Administrative Clerk Support

Work environment

We are looking for talented and motivated people ready to take on new challenges! Come and join us!

As an organization, the Atlantic Regional Office of Indigenous Services Canada strives to provide all employees with the opportunity to achieve organizational, professional and personal goals in a respectful and inclusive workplace. Our work involves providing consistent, high quality services to Indigenous People in Atlantic Canada. You will be working collaboratively with strong teams made up of diverse professionals who bring together their skills and knowledge in pursuit of accomplishing the mission and mandate of this department.

The regional Atlantic office is located in Amherst, NS which is ideally located in Northern Nova Scotia, providing ready access to the three Maritime provinces.

Intent of the process

This is an anticipatory selection process and the intent of this process is for indeterminate and/or term appointments in Amherst, Nova Scotia, depending on the organizational needs.

A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established to staff similar or identical positions in Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) with various linguistic profiles, requirement as well as tenures and/or the security clearance, which may vary according to the position being staffed.

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)

EDUCATION:

• A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives.

NOTE:

Acceptable experience and/or training in a field relevant to positions in the group is required when the education qualification specified for the position being staffed is a secondary school diploma or approved employer alternatives.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in providing general administrative services.
• Experience in providing information to clients and management.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION:

• Completion of a post-secondary program in administration, business administration or a related field relevant to the position to be staffed.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

• Experience in scheduling and organizing travel arrangements, including preparing and/or verifying travel claims.
• Experience in data entry or data extraction using an automated system.

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

Various language requirements
English Essential or Bilingual Imperative (BBB/BBB or CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

ABILITIES:

• Ability to communicate orally.
• Ability to communicate in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

• Dependability.
• Effective Interpersonal Skills.
• Reasoning Skills.
• Detail Oriented.

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

Indigenous Services Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal Persons, Women, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice.

Conditions of employment

• SECURITY: Reliability Status

Note: Those selected must meet this condition on appointment and maintain it throughout their tenure in the position.

Tests

Cognitive Ability - Level 1

Applicants must complete the Unsupervised Internet Test of Cognitive Ability - Level 1 as part of the screening for this selection process. This test assesses general problem solving and reasoning ability. You will have 60 minutes to complete the test. You must complete the test before you submit your application for this position.

For more information, please consult: Unsupervised Internet Test of Cognitive Ability - Level 1

Other information

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates have to submit their application online via the jobs.gc.ca site, as you will be asked to complete SCREENING QUESTIONS in which you must clearly demonstrate how you meet the EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE criteria listed in the essential qualifications and asset qualifications. 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). If applicable, please answer the screening questions pertaining to the asset qualifications (other qualifications). You are not required to possess the asset qualifications, but they may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

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

All information pertaining to this process will be sent by e-mail and/or will be indicated in your account at GC Jobs. Candidates who participate in this selection process must include an electronic e-mail address which accepts e-mails from unknown users (some e-mail systems block this kind of e-mail). It is your responsibility to verify your e-mail and account at GC Jobs on a regular basis for new communication regarding this selection process.

Several methods of assessment may be used to assess potential candidates (written exam, interview, reference check, etc.).

Please note that the General Competency Test: Level 1 (GCT1-207) and the Grammar, SWritten Communication Proficiency Test (351) could be administrated.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

Foreign educational credentials must be assessed by a recognized credential assessment service. If the candidate has been educated outside of Canada, it is the candidate's responsibility to have his or her certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian educational standards. Candidates will be required to submit proof of education during the assessment phase of the staffing process. Guidance may be found at the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) at http://www.cicic.ca/.

Acknowledge of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

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.