Inventory - Casual ( 90 working days in a calendar year)

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request special accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Information on accommodation for persons with disabilities

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.

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This inventory will be closed on April 10, 2019 . New casual inventories will be advertised shortly under the selection processes number listed below . You are encouraged to re-apply to these inventories.

• 2019-JUS-EA-119759 – Inventory for non legal opportunities
• 2019-JUS-EA-119356 – Inventory for Legal professional inventory.
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During the application process you will be asked a series of questions in order to determine the type of job(s) that would best suit your qualifications. You will be asked to provide a response to each either a yes or no response to each question. Your response will be used to assist with the screening of your applications.

It is important that your education and work experience is clearly detailed in your résumé and that you provide the following information in support of your responses:

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

All job applications must be submitted on-line. For persons with disabilities, should you not be able to apply on-line, you are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605 for assistance.

Intent of the process

An inventory for casual opportunities will be established from this process which may be used to staff short term vacancies within the Department of Justice Canada and the Departmental Legal Services Units with various language requirements, operational requirements, condition of employments and/or work locations.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION:

- Qualification standards for the core public administration

Link: https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/staffing/qualification-standards/core.html#toc2

Note: The qualification standard may vary according to the group and level.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE/STREAM:
- Client Services
- Provision of legal advice (eg: Counsel)
- Provision of legal support (eg: Paralegal, Legal Assistant)
- Grant and contribution programs (eg: evaluation, delivery, management, coordination).
- Stakeholder management (eg: Federal, Provincial, Territorial, Indigenous).
- Policy (eg: research, analysis, development)
- Statistics (eg: surveys, analysis, studies)
- Treasury Board Submissions
- Memoranda to Cabinet
- Audit/Evaluation
- Access to Information and Privacy
- Performance measurement
- Teaching
- Computer Science (eg: Enterprise Architecture, IT Security, Planning, Infrastructure /Operations, Application Development, Client Portfolio Management)
- Information Management/Information Technology
- Accounting Operations (eg: Accounts payable, accounts receivable, travel, acquisition cards)
- Financial Planning and Analysis (eg: Resource Management, Estimates, Forecasting, Financial Management Advisor)
- Contracting/Procurement
- Materiel Management
- Governance
- Office accommodation services
- Security services
- Communications (ie: Media relations, Public Affairs, Internal Communications, eCommunications)
- Human Resources (eg: classification, staffing, policies, programs, labour relations).
- Compensation and Benefits
- Managing employees
- Administrative support (includes clerical and secretarial support)
- Executive support services (e.g. assistant to DG, ADM, VP, CEO etc.)
- Project or Program Management
- Editing/ Translation
- Health and Safety
- Library Sciences/Archivist

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

- Willing and able to work Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
- Willing and able to work Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
- Willing and able to work overtime on short notice.
- Willing and able to travel.

Note: The operational requirement (if any) may vary according to the position to be staffed.

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

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

Security and Reliability:

- Varies according to the requirements of the position to be staffed

Note: Other conditions of employment may apply depending on the position to be staffed.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the targeted groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS:

Q. As I complete the online application, I am being asked many questions regarding my experience. Do I have to respond to them all? What will you do with my responses?
A. Yes, you need to respond to all of these questions with a simple yes or no response. Your responses will determine the type of opportunity you will be considered for and assist with the screening process for possible opportunities.

Q. How do you conduct your searches from this inventory? Does the system do a word search of my résumé?
A. Searches are conducted based on your group/level of interest, and your responses to the experience questions.

Q. Can I email you my résumé?
A. No, all job applications, must include your résumé and be submitted using the public service jobs web site. No résumés will be accepted via email.

Q. Will you use random selection when conducting your searches?
A. As a means to manage high volumes we may use random selection. For example, we may ask the system to provide us 50 random applications who meet our search criteria.

Q. Will an interview be conducted?
A. Yes, an interview will be conducted. Since this is for casual opportunities and not for an appointment, the interview may be informal in nature and not based on specific merit criteria.

Q. Will you request references?
A. Yes, you should be ready to provide references from supervisors, clients and/or subordinates.

Q. Will an exam be administered?
A. Depending on the position, an exam may be administered.

Q. I am currently in a pool of qualified candidates. Will I be considered for an appointment?
A. No, this inventory is only for casual opportunities.

DEFINITION:

Casual worker is defined as:

Casual workers are hired for specified periods that may not exceed 90 working days in one calendar year, in a department or in an agency to which the Public Service Commission (PSC) has exclusive authority to make appointments. The period of casual employment may be for one or more than one term, but is not to exceed 90 working days in a department or agency in a calendar year.

MEANING OF THE VARIOUS CLASSIFICATION GROUPS:

AS Administrative Services (AS-01 TO AS-08)
CR Clerical and Regulatory (CR-03 TO CR-05)
CS Computer Sciences (CS-01 TO CS-05)
EC Economics and Social Science Services (EC-01 TO EC-08)
ED-LAT Language Teaching (ED-LAT-01 TO ED-LAT-03)
FI Financial Management (FI-01 TO FI-04)
GT General Technical (GT-02 TO GT-03)
IS Information Services (IS-01 TO IS-06)
LP Law (LP-01 TO LP-03)
LS Library Science (LS-02 TO LS-05)
PE Personnel Administration (PE-01 TO PE-06)
PG Purchasing and Supply (PG-01 TO PG-06)
PM Program Administration (PM-01 TO PM-06)

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.