Reference Number
DIS22J-021884-000047
Selection Process Number
22-DIS-ON-EA-424119
Organization
Indigenous Services Canada
Year
2022-2023
Days Open
1
Classification
PM02
City
MULTIPLE
Type
External
Total
351
Employment Equity
284
(80.9%)
Screened out
14
(4%)
Screened in
337
(96%)
Employment Equity 80.9% 284
Screened Out 4% 14
Screened In 96% 337
Women 57.8% 203
Visible minority 39.6% 139
Indigenous 6.6% 23
People with disabilities 7.4% 26
English 92% 323
French 8% 28
Citizens 86.3% 303
Permanent Residents 0% 0
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.
1) You are required to complete screening questions that clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria of education, experience and any asset education and asset experience if applicable. Your response must include HOW (concrete examples), WHEN (dates) and WHERE (location of work) you meet the essential criteria required. It is your responsibility to provide complete and appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.
2) The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience and will not contact candidates for additional or potentially missing information.
3) Please DO NOT send a cover letter. The screening questions replace the cover letter. We will NOT review cover letters.
4) Resume may be used as a secondary source to validate the qualifications described; comments such as "refer to my attached resume" will not be accepted and may result in your application being rejected.
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A pool of qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff similar positions with various requirements as well as tenures (Acting, Assignment, Deployment, Secondment, Determinate, and Indeterminate appointments) and/or the security clearance (reliability or secret), which may vary according to the position being staffed.
Positions to be filled: Number to be determined
Your résumé.
EDUCATION:
A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives.
EXPERIENCE:
Experience collecting information or data from a variety of sources
Experience problem solving in a client and/or customer service environment
Experience in using technology within a work environment (e.g. E-mail, Word processing software, databases etc.)
English essential
Information on language requirements
PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
Thinking things through
Working effectively with others
Showing Initiative and being action oriented
Respect for diversity
ABILITIES:
Ability to communicate effectively orally
Ability to communicate effectively in writing
Ability to analyze information and make recommendations
Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work and meet tight deadlines
Ability to work under pressure
ASSET QUALIFICATION
EXPERIENCE:
Experience working with First Nations, Inuit, or Métis
Experience maintaining an electronic databases* such as GCcase (Microsoft Dynamics), Medical Transportation Reporting System (MTRS), Grants and Contribution Information Management System (GCIMS) etc.
*Databases may be used for human resources, records management, financial systems, criminal databases, or other in-depth organizational uses. Spreadsheet software
ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
Indigenous Service Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population it serves. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment goals for Aboriginal peoples, preference may be given to candidates who, at the time of application indicate that they are an Aboriginal person (self-declaration).
OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Willing and able to work overtime as requested
Willing and able to accommodate in flexible working hours
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.
One or more of the following conditions may be required depending upon the position being staffed:
Various Security Clearance: Reliability, Secret.
A valid Category 1 medical clearance – Preplacement (including dependents) as per section 4.2 of the Isolated Post and Government Housing Directive for positions in Sioux Lookout (Ontario).
Undertake a Category 1 periodic health evaluation (including dependents) in accordance with Directive on Occupational Health Evaluations for positions in Sioux Lookout (Ontario).
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
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APPLICATION PROCESS
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We strongly encourage applicants to submit their applications on-line.
The following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line:
• Applicants can create and manage their accounts and apply to job opportunities as long as an internet connection is available.
• Applicants can create a profile and retrieve stored application(s) (personal information, covering letter and résumé) previously submitted and modify them, if necessary, before submitting the application.
• Applicants can modify their application/résumé at anytime BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.
Should you be unable to apply on-line on jobs.gc.ca, please submit your application, quoting the Selection Process Number, to the application contact listed on the poster on or before the closing date. In this case, candidates must clearly demonstrate IN THEIR COVER LETTER how they meet the education and experience factors listed in the essential AND asset qualifications. Candidates must use the education and experience factors as a header and then write one or two paragraphs demonstrating how they meet these factors with concrete examples. Please note it is not sufficient to only state that the qualification is met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Résumés may be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described.
By answering online screening questions, it is your responsibility, as a candidate, to provide CONCRETE AND DETAILED EXAMPLES to clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience requirements listed in the Essential Qualifications and Other Qualifications sections. Your answers must include where and how you obtained the required education or experience, as well as the period(s) in which you performed the functions of the position(s). Your answer must include the date format of Month-Year to Month-Year. Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being rejected from the process.
Information on your described education, experience, etc. provided in the screening questions should be supported by your resume.
You may save your application as a draft and return to it at a later date. Your application must be completed and submitted in order to be considered. Partially completed applications, or those in draft cannot be considered. You can make modifications to your submitted application at any time, but once your application has been selected for screening, you will no longer be able to make modifications and your submission will be considered final.
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ASSESSMENT
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Candidates must meet all the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.
You may be assessed using a variety of assessment tools, such as, but not limited to: standardized tests, written exams, interviews, simulation exercises, reference checks, recent and past performance evaluations, self-assessments, candidate achievement record, etc.
Please note that your overall conduct and communications, including email correspondence, throughout the entire process may be used in the assessment of qualifications and competencies.
LEAVE/ABSENCES DURING THIS SELECTION PROCESS: It is the responsibility of the candidate to notify the Departmental contact of any pre-approved leave throughout the duration of the process in order to facilitate scheduling of evaluations. One (1) alternate date will be possible only if requested for the following reasons: 1) Medical reasons with doctor’s certificate 2) Death in your immediate family 3) Confirmation of pre-approved travel plans or training plans (made before the advertisement posting date) 4) Religious reasons or 5) Participation in an assessment for another selection process.
Please note that achieving the pass mark on any of the assessments used does not mean you will move forward in the selection process. Management may decide to use a score that is higher than the pass mark on any of the evaluations used throughout the selection process. Management may also decide to use top-down selection at any stage of the process.
Management may choose to invoke an asset(s) at any point of the process.
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OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
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Persons are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.
Official language proficiency could be assessed and required solely upon appointment. Each candidate can only undergo SLE testing one time within the context of an appointment process. Also, a person who initially failed linguistic testing could be introduced into the pool of qualified candidates during the pool’s validity period if he/she is assessed again through another selection process or following linguistic training.
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COMMUNICATION
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Communication for this process will be sent via email. Applicants MUST check their e-mail accounts frequently as there may be a deadline for responses.It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). Please note that we will have to consider that you are no longer interested in participating in the selection process and that you have withdrawn your candidacy should you not provide us with an up-to-date email address or respond to our communications.
If you need to communicate with us during any stage of this process, please indicate the selection process number in the subject field of your email.
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OTHER INFORMATION
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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.
Acknowledgement of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.
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.