Cleaners and Kitchen Helpers - Casual Inventory

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.

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Applications may be collected from this inventory as early as 05 November 2021. Apply before this date to be considered for our immediate vacancies.
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How does this work?

Step 1: Let us know you’re interested! 👍 Click “Apply online”.

Step 2: Tell us about you! 😊 Attach your resume and answer the screening questions in the online application.

Step 3: We will carefully review all of your qualifications. It's easy! If your talent matches one of our immediate or upcoming opportunities we may contact you for further information or assessment.

PLEASE NOTE: For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews.)

Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

Work environment

Job opportunities with the Department of National Defence (DND) can benefit you and your career in a number of ways as well as offer you valuable experience in a large and complex department. Join us today!

In all areas of our business, each one of us has a role in supporting the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in operations. As a civilian employee, you will be an essential part of the Defence Team.

Together, DND and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) create the largest, most complex organization in Canada. DND's role is to provide services and support to the CAF in their operations and missions at home and abroad. DND and the CAF work side-by-side to fulfill the Government of Canada’s mission to defend Canada and Canadians and contribute to international peace, security and stability efforts.

Intent of the process

Casual employment is a temporary form of employment for a maximum of 90 working days per department in a calendar year. A casual worker may not apply to internal job opportunities. Shifts can include evenings, weekends and statutory holidays as well as “as and when required” during the week.

Positions to be filled: 10

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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 following qualifications may be deemed as essential requirements:

Training or certification in Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS).

Experience providing cleaning services in a commercial, institutional or medical setting.

Experience in food handling practices and techniques in an institutional, commercial or industrial food services operation.

Experience working or volunteering in a mixed civilian and military environment.

Experience in handling cash, performing cashier duties or operating a Point of Sale Terminal (POST).

Knowledge of various types of industrial cleaning equipment and the techniques to operate, clean and maintain them.

Additional qualifications may be required for some positions and you may be contacted and asked to submit information or to be further assessed.

Operational Requirements

Depending upon the position to be staffed one or more of the following requirements may apply or others may be added:

Must be willing and able to work shifts and weekends.
Must be willing and able to work overtime.
Must wear CSA approved safety footwear and other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required.
Must be willing and able to lift, push, pull, and carry up to 20 kg.
Must be willing and able to perform a variety of physical tasks for an extended period of time, including but not limited to standing, walking, lifting, bending, twisting, reaching, pushing, pulling, grasping, kneeling, stooping, crouching, and crawling.
Must be willing and able to work with flammable, corrosive, and/or aerosol soaps, polishes, chemicals, and other cleaning products – including bleach – with the provision of PPE.

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

English or French

Information on language requirements

Competencies:

Safety Orientation
Dependability
Effective Intrapersonal Skills
Communication

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

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

Information on employment equity

The Department of National Defence is committed to providing an environment where justice, fairness and the elimination of barriers helps build a skilled, diverse and representative workforce reflective of Canada. We welcome diversity in all its forms, promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply. Please note that preference for hiring will first be given to candidates who are members of the above mentioned designated groups.

In support of Strong, Secure, Engaged (SSE) initiative #24, consideration may be given to the spouses or common-law partners of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members.

Conditions of employment

Various security requirements (Reliability Status, Secret, Top Secret)

All employees of the core public administration are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless accommodated based on a medical contraindication, religion, or another prohibited ground for discrimination as defined under the Canadian Human Rights Act and attest to their vaccination status.

Depending upon the position to be staffed one or more of the following Conditions of Employment may apply or others may be added:

Must be willing and able to work shifts and weekends.
Must be willing and able to work overtime.
Must wear CSA approved safety footwear and other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required.
Must be willing and able to lift, push, pull, and carry up to 20 kg.
Must be willing and able to perform a variety of physical tasks for an extended period of time, including but not limited to standing, walking, lifting, bending, twisting, reaching, pushing, pulling, grasping, kneeling, stooping, crouching, and crawling.
Must be willing and able to work with flammable, corrosive, and/or aerosol soaps, polishes, chemicals, and other cleaning products – including bleach – with the provision of PPE.

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

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

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

3. A variety of assessment tools may be used. This may include application screening, interviews, questionnaires, written assessments, reference checks, board knowledge, interactions with internal staff during the process, etc.

4. Our organization will only accept on-line applications through GC Jobs, please click “Apply online”. Should you have a disability or exceptional circumstance preventing you from applying online, please contact Raquel for alternative measures.

On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced details of its plans to require vaccination across the federal public service.

As per the new Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination for the Core Public Administration Including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police federal public servants in the Core Public Administration and members of the RCMP must attest to their vaccination status. The requirement for employees to be fully vaccinated applies whether they are teleworking, working remotely or working on-site. This is a condition of employment and it applies to indeterminate (permanent), determinate (term), casual, and student hiring. Should you reach the point in the selection process where it is necessary to verify terms and conditions of employment then the hiring manager or a human resources representative will contact you in order to complete an attestation.

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.