Boating Safety Officer

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

***VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: It is your responsibility to clearly outline that you meet each of the screening criteria (i.e. Education and Experience Qualifications, both Essential and Assets) in the screening questions. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities, rather you must provide concrete, detailed examples that illustrate how and when you have met the requirement. Failure to do so could result in the application being rejected from the process. The screening questions will be used as the primary tool in the screening process. The résumé may be used to substantiate the information provided. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience and will not contact candidates for additional or potentially missing information.

All information pertaining to the invitation to tests or interviews will be sent by e-mail. You must include an electronic e-mail address which accepts e-mails from unknown users (some e-mail systems block this kind of e-mail). THEREFORE, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO VERIFY YOUR E-MAIL AND/OR PSRS ACCOUNT ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR NEW COMMUNICATION REGARDING THIS SELECTION PROCESS.

Duties

- Provides one window point of contact with the recreational Boating Community and general public.
- Develops and implements effective public information and education programs for their geographical area of the Region.
- Organizes, coordinates, facilitates groups and individuals and makes presentations in order to foster and develop partnerships with members of the boating community.
- Establishes, organizes and maintains co-operative relationships with the boating communities.
- Develops, implements and evaluates in collaboration with Federal/Provincial/Municipal police forces, strategies and plans for effective enforcement of various regulations within their geographic area of the Region.
- Develops methods for the gathering and disseminating of shared information and data resources for promotional and publicity purposes.
- Implements public information and education programs designed to increase understanding of safety, environmental and economic factors associated with recreational boating and evaluates the effectiveness of such programs.
- Key field contact for the coordination of boating safety programs.
- Fosters/facilitates Regional Safe Boating Councils.
- Provide client service for pleasure craft licensing and pleasure craft operator cards.

Work environment

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Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff a permanent position in Dartmouth. However, a pool of essentially or partially qualified candidates may be established and used to staff similar or equivalent positions of various durations (indeterminate, term, deployment, acting, assignment) and of various language requirements in Transport Canada.

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:
Two years of post-secondary education or an acceptable combination of education, training and/ or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
EX1: Experience in conducting research, carrying out analysis and making recommendations
EX2: Experience developing and delivering presentations and/or training in person or online.
EX3: Experience in building relationships with stakeholders including other government organizations/agencies or non-government organization

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

Various language requirements
Note that the position in Dartmouth is bilingual imperative BBB/BBB.

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge of recreational vessel regulations, safe practices, and safety equipment.

COMPETENCIES:
COM1 : Demonstrating integrity and respect
COM2 : Thinking things through
COM3 : Working effectively with others
COM4 : Showing initiative and being action-oriented

ABILITIES :
A1 : Ability to interpret, apply and explain regulation
A2 : Ability to communicate effectively orally
A3 : Ability to communicate effectively in writing

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION :
Post-Secondary degree in education, communication or in any other field relevant to the position

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE :
EX1 : Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams
EX2 : Experience in the operation of pleasure craft or small commercial vessels or fishing vessels
EX3 : Experience in communications, public engagement, or as a designated spokesperson;
EX4 : Experience in boating safety or in the nautical field

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS :
OR1 : Travel for extended periods of time.
OR2 : Travel by small aircraft, vessel and special purpose vehicles in various weather conditions and over various terrains.
OR3 : Board unstable platforms such as boats and floating docks.
OR4 : Work overtime and/or irregular hours on short notice.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

CE1 : Must hold a valid driver’s license.
CE2 : Must hold a Pleasure Craft Operators Card (PCOC).

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

• Transport Canada will accept applications on-line only.

• Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent to applicants. We will contact candidates once the screening process is completed.

• Please ensure that your email address is on your application for correspondence. Communication for this process will be sent via email. 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.)

• Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications or organizational needs. However, meeting some of these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

• Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

• Candidates who were educated outside of Canada, must have the certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards. This will enable candidates to provide proof of Canadian equivalency when applying for a job in the public service. The Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) assists persons who wish to obtain an assessment of their educational, professional, and occupational credentials by referring them to the appropriate organizations The CICIC can be contacted through its website at: http://www.cicdi.ca;

• All job applications must be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). Following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line:
- applicants can create a profile and a resume that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time;
- applicants can verify the status of their applications, at any time;
- for some jobs, applicants will find important information, namely the job questionnaire and a complete statement of merit criteria that are only available when applying on-line.

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.