Technical Revisor

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

ONLY ON-LINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED, barring exceptional circumstances. In order for candidates to have their applications considered, all screening questions must be answered. Candidates must provide concrete examples which illustrate how they meet each qualification, including WHERE and HOW they obtained the experience, and citing the PERIODS (e.g., from Month-Year to Month-Year) in which they performed the functions of the positions they list.

For experience within the federal government, you must indicate the group and level of the position(s) occupied (e.g., AS-03). The assessment board cannot and will not make any assumptions about your experience. It is NOT sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current or past duties.

The résumé will be a secondary source to confirm the experience described in the answers to the screening questions. Failure to provide the requested information may result in the rejection of your application. The Supreme Court of Canada will not be contacting candidates to seek clarification about information provided.

Persons who are unable to apply on-line or who require accommodation for any reason must contact prior to the closing date.

Duties

As Technical Revisor, you will be responsible for correcting grammatical mistakes, misspellings, mistypings, inconsistencies in usage, and errors in citations in both official languages. You will also be responsible for adherence to the SCC style guide and comparison of the French and English versions of the reasons for judgments. We are thus looking for someone who pays attention to detail, is able to multitask and works well under pressure.

Intent of the process

This process will be used to staff the above mentioned position; it may also be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates to staff similar positions at the Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada with varying linguistic profiles, security profiles, and tenures.

Positions to be filled: 2

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 school program with acceptable specialization in social science, statistics, library/archival work or a law-related field, or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience in a field related to the responsibilities of the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE :

Experience in proofreading and editing documents in both official languages.

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

ASSET EXPERIENCE:

Experience in proofreading and editing legal documents including judgments and summaries.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (PPB/PPB)

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

KNOWLEDGE:

Knowledge of grammar, punctuation, spelling and syntax in both official languages.
Knowledge of writing tools in both official languages.

ABILITIES:

Ability to edit and proofread in both official languages.
Ability to perform comparative editing of translated texts.
Ability to meet tight deadlines and to work under pressure.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES:

Attention to detail
Initiative
Judgement
Effective interpersonal relationships
Reliability

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

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

The candidate may be required to work overtime from time to time.

Conditions of employment

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

You must be prepared to provide the original or a certified true copy of your educational credentials. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at www.cicic.ca/indexe.stm.

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

All communication and information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to the close of process, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement.

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.