Total Health and Disability Management Advisor (Anticipatory)

Important messages

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

Your application in this inventory will be active for 90 days. A notice that your application is about to expire will be posted to the My jobs menu of your account 14 days before the end of your active period. If you do not take action, your application will no longer be active and therefore no longer considered for this inventory. Should your application become inactive while the process is still open, a notice will be posted to your account indicating that your application has expired; you may select the link Update my Inventory Status to reaffirm your interest.

Please ensure that your information is updated and remains current in your PSRS Applicant Account.

Work environment

DND has a new health and wellness program that helps employees affected by illness, injury or impairment. The Office of Disability Management is hiring skilled, compassionate and dedicated advisors to join their team, with positions available across Canada. As a Disability Management Advisor, you will provide expert support to employees and managers through case management services, and help create a healthy work environment for all. If you are a health or HR professional and looking to make a difference and build a new and rewarding career in Disability Management, join us at DND! Apply now.

Please note that the opportunities in the National Capital Region (NCR) are located at the Carling Campus. OUR OFFER:
• Fully Equipped Gym
• Fitness Classes
• The new facility also offers people a more collaborative, healthy, and state-of-the-art workplace.
• Flexible work arrangements*
• Mentoring Program
• Specialized In-House Training
• Low cost parking**
• DND employee discounts for travel, shopping and accommodations

*Teleworking is provided at management discretion.
**Parking is on a first-come first serve basis.

Intent of the process

The DND will periodically access the applications received and contact applicants selected for further assessment. This is an ongoing inventory of applicants used to create pools of partially assessed candidates.

You will be asked in the application process to indicate your location(s) of interest (all locations are anticipatory):
• Esquimalt
• Comox
• Edmonton
• Suffield
• Wainwright
• Winnipeg
• Shilo
• Borden
• Trenton
• Kingston
• Ottawa
• Petawawa
• Montreal
• Valcartier
• St-Jean-sur-Richelieu
• Gagetown
• Halifax

Relocation will not be considered.

Positions to be filled: 25

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
EDU1. Graduation with a degree or diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution with an acceptable specialization in Social Sciences, Health Sciences or a related field specific to the position being staffed; OR

An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
EX1. Recent and significant experience* in case management of complex disability management situations.

“Recent” experience is defined as experience associated with having performed this function in the past five (5) years.

“Significant “experience is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with the performance of those duties for a period of approximately three (3) years.

COMPETENCIES:
C1. Interpersonal Skills
C2. Emotional Intelligence
C3. Organizational Skills
C4. Tact and Discretion
C5. Resiliency
C6. Communication Skills

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

Various language requirements
Various linguistic profiles depending on region of client services.
Bilingual Imperative – Level: CBC/CBC
Bilingual Imperative – Level: BBB/BBB
English Essential

Information on language requirements

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

ASSET EXPERIENCE:
AEX1: Experience working in claims or benefit management.

AEX2: Experience with worker’s compensation claims, appeals or mediation processes.

AEX3: Experience providing support and services to individuals with complex health related needs.

AEX4: Experience working in a unionized environment.

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, and women.

May be required to work in a virtual work location as determined by the employer.

Conditions of employment

SECURITY CLEARANCE :
Various security requirements:
Reliability, Secret

Candidates must meet and maintain the above condition of employment throughout their employment.

Other conditions of employment:
Requirement to travel occasionally.
Requirement to work occasional overtime when required.

Other information

Candidates must demonstrate how they meet the education requirement under essential qualifications. The initial screening of this requirement is done electronically as soon as the candidate submits his/her application online. Failure to demonstrate that this requirement is met will result in the candidate being automatically screened out by the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS).
A top down selection and/or random selection may be applied at any stage of the selection process.
Candidates are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice and are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Please note that informal discussion is not mandatory for an external process.

Please note that the DND only accepts online applications via the www.jobs.gc.ca. If you do not have Internet access in your home or through friends, relatives or neighbours, here are some suggested locations: campus career centres, libraries, community centres, Internet cafés, Canada/Student Employment Centres, and Public Service Commission (PSC) regional offices. You may also call 1 800 O-Canada (1 800 622-6232), or TTY 1 800 926-9105, for information on the nearest public Internet access location.

Persons with a disability preventing them from applying online should contact their respective Public Service Commission Regional Office or use the following toll free number: 1 800 645-5605. It is your responsibility to advise the DND official of your accommodation needs at the commencement and at each stage of the assessment process as the type of accommodation might change depending on the nature of the assessment.

COMMUNICATION FOR THIS INVENTORY will be sent by email and through your Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) account. Candidates must check their email accounts and/or PSRS account frequently as there may be new communication regarding this inventory or a deadline for response. Responses provided after the indicated deadline may not be accepted. Candidates must include in their application a valid email address that is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users; some email systems block these types of email. Ensure to check/view your spam folder regularly. The DND is not responsible for any incorrect or incomplete application information. Errors in your profile and/or failure to update your contact information may result in no further consideration of your application.

To apply online, please click on the "Apply Now"

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.

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.