Total Health and Disability Management Advisor

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Assessment accommodation

Work environment

DND's health and wellness program helps employees affected by illness, injury or impairment. The Office of Disability Management is hiring skilled, compassionate and dedicated advisors to join their team, with positions available across Canada. As a Disability Management Advisor, you will provide expert support to employees and managers through case management services, and help create a healthy work environment for all. If you are a health or HR professional and looking to make a difference and build a new and rewarding career in Disability Management, join us at DND! Apply now.

Intent of the process

A pool of candidates may be established to staff similar positions with various tenures, various language requirements, various security clearances and various locations specific to the position being staffed.

Positions to be filled: 8

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 or diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution with an acceptable specialization in Social Sciences, Health Sciences or a related field specific to the position being staffed;
OR An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
EXP1: Recent and significant experience* in providing proactive case management services for complex disability management situations.
EXP2: Recent and significant experience* with disability claims or benefit management for physical and/or mental health.

NOTES:
“Recent*” experience is defined as experience associated with having performed this function in the past five (5) years.
“Significant*" experience is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with the performance of those duties for a period of approximately 1.5 years.

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

ASSET EDUCATION
AEDUC1: NIDMAR or other professional certification or designation related to disability management, return to work coordination or education or training specific to best practices in disability management.
AEDUC2: Graduation with a degree or diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution with an acceptable specialization in Disability Management.

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE
AEX1: Experience with worker’s compensation (or other third party provider) claims, appeals or mediation or adjudication processes.
AEX2: Experience in accommodation process for permanent and temporary accommodations.
AEX3: Experience working in compensation within the Federal Public Service.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB
English Essential

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES
Interpersonal Skills
Emotional Intelligence
Organizational Skills
Tact and Discretion
Resiliency
Communication Skills

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

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

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other conditions of employment:
Requirement to travel occasionally.
Requirement to work occasional overtime when required.

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

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. However, a person may be appointed to the position even though he or she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, or organizational needs. Please note that meeting these criteria may be desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. A top down selection and/or random selection may be applied at any stage of the selection process.

When completing the screening questionnaire, remember that the assessment board cannot make assumptions about your experience. It is insufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current or past duties. Rather, candidates must demonstrate how they meet the education and experience criteria listed in the job opportunity advertisement by providing CLEAR AND CONCRETE EXAMPLES.

Candidates are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice and are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

COMMUNICATION FOR THIS PROCESS will be sent by email.

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

We thank all applicants for their interest in our position(s). For the purpose of this staffing process, only candidates selected for further assessment will be contacted.

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.