Casual Inventory - Workplace Well-being Coordinator

Important messages

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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.

A first wave of applicants will be completed on July 26, 2019. If you wish to have your application included in this wave please ensure your application is submitted prior to this date.

A second wave of applicants will be completed on July 29, 2019. If you wish to have your application included in this second wave please ensure your application is submitted prior to this date.

Duties

The Parole Board of Canada (PBC) in the Prairies (Edmonton) is looking for someone who can performs the following duties:

The selected candidate will report to the Regional Director General and his or her main responsibilities will be to:

-Actively coordinate and implement the regional vision to create a productive and caring workplace based on the well-being of people;
- Manage the regional project to build a strong and resilient workplace;
- Provide advice to senior managers on people management and well-being awareness and training for employees;
- Provide advice to senior managers, including the Regional Director General, on concrete ways to improve the employee experience;
- Organize, procure and/or deliver activities and tools related to people management and well-being;
- Liaise between the various initiatives related to workplace well-being and productivity.

Work environment

In the Prairies region, we want to create a caring workplace focused on the well-being of people, where civility, individual achievement, pleasure and caring for others are at the heart of our actions.

Does the idea of creating such a workplace speak to you? Are you interested in workplace well-being and improving the employee experience? Do you have the skills to mobilize people, build partnerships, manage projects, lead working groups and be autonomous? Are you a self-driven problem-solver with the ability to get things done?

If you answered yes to the above questions, then this position is for you!

Intent of the process

The purpose of this recruitment is to create a list of potential candidates for casual employment.

The immediate needs is to fill one (1) position, as the Workplace Well-being Coordinator equivalent to an (AS-05/PE-03).

The pool may also be used in the future to staff similar positions on a temporary basis within the PBC.

This opportunity does not allow working remotely. Relocation and travel expenses incurred during the recruitment and selection process are the applicant's responsibility.

IF THIS OPPORTUNITY INTERESTS YOU, PLEASE SUBMIT:

1. A cover letter (one page maximum) demonstrating why you are the ideal candidate for the position and explaining how you would help implement the vision to “create a caring workplace based on the well-being of people”;
2. A resume clearly demonstrating your work experiences.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 1,000 words (maximum) "demonstrating why you are the ideal candidate for the position and explaining how you would help implement the vision to “create a caring workplace based on the well-being of people”."

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

EXPERIENCE:
- Experience in the management and/or coordination of projects or programs;
- Experience providing guidance and advice to management;
- Experience providing advice on human resource and staffing issues.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
The following qualifications/competencies may be taken into consideration when choosing the candidate:
EDUCATION:
- Degree from a university or acceptable combination of education and experience;

Degree equivalency

KNOWLEDGES:
- Knowledge of the principles of conflict resolution and emotional intelligence.

APTITUDES:
- Good listening skills and ability to relate to others;
- Initiative and action-oriented and results-oriented

ABILITIES:
- Ability to express oneself in front of groups;
- Ability to build partnerships and mobilize people;
- Ability to plan and organize projects;
- Ability to think strategically and solve problems.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status 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

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.