Indigenous Community Development Officer

Important messages

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.

Assessment accommodation

Persons interested must submit, by the closing date, a complete application consisting of a covering letter AND a résumé supporting the information provided in the cover letter. Candidates must clearly demonstrate IN THEIR COVER LETTER how they meet the Essential Education and Essential Experience criteria as well as assets if applicable. The education and experience factors that appear on the Statement of Merit should be used as headings in your cover letter. Under each heading you must write no more than two paragraphs that state exactly how you meet the education and experience factors. You must state clearly where and when you obtained the education and experience, including the educational institution, and by identifying the employer(s) or organization(s) where you obtained the required experience factors, as well as concrete examples demonstrating your experience. Failure to follow these instructions may result in your application being rejected.

The client organization will accept applications via online, email, post-mail, fax, and hand delivery.

To submit an application on-line, please select the button “Apply Online” below.

To submit via fax, please send to 604-870-2598.

To submit via email, please send to

To submit via Post-mail or drop off in person:
Correctional Service Canada, Pacific Regional Headquarters
Attn: Sherry Sigurdson
#100 - 33991 Gladys Avenue, Abbotsford, BC, V2S 2E8

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

Work environment

Organization
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is the federal government agency responsible for administering sentences of a term of two years or more, as imposed by the court. CSC is responsible for managing institutions of various security levels and supervising offenders under conditional release in the community.

Mission Statement
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), as part of the criminal justice system and respecting the rule of law, contributes to public safety by actively encouraging and assisting offenders to become law-abiding citizens, while exercising reasonable, safe, secure and humane control.

Challenge
Candidates must be willing to work in a correctional environment where ongoing contact with federally sentenced offenders will be necessary.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff similar positions of various tenures including permanent or temporary.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 2,000 words (maximum)

Contact information for 2 references.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

EDUCATION
An acceptable combination of relevant education, training and experience working directly with/for an Indigenous community or designated Indigenous workplace.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
Significant experience working with an Indigenous community or organization.

Experience in making presentations to diverse groups.

Experience in applying traditional Indigenous cultural and spiritual practices and values within a work unit.

Experience in the use of computers, including the creation of documents and/or reports.

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of Indigenous offender needs and/or community resources pertinent to Indigenous people.

Knowledge of Indigenous social, economic, historical and political structures and its impact on the Indigenous offending patterns.

Knowledge of Indigenous social support organizations and networks as they apply to Indigenous offender populations.

General knowledge of First Nations, Métis and Inuit cultures, traditions and spiritual/ceremonial processes.

Knowledge of federal legislation, (e.g., Corrections and Conditional Release Act, Indian Act) as it pertains to Indigenous peoples.

ABILITIES
Analytical skills

Cultural competency with respect to Indigenous peoples.

Ability to communicate with respect to Indigenous peoples.

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

NOTE: Some or all of the following criteria may be used in selecting the most suitable candidates for the positions being staffed

EDUCATION
Graduation with a degree from a recognized university.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
Working with Elders.

Experience liaising with Indigenous communities and organizations and/or partners.

Experience in supporting change management processes.

Experience in a correctional environment (institutional or community).

Experience in case management.

Experience in managing Indigenous projects.

Experience in data and statistical analyses.

Experience in Risk Awareness and Risk Management.

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of the reintegration process and case management.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
Integrity and Respect.

Accountability.

Team and results oriented.

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity group: Aboriginal persons

Information on employment equity

Travel, including overnight, may be required

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

We may assess the essential and asset qualifications using interviews, written tests (take home assignments or other), references or a combination of these or other assessment methods. Other sources of information (such as performance agreements, work samples, board member knowledge, etc.) may be used to assess the criteria identified on the Statement of Merit Criteria.

An assignment, secondment, or acting appointment requires approval of your supervisor.

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

For appointment processes where the area of selection was limited to Indigenous peoples or to members of designated employment equity groups that included Indigenous peoples, the Indigenous candidates proposed for appointment or appointed must complete and sign the Affirmation of Indigenous 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.

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.