OPEN HOUSE @ VAC - Case Manager (Cold Lake, AB)

Update: Please note: This advertisement closing date has been amended to December 9, 2019.

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Assessment accommodation

OPEN HOUSE DETAILS:
To learn more about Veterans Affairs Canada's hiring process and this job opportunity, we invite you to our OPEN HOUSE event at Holiday Inn Express & Suites Cold Lake (5315 48 Ave, Cold Lake, AB T9M 0K9) on Thursday, December 5, 2019 and Friday, December 6, 2019 from 9:00am until 12:00 pm. Evening appointments may be available upon request.

Attendees are encouraged to RSVP to Angela Oatway, at to schedule a time to bring their resumes/applications and to discuss with a VAC representative.

PLEASE NOTE: You must still submit your application online to be considered for this job opportunity. YOU DO NOT NEED TO ATTEND THE OPEN HOUSE TO BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.

INSTRUCTIONS:
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 the 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. Candidates may not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

When recording your examples, be sure you:
• Provide concrete, specific examples of actions that speak directly to the experience sought.
• Choose examples with sufficient complexity, impact and degree of difficulty that will allow you to illustrate to what extent and depth you have shown the behaviours expected for each qualification.
• Focus on what you did. In referring to an experience achieved in the context of a team, set your role apart from the role(s) of others.
• Please describe the achievements in the past tense. This will help to ensure that you are providing concrete examples, rather than making general statements (e.g. instead of saying “I work well within a team….” you can say “I worked well with a team when….”).
• Use action verbs when describing your experience i.e. lead, managed, organized, planned, prepared, informed, determined, etc.
• Provide all examples in sentence format.
• Each example must include when the example took place, background of each situation, what you did, how you did it, what your role was in the situation, and what was the outcome.

Resumes may be used as a secondary source to validate the experience and education described in the screening questions.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to establish a pool of qualified candidates which could be used to staff similar or identical positions with various tenures, various language requirements, and/or various security clearance levels in Cold Lake, AB. The current intent is to staff indeterminate positions in Cold Lake, Alberta. All candidates must be willing and able to work in Cold Lake, AB.

Positions to be filled: 3

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION
One of the following two options* of ‘A combination of education and experience’.

*A combination of education and experience is defined as:

*Option 1
Graduation from a recognized post-secondary institution with a degree in the study, understanding, or assessment of human behaviour (the degree program must have also included the completion of a practicum or field placement for graduation);
AND
Experience in case management** (minimum 6 months within the last 5 years).

OR

*Option 2
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution;
AND
Experience in case management** (minimum of 1 year within the last 5 years).


** For the purposes of this staffing process, VAC defines 'case management' as:
1. Engagement and relationship building
2. Comprehensive assessment/s
3. Analysis
4. Case planning and consultation
5. Monitoring and evaluation
6. Disengagement

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
Experience in the delivery of health and social services in an interdisciplinary environment.
Experience in maintaining effective community networks and partnerships

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

Various language requirements
English Essential
French Essential
Bilingual Imperative CCC/CCC

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge of external health, social and economic services available to Veterans and their families.
Knowledge of health, social and economic issues that impact Veterans and their families.

ABILITIES:
Ability to case manage clients.
Ability to prioritize, organize, and manage a caseload.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to deal with situations of conflict and crisis.
Ability to analyze and problem solve.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
Judgement
Effective Interpersonal Skills
Integrity
Client Service Orientation
Adaptability

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

Asset Qualifications :

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in social work, nursing, counselling, or occupational therapy.
Experience as a member of the Canadian Armed Forces.
Experience with a military culture.
Experience working at Veterans Affairs Canada.
Experience as a caseworker in a rehabilitation environment.

Conditions of employment

Operational Requirements:
Case Managers are assigned to a primary work location but may be required to work at various locations and travel between these locations.
Must be willing to occasionally officially represent the Department at functions such as conferences, commemorative events, etc.

Conditions of Employment
Reliability and Security : Reliability Status
Willingness to travel for work related duties;
In possession of a valid driver’s license;
Consent to be deployed or assigned within the area of the office, as per the organizational needs.
*For example:
For Edmonton Transition Centre and Edmonton Office positions : Consent to be deployed or assigned within the Edmonton offices (Transition Centre, Edmonton), as per the organizational needs.
or
-For Ste-Foy and Valcartier Transition Centres positions : Consent to be deployed or assigned within the Quebec Area (Ste-Foy or Valcartier), as per the organizational needs.

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

It is your responsibility to ensure that your email and contact information are maintained with the hiring board. All communication for this process will be sent by email and it is your responsibility to verify your messages regularly.

Education and/or Experience factors in the asset qualifications may be used for screening. Applicants should clearly demonstrate on their application if they meet any of the education and/or experience asset qualifications. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of your application.

One or more asset qualifications may be used during the screening to manage the volume of applications.

When you apply for this process, please keep in mind that there may be an interview and\or an exam administered.

Reference checks may be sought. The Assessment Committee reserves the right to contact references other than those provided by the candidates (within the Public Service only) in order to adequately assess the candidates.

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for assignment, deployment or secondment opportunities before other candidates.
Candidates will need to provide proof of their education credentials. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. For further information, consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials at https://www.cicic.ca/indexe.stm or the Public Service Commission at https://www.canada.ca/en/public-servicecommission/jobs/services/gcjobs/information- candidates/degree-equivalency.html.

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 election 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.

PLEASE NOTE: All information must be provided through the “apply online” application process. Do not fax, mail, email or drop-off a hard copy application as these will not be accepted. To apply in an alternate format due to disability, you must contact the email address indicated in the "Contact information" section below PRIOR to the Closing Date.

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.