES
Ability to perform physical health measures testing following standardised test protocols.
Ability to detect, observe and resolve contraindications to exercise testing protocols.
Ability to work with respondents and explain and reassure them of the risks associated with undergoing physical health measures tests.
Ability to explain client confidentiality.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
Attention to detail
Effective interpersonal relationships
Reliability
Judgment

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Maintenance of a valid certification through the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology as a Certified Personal Trainer ® (CPT) or Certified Exercise Physiologist ® (CEP); must be CSEP certified within 6 months of start of employment.

Maintenance of a valid Basic Rescuer CPR and First Aid certification.

Work on nearly continuous travel status. The Canadian Health Measures Survey Mobile Examination Clinic moves to a new location somewhere in Canada every six weeks. Staff is required to move across Canada to various work locations every six weeks. Staff is granted a week-end visit home approximately every 3 weeks for 4 days (inclusive of travel).

Must be willing to work shift work and overtime, when required.

Must possess a valid Canadian driver's license.

Other information

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.

The following evaluation tools may be used during this selection process:

Written exam
Interview
References check

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

E-mail correspondence will be used as the main method of communication for this selection process. Candidates who do not wish to receive their results by e-mail must contact the human resources representative listed on this advertisement to inform them of their preferred method of communication. Please note that the onus is on the candidates to provide valid contact information and to update it, if required. Candidates must also ensure that their contact information is accurate and up to date as Statistics Canada will not be held responsible for errors related to the transmission of correspondence.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level/employment status/Personal Record Identifier (PRI) on your resume and/or application form.

In order to determine if you meet the education requirement, your proof of education is required and needs to be provided as soon as requested.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language(s) in their application.

Candidates who have been assessed and found to have met all essential qualifications may update their Second Language Evaluation (SLE) results for as long as the pool is valid. Please note that candidates can undergo SLE testing only once within the context of a selection process; any update to a candidate’s linguistic profile must be as a result of subsequent SLE testing done outside of the scope of this selection process.

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.