Pharmacy Technician

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

Your responses to the screening questions will be used as a primary source of information and your resume will only be used to validate this information. Lack of examples and details, or indicating "please refer to resume", will result in your application being rejected as the Assessment Board will have insufficient information to determine if the requirement is met.

Intent of the process

The immediate intent of this poster is to fill up to one (1) position.

A pool of qualified 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: 1

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 two years of a post-secondary program with acceptable specialization in social science, statistics, library/archival work, a law-related field or a field related to the position being staffed or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience related to the position.

OR

Successful completion of a recognized Pharmacy Technician Program.

Degree equivalency

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
Registration with the Ontario College of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician.

EXPERIENCE
Recent experience within the last five (5) years of at least two (2) years with pharmaceutical inventory control and procurement.

Experience using Pharmacy management systems.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATION

EXPERIENCE
Experience supervising staff.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of theory, principles, and practices of pharmaceutical inventory management.
Knowledge of Federal and Provincial Acts and Regulations that govern pharmacy practices in Ontario.
Knowledge of National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA) Practice and Regulatory Standards for Pharmacy Technicians.

ABILITIES
Ability to analyze information from a variety of sources and make informed recommendations to Regional Pharmacist and senior management.
Ability to plan, organize and meet tight deadlines.
Ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders (internal and external).
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES
Respectful of Diversity
Judgement
Initiative
Dependability

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
Employment Equity may be used to address demonstrated under-representation of any of the 4 designated groups - Women, Aboriginal, Persons with Disability, Visible Minority.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Willingness and ability to work overtime, as required.
Willingness and ability to travel in small aircraft, off road vehicles and by boat in varied weather conditions to communities in remote and isolated areas, as required.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Member in good standing as registered Pharmacy Technician with the Ontario College of Pharmacy.

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

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

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.

Candidates are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice.

Successful candidates will have to obtain the required security clearance level prior to being appointed to the position. Personal Information will be required when completing security clearance level documentation.

Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the conditions of employment throughout their employment.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Candidates will be required to provide 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.

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

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

Time sensitive correspondence may be transmitted via e-mail and it will be the candidate's responsibility to ensure they check their e-mail regularly. Failure to respond to communications may result in elimination from this process.

The client organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. Following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line:

-Applicants can create a profile and a résumé that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time.
-Applicants can modify their application/résumé at any time BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.
-Applicants can verify the status of their applications, at any time.
-Applicants can be notified electronically of tests or interviews and results.
-For some jobs, applicants will find important information, namely the job questionnaire and a complete statement of merit criteria that are only available when applying on-line.

To submit an application on-line, please select the button "Apply Online" below.

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.

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.