Administrative Assistants Wanted - A great job opportunity at ESDC!

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

Currently all positions require the selected candidate to work in the office on a hybrid schedule. This schedule will be determined by the hiring manager based on the duties of the position to be staffed. Hybrid work arrangements are subject to change.

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.


🔹🔹🔹You will be required to answer multiple screening questions within this job advertisement. Some of which will assess the following four (4) abilities:
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
• Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work in order to meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to verify and proofread documents for consistency and accuracy.
• Ability to work under pressure.

Work environment

This is your chance to join an Employer of Choice! ESDC has been named as one of Canada's top 100 employers! There are many reasons why ESDC is a great workplace.

ESDC delivers a range of programs and services that affect Canadians throughout their lives. The Department provides seniors with basic income security, helps students finance their post-secondary education, assists parents who are raising young children, and supports unemployed workers.

The Skills and Employment Branch's (SEB) mandate is to promote skills development, enhancing labour market participation, and supporting an inclusive, resilient and effective labour market. We are responsible for different labour market programs, including those targeted to sectors, apprenticeships, skilled newcomers, youth, Indigenous people, labour market transfers, etc. The Branch aims to help Canadians access the skills and supports they need to fully participate in the labour market and contribute to growth and innovation.

We are very proud to serve our fellow Canadians!

Employee Focused Culture. We recognize the importance of continuous learning, career development opportunities and work-life balance within a diverse and respectful work environment.

Intent of the process

This process is intended to fill various AS-01 and AS-02 positions within the Skills and Employment Branch in the National Capital Region.

A pool of qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff similar positions of various tenures (acting, assignment, secondment, deployment, specified period, indeterminate, casual), security profiles (reliability, secret, etc.) and language profiles (unilingual and bilingual), within Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC).

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.

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

(AS-01 and AS-02)
• Experience in operating informatics systems including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook or PowerPoint).

(AS-02 only)
• Experience gathering, consolidating or analyzing input from various sources such as finance, human resources, administrative services or briefing and correspondence.
• Experience in liaising directly with other areas on various issues.
• Experience in providing advice, guidance or recommendations to managers, clients or partners.

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

Various language requirements
• English or French Essential
• Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

📌ABILITIES

(AS-01 and AS-02)
• Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work in order to meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to verify and proofread documents for consistency and accuracy.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally.

📌PERSONAL SUITABILITIES

(AS-01 and AS-02)
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Judgment
• Initiative
• Attention to detail

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

📌Operational Requirements
(AS-01 and AS-02)
• Willingness to work overtime on short notice.

Conditions of employment

📌Security Clearance
(AS-01 and AS-02)
• Secret or Reliability

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

Candidates are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice (French or English).

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

A Public Service Commission standard exam may be administered.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Candidates may be required to meet the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.
All communication regarding this process will be administered via e-mail. It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide a valid e-mail address and inform the selection board when it changes.

All exams and interviews will be conducted virtually.

For Government of Canada employees: An assignment/secondment or an acting appointment is a temporary resourcing option. The approval of your substantive supervisor is required before an offer can be made.

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Application
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We will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. To submit an application on-line, please click on the button "Apply online" below.

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.
If you are unable to apply on jobs.gc.ca due to the need for accommodation please contact or by phone at 1-800-645-5605.

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Communication
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Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.

PLEASE NOTE: We will be contacting candidates via email including invitations for evaluations. Candidates are responsible for providing a valid email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is your responsibility to check both your jobs.gc.ca account and email account regularly to ensure that you do not miss any opportunities. Make sure to also check your junk mail folder. It is entirely your responsibility to inform us of any changes to your contact information.

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.