Community Program 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

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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. Preference may be given to members of a visible minority Employment Equity group who self-identify as Black.

Persons with a priority entitlement may self-refer if interested in the PM-03 position and will be considered in priority to all other applicants.

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.

If your application is selected for further consideration, you will be invited to attend in-person testing. Test sessions will ONLY take place in Dartmouth, NS.

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

Work environment

The RCMP hires civilian employees in a wide variety of disciplines to support our police officers at detachments and offices. Civilian employees play a critical role in delivering services to our communities and supporting our local, provincial and national policing priorities.

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.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established through this process to fill current and future vacancies, on a temporary or permanent, part-time or full-time basis within RCMP.

Preference may be given to members of a visible minority Employment Equity group who self-identify as Black.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

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 (see Note 1).

Note:

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 in communicating and liaising with community groups or government officials.

Experience researching and retrieving and analyzing data to assist in making recommendations .

Experience in working with any of the following community organizations:
- Social services
- Law enforcement
- Judicial
- School organizations

Significant* experience working directly with the Black / African Nova Scotian community

*Significant experience is understood to mean the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of or complex related activities for approximately 2 years.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:

Knowledge of issues, initiatives, programs and/or policies affecting the African Nova Scotia community.

Knowledge of Crime prevention and/or reduction.

ABILITIES:

Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Ability to provide advice and guidance.

Ability to manage projects and/or programs

Ability to work independently

Ability to develop and deliver training sessions and/or presentations.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES:

Initiative

Dependability

Judgement

Working effectively with others

Values and Ethics

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

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity group: visible minorities

Information on employment equity

Preference may be given to members of a visible minority Employment Equity group who self-identify as Black.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Various operational requirements may apply depending on the specific requirements of the position being staffed.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - NOTE: Successful candidates will require a valid RCMP 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 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.

Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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.

Top down selection may be used during any stage of the selection process.

Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria:

a) Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the strengths and weaknesses of the work team;

b) Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties of the position being staffed;

c) Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience;

d) Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications;

e) Organizational Needs.

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.