Manager, National Occupational Health and Safety Program / *** AMENDMENT EXPERIENCE

Important messages

*** INSTRUCTION TO FOLLOW ***

You must submit a complete application, consisting of screening questions which clearly demonstrate how you meet the screening criteria (education and experience) and a résumé. The screening questions will be used as the primary tool in the screening process and the résumé will only be used to substantiate the information provided. Please note that point form, “copy and paste" from your resume and comments such “refer to my attached resume” will NOT be accepted. Failure to provide this information in the requested format WILL result in your application being rejected.

FOR EACH ESSENTIAL and ASSET CRITERION (that you possess), please provide concrete examples and the following MANDATORY information:

1. Name of the department or organization where the experience was acquired (WHERE);
2. Title of the position occupied and duration for which you exercised the functions (WHEN);
3. Specific details of tasks, projects, or accomplishments demonstrating how the experience was acquired (HOW).

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff a bilingual imperative CBC/CBC position on an indeterminate basis. A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established from this process which may be used to staff similar positions within the Department of Justice with various tenures, linguistic profiles (bilingual imperative only) and condition of employments, which may vary 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:

• ED1 - A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution OR a diploma from an acceptable post-secondary educational program (2 years minimum) in a field relevant to the position to be staffed.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

• EX1 - Significant* and relevant ** experience in researching, analyzing and interpreting legislation governing occupational health and safety.
• EX2 - Significant* and relevant** experience in offering advice and guidance to management on complex issues involving the application of legislation governing occupational health and safety.
• EX3 - Significant* experience in managing Occupational Health and Safety Corporate Program ***.

*Significant is defined as having experience whose depth and breadth is normally acquired over a period of approximately one (1) year .

** Relevant is defined as having experience in the interpretation of OHS legislation and provision of advice and guidance in support of management and workplace health and safety committees and/or Occupational Health and Safety policy committee. Please note that experience limited to serving on an occupational health and safety committee is insufficient to be deemed relevant.

*** Corporate Occupational Health and Safety Program: Mid - large public organizations or private corporations with a well-defined corporate program, structure and organization that is the business lead for identifying, developing, implementing and maintaining processes across the organization to reduce risks, respond to incidents, and limit exposure to liability in areas such physical, and personal risk; establish appropriate standards and risk controls associated with employee protection, emergency management and response. Typically, such organizations exist in large Government Departments (Federal, Provincial, Territorial), large Municipalities, large corporations and public or private organizations with significant employee populations (1000+) or campus type settings (e.g. hospitals, colleges, universities, large manufacturing plants, utilities companies, banks).

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:

CERTIFICATION:

• AC1 - Active Canadian Registered Safety Professional.
• AC2 - College or University Certification in Occupational Health & Safety.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

• AEX1 - Experience in supervision.
• AEX2 - Experience in the coordination of federal or provincial workers’ compensation claims.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• OP1 - Willingness and ability to work overtime, often on short notice.
• OP2 - Willingness and ability to travel.

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

Bilingual - Imperative
The immediate need is to staff a bilingual imperative CBC/CBC position. However, the pool of qualified candidates may be used to staff positions with various bilingual imperative profiles.

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:

• K1 - Knowledge of the Canada Labour Code Part II (CLC II) and Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (SOR/86-304)
• K2 - Knowledge of the Health and Safety program of Employment and Social Development Canada.

ABILITY:

• A1 - Ability to work under pressure while meeting deadlines.
• A2 - Ability to write a briefing note.
• A3 - Ability to deliver a briefing orally.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

• PS1 - Strategic thinking
• PS2 - Working effectively with others
• PS3 - Demonstrating integrity and respect
• PS4 - Judgement

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

The Department of Justice is committed to maintaining a representative workforce reflective of Canadian society. In support of achieving a diversified workforce and our employment equity goals, qualified candidates who self-declare in a staffing process as members of Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and/or women may be selected for appointment to fulfill organizational needs.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Other information

All job applications must be submitted on-line. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

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.

You must provide proof of your education credentials, upon request.

Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult
the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at
http://www.cicic.ca/

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

TOP DOWN SELECTION OR RANDOM SELECTION MAY BE USED IN THIS SELECTION PROCESS.

Please note that achieving a pass mark on any of the assessments used does not mean you will move forward in the selection process. Management may decide to use a cut-off mark that is higher than the pass mark on any of the evaluations used throughout the selection process.

All communication relating to this process, including telephone and email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Other criteria could be used for the selection decision.

Communication for this process will be sent via e-mail. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent. We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form, if applicable.

Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application, if applicable.

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.

The Department of Justice encourages persons with priority entitlements to self-refer to our selection processes in circumstances where they believe that they meet the essential qualifications of the advertised position.

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.