Military Spouse Employment Initiative - Casual Inventory

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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.

With over 61,500 military spouses located across the country and with military families relocating three times more than the average Canadian, DND aims to help reduce the stressors associated with such frequent relocation. One stressor that spouses often face is the acquisition or continuity of meaningful employment when arriving at a new base or wing. The aim of this Military Spouse Casual Inventory is to support spouses and common-law partners seeking to maintain their skills and pursue or continue their careers. Covering a broad range of work streams, this new inventory will not only bridge the link between skilled and experienced military spouses and hiring managers, but will also offer flexible and meaningful employment opportunities to spouses who find themselves at new bases and wings across Canada.

Apply today!

Applying to this inventory is a way to connect with hiring managers who are looking for qualified individuals to temporarily join their team in a casual capacity.

1. Click “Apply”
2. Complete the application
3. Submit

Next steps

Once a hiring manager has identified the need for a casual, a search will be conducted. Applicant searches may be conducted by random selection, relevant experience, work location or linguistic requirement of the work to be performed. Application(s) that meet the hiring organization's requirements will be provided to the hiring manager who in-turn will contact the applicant(s) to discuss the opportunity.

Intent of the process

The intent of this inventory is to fill temporary employment needs of 90 working days or less within a calendar year, within National Defence. This inventory may also be used by other Federal Government of Canada departments.

Casual employment offers you opportunity to:

• experience Government of Canada departments as an employer;
• build your reputation as a high performer;
• make professional connections with colleagues and leaders;
• access professional networks that can help build your career; and
• gain awareness of and access to longer-term and permanent employment opportunities (e.g. term, indeterminate)

For further information on casual employment and its entitlements, please consult: https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/staffing/public-service-workforce/casual-worker.html

Who can apply?

Those that meet the following requirements: 

· A spouse or common-law partner who is normally residing with a CAF serving member at the member’s place of duty or who, if living separately, is doing so for military reasons;

· A spouse or common-law partner of a serving CAF member relocating/relocated within Canada and the member is or was entitled to relocation benefits as per the Relocation Directive; and

· The serving CAF member is a member of the Regular Force or the Reserve Force on Class C service or Class B reserve service of more than 180 consecutive days.

Applicants will be required to provide CAF member's service number.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Educational Requirement: Related to the inventory you applied to.

Minimum Educational Requirement for Administration and Clerical Inventories: Successful completion of two years of secondary school or acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Minimum Educational Requirement for Language Teacher Inventory:
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in education, linguistics, sociology, psychology.

You will have to answer screening questions applicable to the following inventories:

Administrative Services Inventory

Clerical Services Inventory

Language Teacher Inventory

Storesperson Inventory

Food Services Inventory

Labour/Tradehelper Inventory

Cleaner Inventory

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - DND requests a minimum of Reliability status.

Other conditions of employment may be required according to the position.

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

Your Candidate Profile – Important

As a military spouse, we know that your plate is full, especially during a relocation! We will assist you in maintaining your candidate profile by notifying you when you are required to refresh your profile. The one thing we do ask is that you update your contact information as needed so that hiring managers have the most current information. Should you decide that you no longer wish to be referred for casual employment opportunities, please let us know and we will deactivate your profile from consideration.

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.