Crown Witness Coordinator

Work environment

The federal government has a unique role in the North. Unlike in the provinces where Criminal Code offences are prosecuted by the Attorney General of the province, Criminal Code offences in the territories are prosecuted by the Attorney General of Canada through the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC). The Crown Witness Coordinator Program is an important part of the prosecution team, working with victims and witnesses in 63 communities throughout the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut during the prosecution of Criminal Code offences.

As a Crown Witness Coordinator (CWC), your role will include:

• Administrative duties such as scheduling meetings, translation support, providing referral services to support agencies and keeping legal files up-to-date and well documented.
• Acting as a liaison between Crown Counsel and victims/witnesses of crime.
• Ensuring that victims/witnesses understand the court process, their rights, and responsibilities.
• Providing victims/witnesses with court updates, accompany witnesses to court, support during and after testimony and assisting with trial preparation.

It is essential that we find someone who:

• Recognizes the importance of file management;
• Understands the criminal justice system in order to provide accurate information;
• Is a self-starter and can work with minimal supervision;
• Is flexible with working hours and is able to work some evenings and weekends;
• Is comfortable travelling on small planes into communities.

Does this sound like you? If you have experience working with victims or vulnerable populations in places like group homes, corrections, or in social work… we want you! Joining the PPSC in this unique role will be a transformative experience, both professionally and personally.

As an employee in an isolated post, you will receive vacation travel assistance and an isolated post allowance on top of your regular salary.

Intent of the process

The intent of the process is to staff one (1) indeterminate PM-03 position in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established from this process and may be used to staff similar positions at Public Prosecution Service of Canada in the Yukon Regional Office and Northwest Territories Regional Office, with various tenures (such as indeterminate, specified period) and various security requirements (Reliability, Secret), according to the position to be staffed.

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:
- A secondary school diploma or acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience relevant to the position being staffed.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- Experience working with or supporting victims of crime or vulnerable people.

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

Asset Qualification - Education:
- Graduation with a degree or diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution specializing in social work or in any other field relevant to the work to be performed.

Degree equivalency

Asset Qualification - Experience:
- Experience working within the criminal justice system.
- Experience working in a Northern environment.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
- Knowledge of basic criminal prosecution procedures, court processes and the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights.

Competencies:
- Thinking things through
- Working effectively with others
- Demonstrating integrity and respect
- Showing initiative and being action oriented
- Communications (verbally and in writing)
- File management
- Time management
- Empathy
- Resourcefulness
- Autonomy

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

Asset Qualification - Knowledge:
- Knowledge of community resources relating to victim services.
- Knowledge of Canadian Indigenous cultures.

Asset Qualification - Abilities:
- Ability to speak one or more of the official Aboriginal languages of the Northwest Territories.

Organizational Needs:
The organization is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. Qualified candidates who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and/or women may be selected for appointment to fulfill organizational needs.

Conditions of employment

Possession of a valid driver’s licence. Note: the licence class must, at a minimum, authorize the driver to drive a car, van or small truck, on all roads and highways without an accompanying driver.

Willing and able to work outside normal working hours which may include working evenings, nights and weekends based on operational needs.

Willing and able to travel which may include assignments on short notice and for extended periods. This will include travel via vehicle or by air to communities within the North.

Medical Clearance

Reliability, Secret Security Clearance

Other information

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.