Personnel Security Screening Officer

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

🚩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.

📣DFO recognizes that the diversity of its employee population contributes to its strength and integrity. Selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability, and visible minorities.

📣Self-declaring. Because you count.

📣By completing the Employment Equity section in your application, you help create a Public Service that is diverse, inclusive and representative of identities, cultures, perspectives and experiences that make up Canada.

Duties

🌠Come join our dynamic team! 🌠

As a Personnel Security Screening Officer at DFO, you will be dealing with security screening of all levels (Reliability Status, Secret and Top Secret). You will be part of a dynamic team that is focused on guiding managers on the required procedures to obtain a security clearance for their employees and providing great client service.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff three (3) term positions for one year with the possibility of an extension.

Positions to be filled: 3

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

👨‍🎓Education:
⇢A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives.

The employer-approved alternatives to a secondary school diploma are:
⇢A satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; or
⇢An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

📌Experience:
⇢Experience working in a team environment and with minimal supervision.
⇢Experience in providing client service.

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

📌Experience:
⇢Experience working in a Federal Government Department Security Office, in one of the following discipline: Security Screening, Physical Security, Business Continuity, Emergency Management or Security in Contracting.

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

English or French

Information on language requirements

📌Competencies:
⇢ Attention to detail
⇢ Judgement
⇢ Initiative
⇢ Communication

Conditions of employment

Secret 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.

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

------ HOW TO APPLY? ------
1. Upload your résumé

2. Screening Questions: You will need to demonstrate how you meet each of the criteria in the Essential Qualifications and Asset Qualifications listed above in your online application. Do not forget to provide concrete examples of your work experience.

3. Reverse Reference check: You will need to answer Text questions regarding the following criteria: Attention to detail, Judgement and Initiative. You will also need to include the contact information of a supervisor or manager who can validate each example and provide additional feedback if needed. They will only be contacted if you are successful at all the stages and you will be notified before we communicate with your references.

Do this well and you will make it to our shortlist for further assessment. What is shortlisting? A method of reducing the number of candidates from a larger list, for further consideration.

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.