Teacher

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

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.

Candidates must clearly demonstrate how they meet the essential and asset education and experience factors listed by answering the screening questions. Candidates should write concrete examples demonstrating how they meet the experience and education required. Resumes will be used to validate the experience and education listed in the screening questions. Failure to provide sufficient information may result in the candidate being screened out.

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 to check/view your email accounts including spam, promotion or other folders regularly as there may be a deadline for responses. Candidates who respond past the deadline risk being removed from the selection process.

An interview will be administered.

Reference checks will be sought.

Duties

Provide inmates with classroom and/or individual instruction of academic or educational subjects.

Evaluate, monitor and report on student program performance.

Responds to the educational need of inmates, including the special needs of inmates with learning disabilities, and adapts lessons, material and resources to maximize the opportunity for success.

Work environment

Teachers employed by CSC, offer educational upgrading to the incarcerated individuals. Teachers provide educational counselling, guidance and cultivates pro-social values to inmates.

Intent of the process

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

NOTE: This process may be used to staff similar positions in the Correctional Services of Canada in other locations.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 3 references.

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

EDUCATION

Graduation with a degree in Education from a recognized university.
Possession of a valid teaching certificate from a province or territory of Canada.

Degree equivalency

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

ASSET EXPERIENCE

1. Full time teaching/practicum experience* in a classroom setting.
2. Experience in teaching Canadian high school Mathematics curriculum.
3. Experience in teaching Canadian high school Science curriculum.
4. Experience in teaching Canadian high school English-Language Arts curriculum.
5. Experience in teaching Canadian Special Education curriculum.
6. Experience in teaching Canadian Adult Education.
7. Experience in incorporating Indigenous perspective into a curriculum.
8. Experience working in an outreach or alternative education environment.
9. Experience in teaching an Indigenous language.
10. Experience working in a correctional environment.

* Minimum of 10 weeks experience in the past 3 years

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge of Education Assessment tools and strategies.
Knowledge of classroom management strategies.

ABILITIES

Communicate effectively orally.
Communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

Effective interpersonal skills
Initiative
Integrity
Results-oriented
Teamwork
Sensitivity to diversity

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

ASSET KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge of Alberta Education Guide to Education and Program of Studies.

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Willingness to travel for training

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Proof of application for an Alberta Teaching Certificate.

Acquisition of an Alberta Education Interim Professional Certificate within three years of signing a letter of offer unless an approved extension is attained.

Must be willing to work with federally incarcerated individuals.

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, 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 inform the assessment of the criteria identified on the Statement of Merit Criteria.

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

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

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

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.

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.