Public and Travel Health Officer

Update: **Amendment to Closing Date**

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

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Screening questions have been built into the application process, when answering the screening questions you must provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the qualification. We can’t make any assumptions about your experience. Simply saying you have the required qualifications or listing your current duties is not enough. Instead, provide concrete and detailed examples that clearly explain where, when, and how you gained the experience. We’ll only use your résumé as a secondary source of information. The breadth and depth of experience may be considered during screening, assessment and/or selection of candidates.

Duties

Join us in our efforts to reduce the introduction and spread of communicable diseases in Canada!

Public and travel health officers perform a variety of duties related to travel health. They engage with stakeholders to prepare response to notifications of ill travellers in compliance with the Quarantine Act. They train partners to the Quarantine Act, collaborate in responding to notifications regarding ill travelers at Canadian borders and in production of resources on travel health. They also perform other activities related to the prevention of diseases in travellers and general population.

Visit our website to find out more about Quarantine Services: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/emergency-preparedness-response/centre-emergency-preparedness-response/quarantine-program.html

Work environment

At the Office of Border and Travel Health, you will have the opportunity to leverage the Public Health Agency of Canada’s resources and expertise as you collaborate with colleagues who have experience in the fields of public health, travel health, communicable diseases, epidemiology, and emergency preparedness.

Both in Montreal and Halifax, our offices boast a convenient downtown location near restaurants, cafés and shops and on bus routes to all parts of the city. The PHAC offices are located in the same building as Health Canada and Indigenous Services Canada, which helps facilitate a high degree of inter-departmental collaboration. At the PHAC Atlantic Regional Office and Quebec Regional Office you will be part of a work environment committed to continuous learning and excellent stakeholder relations.

To perform your daytime functions, you will need to be present in the office: telework arrangements are NOT available. You will travel to the airport frequently to engage with partners.

The job is challenging and always interesting, but can be stressful and demanding. The team supports a 24/7 bilingual service to the border partners year round. Consequently, you must be willing and able to work overtime, sometimes in emergency situations and to travel occasionally within Canada.

We offer:
* Work that benefits public health across the country;
* A work environment that promotes a strong team approach;
* A bilingual, science-based environment;
* Comprehensive salary pay and benefits packages, overtime pay as applicable; and
* The opportunity to work in a unique nursing environment.

Intent of the process

The immediate intent of this process is to staff 1 (one) bilingual indeterminate position in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

A pool of qualified candidates (fully assessed or partially assessed) will be established to staff other positions in Montréal. This pool may also be used to staff similar positions at this group and level within the Public Health Agency of Canada with:

* various tenures,
* various locations and/or
* various conditions of employment.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Education:
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in nursing, nursing service administration, nursing education or some other specialty relevant to the position.

Occupational Certification:
Eligibility for registration as a registered nurse in a province or territory of Canada.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
Experience as a nurse
Experience in developing and maintaining external partnerships and collaborative relationships with stakeholders from a variety of sectors (community, health, private enterprise(s), academic, government, etc.).

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

Asset Education:
Graduation with a Masters degree from a recognized university in a field related to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

Asset Experience:
Work experience related to public health within a federal, provincial or territorial organization.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
Knowledge of public health principles and practices.
Knowledge of the mandate and priorities of the Public Health Agency of Canada in relation to travel health.
Knowledge of health acts and regulations relevant to quarantine services.

Abilities:
Ability to provide professional advice to management, stakeholders and colleagues.
Ability to think strategically and analytically, even under pressure.
Ability to develop and present engaging instructional materials tailored to the needs of the audience.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Personal suitability:
Demonstrate integrity and respect.
Initiative and results oriented.
Work effectively with others.
Judgment.

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

Asset Knowledge:
Knowledge of travel medicine, tropical medicine, immunology or integrated traveler health nursing services.

Operational Requirements:
Willingness and ability to travel within Canada
Willingness and ability to work overtime

Conditions of employment

Reliability Security Clearance

NOTE: Candidates must meet and maintain the above conditions of employment throughout their employment.

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

Please ensure that you read ALL points listed below, as this section contains important information about the application process. Failure to read these notes and follow these instructions could result in your application missing required information which may result in your application being eliminated from this selection process.

a) You are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of your choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

b) We will only accept on-line applications received via the Public Service Jobs site. Persons with disabilities or residing in locations that prevent them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

c) For this selection process, we will communicate with you by email. You must provide a valid email address to which you wish to receive communication regarding this selection process. You must ensure that you check your email account including spam, promotion or other folders regularly as there may be a deadline for responses. If you respond past the deadline you risk being removed from the selection process.

d) Applicants who are screened in to this selection process will be sent further information by email regarding what to expect during subsequent phases of this selection process.

e) Depending on the number of applicants, volume management strategies such as, but not limited to, top-down approach, cut-off scores, random selection and/or assessment may be used for the purpose of managing applications/candidates. Should a volume management strategy be used, communication regarding the application of the strategy will be provided to those candidates who are impacted.

f) During the application or assessment process both cheating and plagiarism are considered forms of misconduct and are not permitted. Any person found cheating, including those who help others to cheat, may be subject to removal from the selection process.

g) Your ability to communicate effectively in writing may be assessed via the application.

h) Various assessment tools may be used in this selection process such as: standardized tests, reference checks, written tests, an interview, etc.

i) All written and verbal communication obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the candidate.

j) Based on the hiring division’s needs, additional essential qualifications, asset qualifications, organizational needs, operational requirements and/or conditions of employment may be identified and applied during the assessment and/or selection of candidates.

k) 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.

l) Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria:
i) Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the strengths and weaknesses of the work team.
ii) Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties of the position being staffed.
iii) Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience.
iv) Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications.
v) The organizational need of restructuring/budgetary constraints

m) Proof of education will be requested if you are considered for a position. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/

n) Proof of citizenship will be requested if you are considered for a position.

o) Candidates may be required to pay for travel and relocation costs associated with this selection process

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.

We would like to thank in advance those who have submitted a job application, but will only contact those people selected for the next phase in the process.

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.