Writer/Editor Various Streams (Developmental Program)

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Assessment accommodation

Stream 1: AS-02 Junior Writer/Editor
Stream 2: AS-03 Writer/Editor
Stream 3: AS-04 Senior Writer/Editor

Please note when submitting an application to this selection process, you will be prompted to answer screening questions concerning the essential education and experience qualifications and, if applicable, other (nonessential) qualifications.

It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must clearly demonstrate HOW, WHEN, and WHERE the qualification was met through substantiation by examples. Information on your described skills, experience, etc. provided in the screening questions should be supported by your resume. Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being rejected from the process.

Candidates may not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information. Resumes will be used as a secondary source to validate the experience and education described in the screening questions.

INSTRUCTIONS
When recording your examples, be sure you:
• Provide concrete, specific examples of actions that speak directly to the experience sought.
• Choose examples with sufficient complexity, impact and degree of difficulty that will allow you to illustrate to what extent and depth you have shown the behaviours expected for each qualification.
• Focus on what you did. In referring to an experience achieved in the context of a team, set your role apart from the role(s) of others.
• Please describe the achievements in the past tense. This will help to ensure that you are providing concrete examples, rather than making general statements (e.g. instead of saying “I work well within a team….” you can say “I worked well with a team when….”).
• Use action verbs when describing your experience i.e. lead, managed, organized, planned, prepared, informed, determined, etc.
• Provide all examples in sentence format.
• Each example must include when the example took place, background of each situation, what you did, how you did it, what your role was in the situation, and what was the outcome.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to establish a pool of qualified candidates which could be used to staff similar or identical positions with various tenures, various language requirements, and/or various security clearance levels.

The program recruits and develops qualified applicants who are interested in writer-editor work. It is an entry-level program at the AS-02 level and the participants are expected to complete a series of on-the-job training assignments and formal training requirements as they progress through successive classification levels within the program. It is also the intention to hire at the AS-03 and AS-04 level for those currently possessing the essential qualifications.

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:
ED1 - A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution or an *acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

*An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience may be used as an alternative to the minimum educational standard. i.e., Courses from a recognized post-secondary institution and 1 year of work experience in a relevant field.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE: (AS-02, AS-03, AS-04)
EX1 - Experience composing routine correspondence.
EX2 - Experience working and liaising with executive offices or subject matter experts on matters pertaining to correspondence.

EXPERIENCE: Stream 1 (AS-02):
EX3 - Experience writing and providing quality control of correspondence.

EXPERIENCE: Stream 2 (AS-03):
EX4 - Experience writing, proofreading and editing correspondence.

EXPERIENCE: Stream 3 (AS-04):
EX5 - Experience proofreading and editing complex and sensitive correspondence for *senior officials in public, private or government organizations.

*Senior officials in government organizations include Director and above. In the private sector it could be defined as Senior Management positions.

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

Various language requirements
English Essential
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES:
COMP1 - Ability to communicate effectively in writing
COMP2 - Ability to analyze information
COMP3 - Ability to write and edit official documents
COMP4 - Judgement
COMP5 - Attention to detail
COMP6 - Dependability*
COMP7 - Effective interpersonal relationships*

*Please note: These competencies will be assessed on the application.

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

ASSET EXPERIENCE :
AEX1 - Experience as a member of the Canadian Armed Forces.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
OP1: Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice.
OP2: Willing to carry a departmental cellular device and be able to work from home for Business Continuity purposes*.

*NOTE: Business Continuity ensures that business processes can continue during a time of emergency or disaster, such as a fire, inclement weather conditions or any other case where business is not able to occur under normal conditions.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status or Secret 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

It is your responsibility to ensure that your email and contact information are maintained with the hiring board. All communication for this process will be sent by email and it is your responsibility to verify your messages regularly.

Education and/or Experience factors in the asset qualifications may be used for screening. Applicants should clearly demonstrate on their application if they meet any of the education and/or experience asset qualifications. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of your application.

One or more asset qualifications may be used during the screening to manage the volume of applications.

Candidates will be asked to provide proof of their education credentials, and proof of citizenship at a later date.

An interview and/or written exam may be administered.

Reference checks will be sought. The Assessment Committee reserves the right to contact references other than those provided by the candidates (within the Public Service only) in order to adequately assess the candidates.

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for assignment, deployment or secondment opportunities before other candidates.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

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.