Stock Assessment Technician

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Assessment accommodation

The area of selection includes areas such as Vancouver Island, Greater Vancouver Area and BC Interior Areas.

Intent of the process

Temporary position for 0-6 months. A pool of qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff similar term, casual or seasonal indeterminate positions at full or part-time hours in various locations within Fraser Stock Assessment.

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)

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be screened into the process, please clearly demonstrate how you meet the following education and experience criteria.

Education
• Secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives; a satisfactory score on the PSC test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Experience conducting stock assessments of anadromous salmonids
• Experience operating and maintaining field equipment such as boats, motors, vehicles, inflatable rafts, seine nets and biological sampling and mechanical equipment

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

Depending on the position being staffed, any of the asset qualifications may also be deemed as an essential qualification and only candidates and persons with a priority entitlement who possess those qualifications will be considered for that specific vacancy. Please indicate if you possess any of the asset qualifications in your application.

Education:
• Successful completion of post secondary training in fisheries or other relevant biological or natural resource science(s)

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Significant* experience in conducting stock assessments of Fraser River salmonids
• Recent** experience in conducting stock assessments of Fraser River salmonids
• Experience directing technical support personnel
• Experience working in remote locations
• Experience in the application of acoustic enumeration techniques for assessment of Pacific salmonids
• Experience analyzing data and preparing summary reports using applicable computer software programs such as MS Excel, Access and Word
• Experience analyzing stock assessments
• Experience preparing technical or scientific reports
• Experience in working with public and private groups, First Nations and other government agencies
• Experience in data management
• Experience in database design

* ‘Significant experience’ is understood to mean the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with having performed the full range of activities related to the individual asset qualification

** ‘Recent’ is defined as having occurred within the last three years

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
• Knowledge of the biology of Pacific Salmon
• Knowledge of the field techniques and equipment used to conduct salmonid stock assessments
• Knowledge of safety procedures related to field equipment and field activities

Abilities and Skills:
• Ability to organize and safely conduct field programs including the direction of staff
• Ability to collect, record and error check stock assessment data
• Effective oral communication skills
• Effective written communication skills

Personal Suitability:
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Initiative
• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Judgement

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

Occupational Certification:
• Swift Water Rescue Training
• DFO Jet Boat Training
• Air Egress Training
• Possession and Acquisition Firearms License
• Bear Awareness Training
• DFO Non-Enforcement Firearms Training

Abilities and Skills:
• Ability to work effectively independently
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team
• Proficient in the operation and maintenance of power driven (jet and propeller) vessels

Organizational Needs:
DFO/CCG is committed to achieving a diversified workforce and to meeting our employment equity goals. Selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal Peoples, Persons with a Disability, Visible Minorities and Women.

Operational Requirements:
• Working overtime, weekends, variable hours and shift work as required to meet operational needs
• Working and living in remote field camps, often under challenging conditions such as inclement weather, with limited amenities for extended periods of time
• Working in and around lakes and swiftwater environments
• Participation in periods of strenuous physical work, associated with field activities and equipment maintenance
• Flying in helicopters and small fixed-wing aircraft
• Proximity of permanent residence to various project locations within the Vancouver Coast and Mountains, Thompson-Okanagan, Cariboo-Chilcotin and Northern BC regions

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

• A valid BC Class 5 Driver's License
• Health Canada Medical Clearance
• Valid First Aid Certification (Minimum Level 1 with CPR)
• Valid CCG Pleasure Craft Operator Card
• Working overtime, weekends, variable hours and shift work as required to meet operational needs
• Working and living in remote field camps, often under challenging conditions such as inclement weather, with limited amenities for extended periods of time
• Working in and around lakes and swiftwater environments
• Participation in periods of strenuous physical work, associated with field activities and equipment maintenance
• Flying in helicopters and small fixed-wing aircraft
• Attain and maintain certifications as may be required to meet Departmental health and safety standards

Those selected must meet and maintain the above Condition(s) of Employment throughout their employment.

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

To be used for staffing Terms, Casuals and/or Seasonal Indeterminate employment

Purpose of the Pool: Hiring from the pool may be for Term, Casual and/or Seasonal Indeterminate employment. However, most opportunities for employment are of short duration (4-8 weeks average) and arise at short notice. Note: Persons hired for casual employment are not eligible to participate in internal recruitment processes

Inclusion in the Pool: Persons who meet the Essential Qualifications may be included in the pool

Candidates must provide proof of training and certifications requested

Removal from the Pool: A qualified candidate's name may be removed from the pool if he/she has been offered employment on three occasions and has not accepted, or if the candidate has accepted a period of employment and has not performed the duties in a satisfactory manner (as determined by the employer). A candidate may ask to have his/her name removed from the pool

Please note that achieving the cut off mark on any of the assessments used does not mean you will move forward in the selection process.
Management may decide to use a pass mark that is higher than the cut off mark on any of the evaluations used throughout the selection process. Management may also decide to use top-down selection.

All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the candidates.

The essential qualifications and additional qualifications may be assessed using various methods of evaluation including, but not limited to, interviews, written exams, PSC tests, reference checking, simulation exercises, and role plays.

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted

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

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.