DISABILITY MANAGEMENT ADVISOR

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

If you have a limitation that may impact your performance at any steps of the assessment process (such as during a written test or an interview), you may request an accommodation. Assessment accommodations are designed to remove barriers, and to ensure that candidates with limitations can fully demonstrate their abilities.

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🚩 PROMOTING DIVERSITY
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The Federal Public Service is stronger and most effective when we reflect the diversity of the Canadian population we serve. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is dedicated to building and promoting a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, representative of Canadian society. All candidates who believe they are qualified are encouraged to apply, including Black, other racialized and Indigenous peoples, women, persons with disabilities and persons of the LGBTQ2+ community.

Persons with a priority entitlement may self-refer if interested in the AS-05/ADM-05 position and will be considered in priority to all other applicants.

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.

The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience and will not contact candidates for additional or potentially missing information.

Please DO NOT send a cover letter. The screening questions replace the cover letter. We will NOT review cover letters.

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.

Please consult the "Other Information" section to learn more on this process.

Intent of the process

This selection process will initially be used to staff one indeterminate position.

A pool of qualified candidates inclusive of Public Service (PS) employees and Civilian Members (CM); may be established through this process to staff identical or similar AS-05/ADM-05 positions on a temporary or indeterminate full-time basis.

Please note that an assignment appointment requires approval of your supervisor.

Should a CM be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to another category for the member.

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 specializing in the Social Sciences or Health Sciences OR an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience in the area of Disability Management and Accommodation.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

E1. Recent* and significant** experience working in the private or public sector in a unit that is related to disability case management, return-to-work planning and/or employee workplace accommodations;

E2. Recent* and significant** experience advising management and/or employees on the application of laws and/or policies related to return-to-work, disability management, and/or employee workplace accommodations;

E3. Experience managing complex cases*** related to disability management and/or return-to-work.

E4. Experience in collaborating with stakeholders (e.g. human resource advisors and occupational health personnel) to support the successful return to work of employees.

*Recent experience is defined as experience associated with having performed this function in the past 5 years.

**Significant experience is defined as experience associated with having performed a broad range of related activities which could normally be acquired over a period of approximately 2 years.

*** Complex cases is defined as but not limited to, cases that require the consideration of internal and/or external influences such as legal obligations, internal policies and procedures, organizational culture. Cases that require critical thinking and the strategic action to achieve a successful outcome.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS (may be applied for the screening, assessment and/or selection):

EDUCATION:

AED1. Post-secondary diploma or certificate with a health professional or disability management designation from an accredited educational institution or granted by a federal, provincial, or territorial certifying or licensing body in Canada.

Degree equivalency

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:

K1. Knowledge of disability management and accommodation best practices.

ABILITIES:

A1. Ability to communicate effectively orally;

A2. Ability to communicate effectively in writing;

A3. Ability to work well under pressure

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES:

PS1. Judgment

PS2. Client Service Orientation

PS3. Dependability

PS4. Discretion

PS5. Effective Interpersonal Skills

PS6. Showing initiative and being action-oriented

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

OR1. Willingness and ability to travel occasionally.

OR2. Willingness and ability to work overtime, when required.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - NOTE: Successful candidates will require a valid RCMP Enhanced Reliability security clearance prior to appointment and throughout the tenure of their employment. The process to obtain RCMP security clearance involves a security/reliability interview and a field investigation regarding matters of criminal activity which includes reference checks, verification of credit/financial status, education, employment, etc. As such, the process may take several weeks or months to complete.

To be granted RCMP security clearance and to maintain the ethical standards of the RCMP, candidates must not be, or have been, involved in certain criminal activities*, have been dishonourably discharged, have pending personal bankruptcies, etc. For additional information and a complete list of activities, please visit http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/qualifications-and- requirements and read the section titled “To apply as a police officer, you must not have”, as well as the applicable considerations. The security requirements are the same for all employees of the RCMP.

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

The chosen candidate(s) must meet each essential qualification to be appointed to a position. However, a person may be appointed to a position without meeting any or all of the asset qualifications. Meeting these criteria is nonetheless desirable since they could be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

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.

The client organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. 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 modify their application/resume at any time BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.

Applicants can verify the status of their applications, at any time.

Applicants can be notified electronically of tests or interviews and results.

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.

To submit an application on-line, please select the button "Apply Online" below.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

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

Our means of communication with applicants is via e-mail. Please ensure to include a functional e-mail address, which will accept messages from unknown users (some e-mail systems block these types of e-mails). It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

All communication relating to this process may be used in the assessment of other qualifications.

Depending on the number of applicants, Department needs and HR plans, volume management strategies such as random selection, top-down approach, and/or cut-off scores MAY be used for the purpose of managing applications/candidates.

A situational exercise may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

Proof of your education will be requested and must be provided during the selection process, in order to verify that candidates meet the education requirement. Candidates who are unable to provide proof that they meet this essential qualification as requested may be eliminated from the process.

Education obtained outside of Canada must be evaluated. Please contact the International Credential Evaluation Services as soon as possible to initiate the evaluation process http://www.cicic.ca.

If the name identified on the above documents is different than your current legal name, please also provide proof of name change.

You must provide proof of your Canadian Citizenship. The original of one of the following documents must be provided for verification:

Provincial or territorial birth certificate
Naturalization certificates (issued prior to Jan. 1, 1947)
Registration of Birth Abroad certificates (issued between Jan. 1, 1947 and Feb.
14, 1977)
Certificates of Retention
Citizenship certificates

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.