Dental Assistant

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Assessment accommodation

*Please note current vacancies exist in both Kingston and Ottawa. Only those applicants who select Kingston and Ottawa as their preferred location and who meet the initial screening requirements may be contacted and referred for further consideration. As positions become available in the other locations listed, applicants who meet the initial screening requirements identified by the hiring manager may be contacted and referred for further consideration.

You will be required to show how you demonstrate the essential qualifications (i.e. Education, Experience and/or Occupational Certification) for the initial screening through your resume, cover letter and in answering online screening questions. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must clearly demonstrate HOW, WHEN, and WHERE the qualification was met through substantiation by examples. Information on your described skills, experience, etc. provided in screening questions should be supported by your resume. Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being rejected from the process.

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

Work environment

If you are looking for a dynamic work environment and interested in challenging work experiences, you are encouraged to submit your application into this selection process.

The Department of National Defence (DND) is one of the largest federal government employers, offering over 70 different types of civilian career opportunities. DND's role is to provide services and support to the Canadian Forces (CF) in their operations and missions at home and abroad. The department fosters a work environment where employees have opportunities to grow, to learn, to progress in their careers and have job satisfaction over the long-term.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to fill three (3) temporary vacancies: two (2) in Ottawa (English essential), approximately one (1) year with the possibility of extending; and one (1) in Kingston (English essential), approximately one (1) year with the possibility of extending.

This process may be used to create a pool of fully qualified and partially qualified candidates to staff similar position (s) with various tenures, security levels and/or language requirements or in different locations.

Positions to be filled: 3

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 3,000 words (maximum)

Contact information for 2 references.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Education:
Possession of a Dental Assistant Diploma Level II from an accredited Institution; and

National Dental Assistance Examination Board (NDAEB) certification.

Degree equivalency

Occupational Certification:
Must have current First Aid and CPR certification.

Experience:
EX1: Significant* and recent** experience working as a level II dental assistant.

EX2: Experience using Microsoft Office Software.

*Significant is defined as experience associated with having performed a broad range of related activities on a regular basis, for the experience factor in question, which could normally be acquired over a period of approximately two years.

**Recent is defined as experience obtained in the last five (5) years.

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

Asset Qualifications:

Education and/or Training:
Training or certification in First Aid and/or WHMIS.

Experience:
AEX1: Experience using an electronic patient records and scheduler.

AEX2: Experience providing reception, scheduling or other admin duties in a dental office.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Abilities:
A1: Ability to communicate orally.
A2: Ability to organize and set priorities.

Personal Suitability:
PS1: Initiative
PS2: Flexibility
PS3: Reliability
PS4: Client service oriented

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

Operational Requirements:

Willingness to work overtime as required.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Security: Enhanced Reliability

Must have current First Aid and CPR certification.

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

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.

Various assessment tools may be used in this selection process, such as interview(s), written examination, standardized assessment, reference checks.

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 have 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 person indicated on this job advertisement.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Candidates are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Throughout the selection process, it is your responsibility to make yourself available for all testing and interview dates for which you are invited. If you fail to attend any of the scheduled testing or interview sessions, you will be deemed to be no longer interested in this selection process and as a result, you will not be considered further.

Candidates from outside the public service will be required to pay for travel and relocation costs associated with this selection process.

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.

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.