Corporate Disability Management & Accommodation Advisor

Update: Closing date pushed back.

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

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HOW TO APPLY:
You will be required to answer screening questions to demonstrate how you meet the Essential Qualifications (Education and all Essential Experiences).
When answering the screening questions, it is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current or past responsibilities. Rather, you must provide concrete examples of tasks you have accomplished with significant details to explain the WHAT, WHEN, WHERE and HOW you acquired each qualification.

For each experience criteria, please provide the following information:
1- Name of the department or organization where the experience was acquired;
2- Title of the position occupied, group and level and the period(s) in which you performed the functions (M-Y to M-Y)
3- Specific details of tasks or projects demonstrating how the experience was acquired (Situation/Challenge, Tasks, Action and Result)

Should your responses to the screening questions contain insufficient details to demonstrate that you meet the screening criteria, your application will not be given further consideration in this process. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

Work environment

This position is in the RCMP Disability Management and Accommodation policy centre (Headquarters) and involves;
• Provision of strategic advice and recommendations to all levels of management on complex disability management and accommodation (all prohibited grounds of discrimination) cases.
• Development of force-wide standards, guidelines, tools and continuous program improvement of the RCMP’s disability management program (e.g. early intervention, case management and return-to-work planning); and, accommodation (all prohibited grounds of discrimination).
• Interpretation of disability management and accommodation policy and legislation, including research and analysis;
• Preparation and delivery of presentations, training material, briefing notes and reports for management.
• Development and fostering positive working relationships with internal stakeholders, multi-tasking in a fast paced environment and working as part of a team.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one position on an indeterminate basis, with a linguistic profile of Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC and an RCMP Enhanced Reliability security clearance

A pool of candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions within the RCMP in the National Capital Region on an indeterminate or specified period (including term, acting, or assignment) basis, with various linguistic profiles (Bilingual or English) and various RCMP security clearances.

Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM.

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Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION:
University Degree in Social Sciences or Health Sciences OR an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience in the area of disability management and accommodation.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE (to be assessed at application and assessment stage)

1. Recent and significant experience* in complex case management of files in at least two of the following programs within the public or private sector: employee workplace accommodations due to all prohibited grounds of discrimination, disability management, health and safety or return-to-work.
2. Recent and significant experience* of the formulation of advice to managers (all levels) and employees on the application of laws and policies related to workplace accommodations, disability management, health and safety or return-to-work programs.
3. Experience with duty to accommodate due to all prohibited grounds of discrimination found in the Canadian Human Rights Act and/or provincial human rights legislation in the public or private sector.

*NOTES:
"Significant" experience is defined as experience associated with having performed a broad range of related activities which could normally be acquired over a period of approximately 2 years.

"Recent" experience is defined as experience associated with having performed this function in the past 5 years.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)
CBC/CBC (immediate/potential future need) and English essential (potential future need).

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

KNOWLEDGE:
1. Knowledge of disability management and accommodation best practices.
2. Knowledge of the duty to accommodate due to all prohibited ground of discrimination found in the Canadian Human Rights Act (CHRA) in the public or private sector.

ABILITIES:
1. Ability to communicate effectively orally.
2. Ability to communicate effectively in writing. **

**NOTE: Your application and future exam assessment will be used to assess your ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
1. Effective interpersonal skills
2. Initiative
3. Problem solving skills

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
1. Willingness and ability to travel occasionally.
2. Willingness and ability to work overtime when required

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - All applicants for positions within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will be subject to a thorough security clearance process which includes an interview wherein questions may include (but not limited to), reference checks, previous employment, on-line activities, credit checks, alcohol and/or drug use."

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 all essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. This will be determined through the use of various evaluation tools.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

You must provide proof of education credentials. If you obtained your degree outside Canada, it is your responsibility to demonstrate its equivalence, please take a look at the following link for more information: https://www.cicic.ca/

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.

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level, or equivalent may be considered for deployment, assignment/secondment prior to the assessment of other applicants.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

If a qualified candidate has been selected and appointed on an indeterminate basis from the established pool, they will be removed from the pool. If a candidate is selected for a specified period (including term, acting, or assignment/secondment) appointment, they will remain in the pool for future offers.

Our means of communication with applicants is via e-mail. Please ensure to include a functional e-mail address, which will accept messages from unknown users (some e-mail systems block these types of e-mails). It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

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.