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SELECTION PROCESS CANCELLED

We regret to inform you that this job opportunity has been cancelled.

Important messages

Are you passionate and looking to work in an inclusive team dedicated to working in Indigenous corrections?

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.

The Indigenous Initiatives Directorate develops CSC’s strategic plans and priorities for Indigenous corrections and champions policy, interventions, programs, and services, such as healing lodges, community support, the use of culturally appropriate restorative options, Elder involvement and much more!

Through ongoing collaboration, knowledge transfer and partnerships, our dynamic team works toward tackling the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the correctional system and supporting the successful reintegration of Indigenous offenders into the community through the Indigenous Continuum of Care model. CSC provides Indigenous offenders with support through spiritual and cultural teachings and by offering culturally relevant:

• case management
• program delivery
• health services
• reintegration

Do you:

• Have a good understanding of the context of First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada?
• Want to make a difference for Indigenous peoples and communities?
• Feel concerned about the overrepresentation of Indigenous peoples in the correctional system?
• Like to collaborate with others to inform policy, programs and services?
• Want to join a dynamic team?

This is the perfect opportunity for you! JOIN IID!

Duties

AS-01: Administrative Officer – Provision of clerical and administrative services
AS-02: Administrative Officer – Executive support services to the Director General
AS-03: Support Analyst, Operations – Analysis of issues, plans and policies in order to provide advice to internal and external clients
AS-04: Junior Officer – Completes community engagement activities or data extraction and reporting
AS-05: Officer – Monitoring institutional programming
AS-06: Senior Officer – Developing national policy and strategic plans as well as providing advice and guidance to management
AS-07: Manager – Oversees the day to day operations of a unit, including supervision of a team

Work environment

As an employer, we are all about our people. Healthy habits and lifestyle are encouraged; our team of supportive colleagues from diverse backgrounds complement one another and create a work environment focused on collaboration and well-being.

The IID is in a unique position within the department, because of its involvement in Indigenous matters on all levels. Team members work towards achieving government priorities, as well as influencing the work of frontline staff and the lives of Indigenous offenders.

The person(s) selected will have the chance to increase their knowledge and experience with applying an Indigenous lens to programs and policy. With a management team supportive of professional development opportunities and a wide range of work responsibilities, employees can acquire and enhance transferable skills useful to propel their career.

Our team strives to create a work environment respectful of traditional values, where everyone is encouraged to learn and grow. There are opportunities to engage in cultural activities and to gain knowledge of diverse teachings from colleagues and visiting Elders.

Intent of the process

Although the immediate intent of this Job Opportunity Advertisement is to staff positions in Ottawa Ontario, applicants should be aware that a pool of qualified candidates (fully assessed or partially assessed) may be established and may be used to staff similar positions at various groups and levels with various language requirements listed in the Language Requirements section. In addition, this process may be used for various tenures, security requirements and conditions of employment at Regional Headquarters within the Correctional Service of Canada across Canada. As a result of the potential and possible use of the selection process and subsequent pool by hiring managers, we encourage all employees seeking this type of opportunity to apply.

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 REQUIRED FOR THE JOB

A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives (see Note).

Note: The employer-approved alternatives to a secondary school diploma are:

- A satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; or
- An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR THE JOB

AS-01 positions

Experience in providing administrative support services
Experience in using computer based applications

AS-02 positions

Experience in coordinating office administration
Experience in record keeping
Experience in liaising and collaborating with internal and external stakeholder

AS-03 positions

Experience in drafting, supporting and coordinating correspondence and briefing materials
Experience with Indigenous communities or organizations

AS-04/AS-05 positions

Experience in research, analysis, gathering information and preparing reports
Experience in providing advice and recommendations to senior officers and management
Experience in applying an Indigenous lens to programs, parole or policies in institutions or communities
Experience in liaising and collaborating with various stakeholders

AS-06/AS-07 positions

Experience in providing advice and recommendations to senior officers and management
Experience in applying and Indigenous lens to programs, parole or policies in institutions or communities
Experience in liaising and collaborating with various stakeholders
Experience in implementing and managing new initiatives or projects

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

ASSETS QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Degree equivalency

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative: BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC
English Essential

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR THE JOB

Demonstrating integrity and respect
Showing initiative and being action-oriented
Working effectively with others
Thinking things through

ABILITIES REQUIRED FOR THE JOB

Ability to communicate effectively in writing
Ability to communicate effectively orally

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

COMPETENCIES

Managing a team
Building Partnerships
Working with data/numbers

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Confidential security clearance

Secret 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

As various positions will be filled from this inventory, a complete “Statement of Merit Critieria and Conditions of Employment” is not provided at this time. Should you be contacted for future consideration, the hiring manager may provide a copy of the complete Statement of Merit Criteria and Conditions of Employment for the position being filled. At that time, you may be required to provide additional information to be used for screening and assessment.

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

Please note that your resume and the screening questions will evaluate your ability to communicate effectively in writing.

In order to manage the number of applications in this selection process, management may use top-down, random selection and/or apply an operational requirement, organizational need or asset at various steps to manage the number of candidates.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.

For this process, email will be used to communicate with candidates. Candidates who apply to the inventory should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidates' responsibility to inform us of a change of contact information during the course of this selection process and to regularly verify your incoming e-mails.

Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/

Candidates must provide their proof of education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcripts (original documents only) at a later time in the process.

For appointment processes where the area of selection was limited to Aboriginal peoples or to members of designated employment equity groups that included Aboriginal peoples, the Aboriginal candidates proposed for appointment or appointed must complete and sign the Affirmation of Aboriginal Affiliation Form as a condition of appointment prior to or at the same time as the offer of appointment, even if they have already self-declared as an EE member when applying.

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.

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.