Curriculum Developer (Stream 1) and Instructional Designer (Stream 2)

Update: Dear candidates,

We have been advised of a discrepancy in the job advertisement in the subject line above for the position of Curriculum Developer and Instructional Designer.

Specifically, in the screening questions, two questions were mistakenly inverted which may have caused confusion and possible erroneous applications. The questions are as follows:

English Question
Do you wish to be considered for Stream 1 - Instructional Designer?

English Question
Do you wish to be considered for Stream 2 - Curriculum Developer?

In the rest of the job advertisement, Stream 1 is identified as Curriculum Developer and Stream 2 is identified as Instructional Designer. Therefore, the questions should read:

English Question
Do you wish to be considered for Stream 1 – Curriculum Developer?

English Question
Do you wish to be considered for Stream 2 – Instructional Designer?

We have amended these questions and invite you to review your responses and adjust accordingly or contact us for further information.

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.

Intent of the process

The intent of the process is to staff positions at the Canadian Coast Guard College in Sydney, NS. Should there be an insufficient number of qualified applicants, virtual working arrangements from various locations across Canada may be considered when feasible.

This is an anticipatory process. A pool of qualified candidates will be created and may be used to staff similar positions with various linguistic requirements, security requirements, conditions of employment, work locations and/or tenures at the ED-EDS-02 group and level within the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard.

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 (Both Streams)
Degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in Education or a field related to curriculum development or instructional design.

Degree equivalency

Experience (Both Streams)
Significant* experience in curriculum and/or instructional design.
Significant* experience is understood to mean the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with having performed related duties for approximately 5 years.

Experience (Curriculum Developer STREAM 1):
Experience developing and creating content for new/proposed courses using relevant approaches.
Experience creating and developing learning materials including lesson plans and supporting materials that include activities tailored to the needs of the learner group.
Experience developing guides and delivering curriculum development workshops and training sessions for instructors.
Experience developing and maintaining course material for various synchronous and asynchronous delivery methods.
Experience in creating validation/assessment methods to measure learning attainment of course objectives.

Experience (Instructional Designer STREAM 2):
Experience designing educational material for on-line delivery.
Experience in analyzing and identifying processes for the design, development, and delivery of learner-focused learning products.
Experience in the design of assessment tools to validate the appropriateness of course material and delivery methods in relation to intended learning groups, ensuring learning objectives and required competencies are being met.
Experience in developing and delivering training material and workshops on on-line learning for instructors or students.

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

Asset Education (both streams)
Master’s Degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in Education or a field related to curriculum development or instructional design.

Degree equivalency

Assets - Experience (both streams):
Significant* experience in curriculum development and/or instructional design.
Significant* experience is understood to mean the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with having performed related duties for more than 5 years.
Curriculum development/instructional design experience in a post-secondary training environment.
Experience working with the Moodle Learning Management System.
Experience developing and/or designing learning products for the Canadian Coast Guard.

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

Skills and Knowledge (Both Streams):
Knowledge of the principles associated with pedagogy, andragogy, and the evaluation of accredited learning programs.
Knowledge of Learning Management Systems.

Abilities (Both Streams):
Ability to communicate effectively orally
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to develop and delivery training material suitable for the target audience.

Personal Suitabilities (Both Streams):
Judgment
Initiative
Attention to Detail
Effective Interpersonal Relations
Reliability

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

Asset - Knowledge (both streams):
Knowledge of the core training programs of the Canadian Coast Guard College.

Conditions of employment

Conditions of employment:
Various security requirements (depending on position being staffed)
Flexible hours, on occasion
Overtime, on occasion
Travel, on occasion

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 APPLY ONLINE: Please submit your application online. We request that you DO NOT email, fax or mail in hard copy documents.

To submit an application on-line, please click on the button "Apply Now" above.
Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line, are asked to contact (902) 426-4698 or toll free at 1-800-645-5605.

Reference checks will be sought.
A written exam may be administered.
An interview may be administered.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript. 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/

Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications or operational requirements. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be applied at the time of staffing. Candidates may be contacted and assessed against these criteria at any time during this process.

Please note that the information provided may be considered in the assessment of any of the essential or asset qualifications, including the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

It is your responsibility to ensure that your email and contact information are maintained with the hiring board AND in your Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) account. As all of the communication for this process will be conducted via the email address provided in your application AND via your PSRS account, it is your responsibility to ensure that you check for messages regularly and to ensure that your email address accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email or filter them to a junk mail folder). Failure to respond to key messages may result in your being eliminated from this process.

Please note that candidates can be eliminated by the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) based on PSRS screening questions.

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.