Chief of Education

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Assessment accommodation

Duties

Manages and supervises the delivery of education programs to, and the provision of library services for, inmates.
Implements and directs institutional education programs for one or more institutions.
Manages the institutional library services offered at one or more institutions.
Ensures adherence to CSC policy for education programs and library services.
Establishes and maintains records of classroom and library equipment, materials and supplies, and ensures that these are appropriate to meet the needs of inmates.
Supervises a subordinate staff of teachers, librarians and assistants, and monitors the work of contract staff (where applicable), at the institutions.
Reviews and provides quality control of all interim and final performance assessment reports.
Establishes and maintains communication and reporting between the schools and libraries at the institutions and the regional headquarters.
Collaborates and liaises with case management staff and other institutional staff (as required) at the institution(s).
Manages the budget and develops a staffing plan for education programs and library services.

Work environment

About Us
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is the federal government agency responsible for administering sentences of a term of two years or more, as imposed by the courts. CSC is responsible for managing institutions of various security levels and supervising offenders under conditional release in the community.

Our Mission
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), as part of the criminal justice system and respecting the rule of law, contributes to public safety by actively encouraging and assisting offenders to become law-abiding citizens, while exercising reasonable, safe, secure and humane control.

Intent of the process

The immediate intent of this selection process is to staff one (1) indeterminate position. A pool of qualified candidates will also be created and may be used to staff this position in the future.

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:
Graduation with a degree from a recognized university with acceptable specialization in education, linguistics, sociology, psychology, mathematics, physics, home economics or some other specialty relevant to the positions in the group.

Degree equivalency

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION:
Possession of an acceptable teaching certificate from a province or territory of Canada and eligibility for a valid teaching certificate at the professional level from the British Columbia Teacher Regulation Branch.

EXPERIENCE:
Significant* experience teaching at-risk youth and/or adults academic subject matter in a classroom setting**.

*Significant experience is defined as a minimum of five (5) years of full-time work.
**"Classroom setting" is defined as a classroom with 10 or more students.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge of relevant legislation and policy related to institutional schools and libraries
https://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/acts-and-regulations/720-cd-eng.shtml

ABILITIES:
Create vision and strategy
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES:
Showing Initiative and being action-oriented
Mobilize People
Uphold Integrity and Respect
Working Effectively with others

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

EDUCATION
Possession of a Masters degree in education.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
Experience managing employees in an educational setting.
Experience in education administration.
Specialization in learning disabilities.
Experience teaching in a correctional environment
Experience teaching Indigenous youth or adults.
Experience teaching academic subject matter.

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

Information on employment equity

Employment Equity Representation

Occasional travel within the Pacific Region

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

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

Current and valid teaching certificate at the professional level from the BC Teachers Regulation Branch.

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

We may assess the essential and asset qualifications using interviews, written tests (take home assignments or other), references or a combination of these or other assessment methods. Other sources of information (such as performance agreements, work samples, board member knowledge, etc.) may be used to assess the criteria identified on the Statement of Merit Criteria.

You must be able to provide proof of your education credentials. Candidates with foreign credentials must be able to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca

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

A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

In the federal public service, we give great importance to your experience. We therefore encourage you to pay special attention to the screening questions and to demonstrate through concrete examples that you possess the experience and the education standard for the position, listed under “essential qualifications” and “other qualifications” (if you possess them). It is not enough for you to tell us that you possess the experience, but rather in a few words tell us about the projects you have worked on and the functions you have held. Furthermore, please provide sufficient information about the dates and length of time, the scope of work, and the complexity of the project or the job.

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.