District Clerk (Part-time)

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

HOW TO ANSWER SCREENING QUESTIONS

When submitting an application to this selection process, you will be prompted to answer screening questions concerning the essential education, and the essential and asset experience qualifications. Your responses to these questions will be used as a primary source of information and your resume may only be used to validate this information.

• Provide responses in sentence format.
• Each response must include concrete, specific examples that speak directly to the experience sought.
• Each example must include WHEN and WHERE the example took place, background of each situation, WHAT you did, HOW you did it, what your role was in the situation, and what was the outcome.
• Focus on what you did. In referring to an experience achieved in the context of a team, set your role apart from the role(s) of others.
• Simply listing your job duties is not sufficient

Work environment

Working with the RCMP, a world-renowned innovative organization, you will experience meaningful work and have a real impact on the daily operations as well as, job satisfaction knowing you are making a real difference. The RCMP hires public service employees in a wide variety of disciplines to support our police officers at detachments and offices. Public service employees play a critical role in delivering services to our communities and supporting our local, provincial and national policing priorities. For every successful police operation, there is a team of public service employees providing administrative support in order to help police officers and investigators. By hiring the best candidates to staff our public service positions, we are helping police officers accomplish their law and order enforcement mandate.

Intent of the process

Intent to fill one indeterminate part-time position (22.5 hrs/week). A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar term and/or permanent positions, including full-time.

Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM. Information regarding the CM appointment will be sent to all applicable candidates who are within the area of selection and participated in the advertised process.

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)

Successful completion of two years of secondary school (High School) or an employer-approved alternative.

Degree equivalency

Experience providing clerical or administrative support services.

Experience using word processing and spreadsheet software.

Experience providing service to internal or external clients.

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

Experience providing financial support services.

Experience maintaining a law enforcement database such as Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) or Police Reporting and Occurrence System (PROS).

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Ability to communicate effectively orally
Ability to communicate effectively in writing
Ability to transmit information

Detail-oriented
Being Organized
Action Oriented
Demonstrating integrity and respect
Working effectively with others
Dependability
Client Service Orientation

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

Willingness and ability to work in a busy police environment, including exposure to unsettling and/or graphic material.

Willingness and ability to work overtime, as required.

Willingness and ability to travel for work and/or training purposes using various modes of transportation (including owned or leased government transport, commercial and light aircraft and up to and including remote locations)

Conditions of employment

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.

RCMP Enhanced Reliability Status (ERS) security clearance.

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

Communication for this process will only be sent via email. As the applicant, it is your responsibility to ensure accurate contact information is provided and that you inform our office via email of any updates as required. Ensure you include an email address you can access from home and that it accepts email from unknown users. You are strongly encouraged to check your email on a regular basis, including your junk mail folder.

An exam may be administered. An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

All communication relating to this process, including e-mail correspondence and responses to screening questions, may be used in the assessment of qualifications, including the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Testing/interviews will be conducted at locations of the employer's choice and may require candidates to travel to the test/interview location. The cost to attend the assessment will be the candidate's responsibility.

If you are currently employed with the Federal Public Service, please let us know by email your current group, level, tenure and the Department you are working for.

Only online applications will be accepted. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS).

All applicants for positions within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will be subject to a thorough security clearance process which includes an interview wherein questions may include (but not limited to), reference checks, previous employment, on-line activities, credit checks, alcohol and/or drug use.
Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be applied at the time of staffing. Candidates may be contacted and assessed against these criteria at any time during this process.

Written Communication is defined as: The ability to prepare written material in a clear and concise manner that appropriately addresses the needs of the particular audience. We will be looking for the candidate to demonstrate the ability to: Express ideas in a clear and succinct manner; Organize ideas in a logical manner; Use correct spelling, grammar and punctuation; Use an appropriate business style; Use language, concepts and ideas appropriate to the intended audience; Format material in a manner that provides optimal impact.

Successful candidates(s) must meet and maintain the Conditions of Employment throughout their employment.

Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria: Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the strengths and weaknesses of the work team; Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties of the position being staffed; Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience; Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications.

Depending on the number of applicants, volume management strategies such as random selection, top-down approach and/or establishing cut-off scores to determine who will continue in the staffing process, may be used for the purpose of managing applications.

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.