GS-BUS-02 Cleaner and GS-FOS-02 Kitchen Helper Inventory

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.

Candidates will be required to pay for their own travel expenses when invited for assessment.

Applicants who meet the essential qualifications will have their application included in the inventory for this ongoing selection process. As positions become available, the applicants meeting the initial screening requirements identified by the hiring manager may be contacted and referred for consideration. Please ensure that your information is updated and remains current in your PSRS Applicant Account.

Your application in this inventory will be active for 160 days. A notice that your application is about to expire will be posted to the My Jobs menu of your account 30 days before the end of your active period. If you do not take action, your application will no longer be active and therefore no longer considered for this inventory. Should your application become inactive while the process is still open, a notice will be posted to your account indicating that your application has expired; you may select the link Update my Inventory Status to reaffirm your interest.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

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

Successful completion of two years secondary School education or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

CORE COMPETENCIES
CC1 - Demonstrating integrity and respect
CC2 - Thinking things through
CC3 - Working effectively with others
CC4 - Showing initiative and being action-oriented

Depending on the positon being staffed, any of the qualifications below may be deemed as an essential qualification “must have” or an asset qualification “nice to have”

A1 - Ability to lift and carry items weighing up to 20 kgs in accordance with general safety practices
A2 - Ability to perform basic math
A3 - Ability to communicate orally
A4 - Ability to understand instructions
A5 - Ability to climb ladders to perform various duties at heights of up to 8 feet

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

Secondary school diploma

Degree equivalency

AQ1 – Experience in providing food services in an institutional, commercial or industrial food environment
AQ2 – Experience performing cashier duties or operating a point of sale terminal
AQ3 – Experience in industrial and/or commercial cleaning
AQ4 – Experience in operating a floor polisher
AQ5 – Experience in operating a floor auto scrubber

AQ1 – Knowledge of various types of industrial cleaning equipment and the techniques to operate, clean and maintain them
AQ2 – Knowledge of WHMIS and safety procedures while handling chemicals and equipment

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Must be able to obtain and maintain various security levels

Depending on the position being staffed, any of the conditions of the employment below may be deemed as required for the position:
- Must wear approved personal protective equipment as required
- Must wear approved safety footwear as required
- Must be able to lift and carry items wighing up to 20 kgs in accordance with general safety practices

Candidates must meet and maintain the above Conditions of Employment throughout their employment.

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

The Public Service of Canada is committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection and appointment processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to this process, please advise the organization's representative of your need for accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner.

Interviews may be conducted.

Tests may be administered.

Reference checks may be conducted.

Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications noted in the Statement of Merit Criteria to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications or operational requirements. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

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.

Achieving a representative workforce has been identified as an organizational need in the merit criteria, and may be applied in this appointment process. If this criterion is used, only those who have indicated that they are a member of the designated group specified in the merit criteria will be considered.

PLEASE NOTE: For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews.)

Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

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.