Language Training Advisor - ANTICIPATORY

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

Assessment accommodation

Work environment

Statistics Canada is a dynamic environment that values learning and has always invested in the training and development of its employees. We offer a full range of courses to meet employee needs, including second language training and computer, statistics, and subject-matter area courses.

The Employee Development and Wellness Division provides a language training program and other services to meet employee needs, whether or not they hold a bilingual position. On-site training is offered to employees through contracts with private sector suppliers. The language training program is offered early in employees’ careers to promote a bilingual, inclusive culture and to build bilingual organizational capacity. Various types of training are offered, including language assessment services, educational counselling and strategic human resources planning.

Intent of the process

This process is anticipatory. A pool of fully or partially qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions within Statistics Canada with various tenures, various security requirements and various linguistic requirements.

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)

EDUCATION

Degree from a recognized postsecondary institution with acceptable specialization in education, linguistics, sociology, psychology, mathematics, physics, home economics, or one of the following disciplines: journalism, translation, history, political science, social science, theology, communication, anthropology, sociology, philosophy or literature.
The list of recognized organizations can be found on the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials website at https://www.cicic.ca/2/home.canada?.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

EXP1. Significant** experience in providing language training advice to employees and managers.
EXP2. Significant** experience in developing second language learning tools and activities.

** Significant experience is defined as the breadth and depth of experience normally associated with performance of duties over a period of at least one (1) year.

ABILITIES AND SKILLS

A1. Ability to work in a team with various stakeholders
A2. Ability to communicate effectively in writing

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

EXPERIENCE

AEXP1. Recent* experience in evaluating the progress and performance of adults learners in language training for levels B and C, as defined in the public service’s Qualification Standards in Relation to Official Languages, and in making recommendations.

* Recent experience is defined as experience acquired over approximately the past three years.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES AND SKILLS:

A3. Ability to communicate effectively orally
A4. Ability to summarize information clearly and effectively

KNOWLEDGE

K1. Knowledge of current trends in adult language training.
K2. Knowledge of the theories, practices and principles of second language training and learning for adults.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

PS1. Judgment
PS2. Reliability
PS3. Attention to detail
PS4. Flexibility

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Being available and capable of working overtime if required.

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

Please note that any information that you provide throughout the process may form part of the assessment.

A variety of tools and methods may be used to assess candidates, including, but not limited to, written tests, interviews and/or references checks.

Resumes will be used as a secondary source to validate the information described in the online questions. Do not assume that the screening board has any previous knowledge of your background, qualifications or work history.

Acknowledgement of receipt of applications will not be sent. We will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Those who apply for this selection process must include a valid email address in their application, and must ensure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

GUIDELINES CONCERNING THE TRACK RECORD

• Ensure your response addresses the qualification being assessed.
• Provide concrete, specific examples of behaviors that illustrate the required
qualification.
• Choose examples with sufficient complexity, impact, and degree of difficulty
to allow you to illustrate the extent to which you demonstrated the
qualification.
• Focus on what you did, and make clear what your role was, apart from
others. Avoid phrases such as “we decided to”, “we organized a..”. When
discussing what others did, do so only as part of the context in which you took
action. For example, “ I organized a…”.
• Describe the example in the past tense. This will ensure that you are
providing concrete examples, rather than general statements.
• Do not use acronyms, as assessors may not be familiar with them.
• Please be sure to provide clear examples with approximately 2-3 paragraphs
• Use action verbs.
• Assistance to complete the track record will not be provided by management
(at any level)
• You are invited to complete the track record in the official language of your
choice.

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.

We thank all those who apply.

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.