Occupational Therapist - Inventory

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.

An inventory advertisement allows a continuous intake of applications, over as long a period as desired. This inventory has no closing date, although one may be added in the future. Once a candidate has submitted their application it will stay active in the inventory (assuming it meets the essential screening criteria) for 180 days. At the end of that period, candidates will need to refresh their application to ensure it stays active in the inventory. 15 days prior to the end of the 180 day period, candidates will receive a notice to their PSRS profile instructing them that their application will expire unless it is refreshed. Candidates are also able to withdraw their application from the inventory anytime they desire.

Intent of the process

The candidate pool resulting from this selection process may be used to staff similar positions on an indeterminate (anticipatory), term, or casual basis.

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)

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
Eligibility for acceptable registration or for a license to practice as a professional occupational therapist in a province or territory of Canada. (Note: Eligibility for the above must be met upon appointment but not at point of application. Applicants should be in their final year of study or have completed the required education.)

EXPERIENCE
Recent Experience in providing occupational therapy services. (Recent is defined as having taken place within five years from the date of application.)

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of the Occupational Therapy process
Knowledge of psychiatric/mental health conditions, cognitive deficits, physical/medical conditions and approaches to treatment
Knowledge of the College of Occupational Therapists of British Columbia Code of Ethics

ABILITIES AND SKILLS
Ability to work effectively within an interdisciplinary team
Ability to assess the needs of patients
Ability to develop individual and group treatment programs
Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment intervention
Ability to communicate effectively orally
Ability to communicate effectively in writing

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
Effective interpersonal skills
Flexibility
Initiative
Judgement
Tact

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

EXPERIENCE
Experience working in a correctional forensic environment
Experience providing Occupational Therapy services to clients with psychiatric/mental health disorders
Experience providing Occupational Therapy services to clients with cognitive deficits, which may include brain injury, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Experience providing Occupational Therapy services to geriatric clients
Experience providing Occupational Therapy services to clients with physical/medical conditions & deficits
Experience providing Occupational Therapy services to behaviourally challenged clients

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

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Proof of Registration and the continued registration with the College of Occupational Therapists of British Columbia.

Other information

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

A situational exercise may be administered.

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent will be considered for deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels will be considered in the advertised appointment process.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

For appointment processes where the area of selection was limited to Aboriginal peoples or to members of designated employment equity groups that included Aboriginal peoples, the Aboriginal candidates proposed for appointment or appointed must complete and sign the Affirmation of Aboriginal Affiliation Form as a condition of appointment prior to or at the same time as the offer of appointment, even if they have already self-declared as an EE member when applying.

You must indicate on your application if you require a technical aid for testing or an alternative method of assessment.

A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment 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.