Health Measures Specialist (HMS) - ANTICIPATORY

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A video showing the clinic you would be potentially working is now available for you in the link below:

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Assessment accommodation

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.

Join the Canadian Health Measures mobile clinic team! If you have an adventurous spirit and enjoy travel, this is the position for you. The Canadian Health Measures Survey Mobile Examination Clinic moves to a new location somewhere in Canada every six weeks. You will have the chance to travel across Canada, making new friends while using your skills. Every 3 weeks, you are entitled to a weekend visit home for 4 days, inclusive of travel.

A video showing the clinic you would be potentially working is now available for you in the link below:

https://youtu.be/z7w0avNMUtk


PLEASE TAKE THE TIME to read the following information carefully as it may have an impact on the outcome of your application.

How to apply via the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS):

Candidates MUST complete the SCREENING QUESTIONS portion of your application provided under this selection process. Candidates must clearly demonstrate in these SCREENING QUESTIONS how they meet the EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE listed in the essential qualifications. Failure to do so will result in the rejection of your application.

Write one or more paragraphs demonstrating how you meet each of these qualifications. Please be sure to provide COMPREHENSIVE examples. Please demonstrate how you demonstrate the education criterion by including the name of the degree and the postsecondary institution you graduated from (as applicable). A job title alone, does not demonstrate that you have the requisite level of experience. Your answer should clearly identify your role and explain relevant responsibilities and/or actions that you took. Additionally, please be sure to provide sufficient information regarding dates & duration, scope of work, project or job complexities (as appropriate).

Resumes will not be used as a secondary source to validate the education and experience described in the questionnaire. Failure to provide sufficient details concerning the EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE essential qualifications in the SCREENING QUESTIONS portion of your application will result in your elimination from the process. If applicable, in your application, please demonstrate with examples how you meet the asset qualifications. The asset qualifications are desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Duties

The successful candidate will work in the mobile examination center of a unique national study and continuously travel to various collection sites across Canada.

Shift-work is a requirement, including weekends, evening and overtime as needed. The incumbent will be trained to perform physical measures testing following established protocols and guidelines (including fitness testing and anthropometric measures).

The workspace is prepared daily for testing, including setting up and calibrating equipment and systems and performing routine maintenance of equipment.

Before physical measures are completed, the candidate will ask routine screening questions and provide basic interpretation of measures to the respondent.

The candidate will guide the respondent to perform the physical measures and enter the test results into a data collection system.

The candidate will follow health and safety guidelines, quality control and data security measures, policies and procedures while on the work site.

Finally, the candidate will perform administrative activities such as maintaining supply inventories, assisting in clinic set-up and take down, assisting in scheduling respondent appointments and other duties as required.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified or partially qualified candidates will be established to staff various tenures (term, indeterminate, acting, assignment, or secondment basis) and/or security clearances (reliability or secret) within Statistics Canada.

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 in Kinesiology, Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science, Physical Education or another specialization relevant to the position from a recognized postsecondary institution.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

*Recent experience in performing direct health measures on a variety of populations such as adults, children, individuals with physical or mental limitations or the elderly following standardized procedures.

Experience in setting up, calibrating and maintaining physical measures testing equipment.

Experience in interpreting direct health measures test results and explaining the results to the general public.

*Recent experience: within the past three (3) years

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

Master's degree in kinesiology or another specialization relevant to the position from a recognized university.

Active certification from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) or College of Kinesiologists of Ontario or Quebec Kinesiologists Federation or equivalent.

Experience working with children and/or individuals with physical or mental limitations and/or the elderly.

Ability to speak another language (besides French and English) such as Mandarin, Cantonese, Punjabi.

Degree equivalency

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual - Imperative BBB/BBB
English or French essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of the theory, principles and practice of physical measures tests and exercise physiology.

Knowledge of a variety of physical measures testing protocols and how to interpret the test results.

ABILITIES
Ability to perform physical health measures testing following standardised test protocols.
Ability to detect, observe and resolve contraindications to exercise testing protocols.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
Attention to detail
Effective interpersonal relationships
Reliability
Judgment

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance.

Maintenance of a valid certification through the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology as a Certified Personal Trainer ® (CPT) or Certified Exercise Physiologist ® (CEP); must be CSEP certified within 6 months of start of employment.

Maintenance of a valid Basic Rescuer CPR and First Aid certification.

Work on nearly continuous travel status. The Canadian Health Measures Survey Mobile Examination Clinic moves to a new location somewhere in Canada every six weeks. Staff is required to move across Canada to various work locations every six weeks. Staff is granted a week-end visit home approximately every 3 weeks for 4 days (inclusive of travel).

Must be willing to work shift work and overtime, when required.

Must possess a valid Canadian driver's license.

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

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

The following evaluation tools may be used during this selection process:
Written exam
Interview
Reference check

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

In order to determine if you meet the education requirement, your proof of education is required and needs to be provided as soon as requested.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language(s) in their application.

Candidates who have been assessed and found to have met all essential qualifications may update their Second Language Evaluation (SLE) results for as long as the pool is valid. Please note that candidates can undergo SLE testing only once within the context of a selection process; any update to a candidate’s linguistic profile must be as a result of subsequent SLE testing done outside of the scope of this selection process.

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.