Junior Occupational Health and Safety Coordinator / Occupational Health and Safety Coordinator

Important messages

Giving you the best chance to succeed!
At Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) we are committed to running inclusive and barrier-free recruitment processes.

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. Should you wish to be accommodated, please direct your inquiry to the contact identified at the bottom of this poster. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

For more information on assessment accommodation visit the following website: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/services/assessment-accommodation-page.html

Duties

AS-02: Junior Occupational Health and Safety Coordinator offers support to the Occupational Health and Safety program.

AS-04: Occupational Health and Safety Coordinator may evolve in different programs within our Directorate. There are many responsibilities, but it is worth the challenge! The main tasks are:

- Providing sound advice and guidance to clients under the OHS regulatory framework (interpretation of legislation);
- Conducting inspections, incident reports, workplace analysis;
- Responding to the specific needs of clients;
- Participating in projects or meetings/committees.

Work environment

⭐We are One PSPC!⭐

PSPC helps the Government of Canada serve Canadians. With a strong focus on quality customer service, we provide innovative common services such as real estate and building management, purchasing, banking, pay and pensions, and translation to other government departments, agencies and boards. By providing these centralized services to departments and agencies, we enable them to focus on what they do best: providing their programs and services to Canadians.

At PSPC, we are committed to achieving a competent, representative workforce that reflects the diversity of the Canadian population. We work hard to create a welcoming, respectful and inclusive workplace through a variety of programs and initiatives. In fact, we have been named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for the fifth year in a row and here is a list of some of our diversity and inclusion achievements:
• five diversity networks;
• a Task Force on Anti-racism, Workplace Culture and Equity;
• a national Reconciliation and Indigenous Engagement Unit;
• an Ombudsman for Mental Health (the first such position within the federal public service);
• an Accessibility Office and;
• a Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA+) Centre of Expertise.

While many programs and initiatives have already been implemented in line with our commitments to diversity and inclusion, we aim to get better! That's why we invite you to be part of the change by joining an organization where individual differences are recognized, valued and respected. Be part of the solution!

Intent of the process

The results of this process will initially be used to staff three (3) AS-04 positions and one (1) AS-02 position in the National Capital Region (Ottawa-Gatineau).

A partially assessed pool may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions with various language requirements, various locations in Canada and various security requirements within PSPC. On a case-by-case basis, a telework arrangement could be considered from any location in Canada.

Positions to be filled: 4

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION (Both Streams):

➨ Secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

Stream AS-02:

➨ Experience in providing Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) information or advice to management or employees.

Stream AS-04:

➨ Significant* experience in providing Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) advice to management or employees.

➨ Significant* experience in conducting workplace OHS inspections, investigations or risk assessments.

➨ Experience in the elaboration or implementation of strategies, policies, directives or procedures related to OHS.

*Significant experience will be evaluated in regard to the complexity and the diversity of the work handled as well as the level of autonomy demonstrated.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES (Both Streams):

▻ Delivers high-quality client service.
▻ Showing initiative and being action oriented.
▻ Working effectively with others.
▻ Judgement.
▻ Reliability.

ABILITIES (Both Streams):

▻ Ability to interpret the Canada Labour Code – Part II and Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations.
▻ Ability to provide recommendations to clients.
▻ Ability to organize and prioritize work.
▻ Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
▻ Ability to communicate effectively orally.

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

ASSETS QUALIFICATIONS (Both Streams):

➨ Post-secondary diploma in the field of OHS.

Degree equivalency

➨ Experience performing office ergonomic assessments.

➨ Experience as a health and safety committee member, representative or secretary.

➨ Experience in providing technical and operational advice on one or more of the following subjects: hazardous substances, confined spaces, or electrical safety.

➨ Experience delivering OHS training sessions.

➨ Experience in the management of OHS files.

➨ Experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint and/or Outlook).

In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates, who, at the time of application, self-declare* as belonging to one of the following designated Employment Equity groups: Women, Indigenous (Aboriginal) Peoples, Persons with Disabilities and Members of Visible Minorities.

* We therefore encourage you to self-declare during the online application process by selecting the appropriate box under the Employment Equity section.

For further details, please refer to the “Other information” section.

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status 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

📌 Please ensure that you read ALL points listed below, as this section contains important information about the application process. Failure to read these notes and follow these instructions could result in your application missing required information which may result in your application being eliminated from this selection process.
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📋 APPLICATION PROCESS - How to submit – 1st Step 📋
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👉 ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED 👈

🔎 INSTRUCTIONS - When responding to the screening questions, be sure you:

Ⓐ Clearly demonstrate how you meet each criteria (education and experience) by answering the online questions and provide concrete, specific examples of actions that speak directly to the experience sought.

Ⓑ Include when the example took place (month-year to month-year), 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. When referring to an experience achieved in the context of a team, set your role apart from the role(s) of others.

❗ Résumés may be used as a secondary source to validate the qualifications described; comments such as "refer to my attached résumé" will not be accepted and may result in your application being rejected. Information provided on your described experience should be supported by your resume.

❗ Lack of DETAILS may result in your application being rejected as the Assessment Board may have insufficient information to determine whether you meet the qualifications.
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📋 ASSESSMENT: Once your application has been retained – 2nd Step 📋
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A variety of assessment tools may be used in the assessment of candidates. All information collected throughout the selection process from the submission of the application until the end of the process could be used to assess the candidates.

Assessments will be conducted remotely.

During the application or assessment process, both cheating and plagiarism are considered forms of misconduct and are not permitted. Any person found cheating, including those who help others to cheat, may be subject to removal from the selection process.
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📌Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users. The lack of response to communications may be interpreted as a withdrawal from this process.

📌Depending on the number of applicants, department needs, and human resources plans, volume management strategies may be used for the purpose of managing candidate applications.

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.