Senior Human Resources Assistant

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 specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SCREENING QUESTIONS:

In addition to your application, you are required to answer screening questions in order to clearly demonstrate with concrete examples how you meet each essential education and experience qualification. Resumes will only be used as a secondary source to validate the information provided in your answers to the screening questions. Failure to clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential screening criteria will result in the rejection of your application. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or missing information.

Please note that responses such as “See CV” or “Refer to résumé” are unacceptable responses to any of the questions. Failure to provide sufficient information will result in the rejection of your application.

The responses to the screening questions MAY be used to assess the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Asset qualifications MAY be used for screening or when selecting candidates for appointment, therefore, if you meet the Asset qualifications listed below, please be sure to clearly demonstrate this in your application.

Work environment

Join our new HR team at Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)

Are you interested in making a difference? Are you a real ‘go getter’ who is capable of providing excellent administrative staffing support? Are you tired of being stuck in the same old same old job? Is your potential wasting away?

ISC is focused on making Canada a better place for Indigenous people and communities through its mandate, responsibilities, and key priorities.

Our Work
We are a new, dedicated and dynamic team, focused on developing the best HR strategies and solutions. We provide strategic advice and guidance to management to support them with their HR operational needs in Staffing, Classification, and Labour Relations.

Our Work Environment
We aim to offer a healthy work environment by supporting flexible work arrangements that offer a great work-life balance. We are a national virtual team located across Canada with offices in Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal.

Our Clients and Department
Our HR Staffing Team supports the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch of Indigenous Services Canada (ISC). The creation of ISC is an important development in our renewed relationship with Indigenous peoples. Those interested are encouraged to visit the website https://www.canada.ca/en/indigenous-services-canada.html for more information on various programs and services

Intent of the process

The immediate intent of this poster is to fill five (5) positions.

A pool of qualified or partially assessed candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level with various language requirements (English Essential or Bilingual Imperative), various security requirements, various conditions of employment as well as various tenures (acting, assignment/secondment, deployment, term and/or indeterminate) within Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada and Indigenous Services Canada.

Positions to be filled: 5

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION
Successful completion of a secondary school diploma

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
Experience in the provision of human resources (HR) administrative support services in an office environment (for example: staffing, recruitment, resourcing, classification, industrial relations or labour relations).

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

ASSET EXPERIENCE
Experience in providing staffing administrative support (such as preparing letters of offer, maintaining staffing files, preparing advertisements, communicating with candidates, etc.).

Experience in providing operational classification administrative support (such as creating and updating position, change in reporting relationship, language profile, security, etc.).

Experience in providing staffing administrative support in the Federal Public Service (such as preparing letters of offer, maintaining staffing files, preparing posters, communicating with candidates, etc.).

Experience in providing operational classification administrative support in the Federal Public Service (such as creating and updating position, change in reporting relationship, language profile, security, etc.).

Experience in using a human resource management system application, such as, but not limited to, HRMS or Peoplesoft.

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

Various language requirements
(English Essential and Bilingual BBB|BBB)

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES
Ability to organize workload and adapt to changing priorities in a stressful environment
Ability to follow instructions with attention to detail
Ability to communicate effectively orally
Ability to communicate effectively in writing

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
Analytical skills and ability to think things through
Showing initiative and being action-oriented
Working Effectively with Others

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 it serves. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment goals for Aboriginal peoples, preference may be given to candidates who, at the time of application indicate that they are an Aboriginal person (self-declaration).

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Must be willing to work unanticipated, irregular or overtime hours, on short notice

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

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 designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

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.

You must apply on-line.

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

All communication throughout the entire staffing process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

We will communicate with applicants by e-mail. It is your responsibility to verify your e-mails regularly to ensure that you do not miss out on any opportunities. Failure to respond in the prescribed timeframe will result in your application not being referred to the hiring manager. The applicant shall ensure that the e-mail address provided is valid and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

Candidates from outside the public service may be required to pay for travel and relocation costs associated with this selection process.

Proof of citizenship will be requested if you are considered for a position.

Candidates will be required to provide original proof of education as part of this selection process. Candidates with foreign educational credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. You may consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials at www.cicic.ca for further information.

If you do not respond to our communications, we will interpret this as your withdrawal from the process.

A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent will be considered for deployment. Government employees must include their substantive Group and Level and employment status on their resume and/or application form (for deployment purposes). Please note that all candidates may be evaluated regardless of one's group and level.

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, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.