Client Care Attendant

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

**Please note that the following Client Care Attendant advertisement is posted internally simultaneously for positions in the Ontario region: Selection process 2021-PEN-IA-ONT-169067.

If you apply to more than one Client Care Attendant selection process, you will only be assessed once.

Travel between the sites in the Kingston region may be required.

ASSESSMENT

1. Reference checks may be sought.
2. An interview may be conducted.
3. A test may be administered.
4. Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. You are asked to indicate your preferred official language in your application.
5. You must indicate on your application if you require a technical aid for testing or an alternative method of assessment.

*NOTE : Your responses to the application questions and your résumé must demonstrate how you meet the essential EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE 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 concrete examples. Lack of EXAMPLES and DETAILS may result in your application being rejected.

Work environment

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) hires skilled Personal Support Workers/Client Care Aides from all backgrounds and areas of expertise to support the aging offender population and patients with extensive psychosocial needs.

Client Care Workers at CSC play an important role in providing quality care to offenders incarcerated in Canada's federal institutions; they work in accredited mental health facilities as well as in Health Services Centers. In their daily work, Client Care Workers in CSC contribute to the interdisciplinary team and focus on the prevention, care, and support of acute and chronic physical and mental health conditions of offenders.

Their interventions are extremely valued as they assist in maintaining the safety of Canadians by helping to improve offender health and reintegration into the community.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to identify qualified candidates for current and anticipatory staffing needs including permanent, temporary and casual/as required employment opportunities.

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

Personal Support Worker Diploma or a Health Care Aide Certificate or a Continuing Care Assistant Certificate from a recognized postsecondary institution or technical school

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

-Experience working in a health care environment, including clinical practicum placement(s)* providing care to clients

*Clinical practicum placement is defined as a guided clinical practice in selected nursing settings to facilitate the application of theoretical concepts and skill development into practice.

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

Increased representation of Employment Equity (EE) groups:
Achieving a representative workforce has been identified an Organizational Need and will be applied in this appointment process. Applicants must complete the Employment Equity portion of the CREATE/MAINTAIN PROFILE identifying themselves as a person of an EE group in their application through the Government of Canada jobs site in order to be considered to meet the Organizational Need in this process.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE

-Knowledge of basic patient care practices
-Knowledge of infection control principles
-Knowledge of documentation standards and practices in a health care setting

ABILITIES

-Ability to define and analyze problems and develop an appropriate plan of action
-Ability to transfer patients safely

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

-Reliability
-Judgment
-Effective Interpersonal Relations
-Communication

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

ASSET EXPERIENCE

-Experience working with patients with mental health issues
-Experience working with patients in conflict with the law

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

Information on employment equity

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENT

Willingness and ability to lift up to 23 kilograms, as required.

DRIVER’S LICENSE: Some of these positions require possession of a valid driver's license or mobility usually associated with having a valid driver's license.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - and a Valid CPR certificate (level C) including Automated External Defibrillator.

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

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, 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.