Curriculum Designer

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

Applications will be accepted online only. Please apply online at www.canada.ca/government-jobs. If you have a disability that prevents you from applying on-line please contact the hiring manager as identified on this poster.

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 are strongly encouraged to check their email on a regular basis.

Duties

This position works as part of a collaborative team comprised of Public Service instructional designers and Regular Member (police officer) subject matter resources in Training Program Support and Evaluation (TPSE) unit at Depot Division. The team is responsible for the design and development of curriculum for the Cadet Training Program, which is the basic police officer training that cadets must successfully complete in order to be offered a position as an RCMP Regular Member. The curriculum includes six program areas: Applied Police Sciences, Firearms, Police Defensive Tactics, Police Driving, Operational Conditioning, and Drill and Deportment. The team is also responsible for creating curriculum for other RCMP induction training programs.

Intent of the process

This inventory is for casual employment. Casual employment is temporary employment of 90 working days or less in a calendar year, to meet needs for temporary vacancies arising from vacation, sick leave, training, special projects, etc.

NOTE: Casual appointments are excluded from the provisions of the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA). This means casual appointments will not be eligible to apply to internal appointment processes. In addition, the PSEA specifies that the number of days worked as a casual worker cannot exceed 90 days in a calendar year within the same department"

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)

Graduation with a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction, Adult Education or Educational Technology from a recognized post-secondary institution, or graduation with a bachelor’s degree in Education from a recognized post-secondary institution with recent and significant experience in curriculum design and development.

Degree equivalency

Recent experience* in the creation of curriculum for education and/or training, including needs analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation

Recent experience* in the design and development of assessments (i.e., tests)

Recent experience* in teaching and/or instructing and/or facilitating

Recent experience* using software applications for word processing and electronic presentations

*Recent experience is defined as experience normally obtained within the past 5 years

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

Recent experience* working with subject matter experts in the creation of curriculum

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of instructional design theory

Knowledge of evaluation theory and practice relevant to determining the effectiveness of education and/or training

Knowledge of assessment theory and practice relevant to the design, development and implementation of testing tools and procedures

Knowledge of problem-based learning

Ability to instruct during training

Ability to effectively manage projects

Oral communication

Written communication

Working effectively with others

Dependability

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

Willingness and ability to occasionally travel for work requirements

Conditions of employment

Security Clearance: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Enhanced Reliability Status

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

You will be required to demonstrate how you meet the education and experience criteria (essential and asset) for the initial screening, in answering online screening questions. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather, you must clearly demonstrate HOW, WHEN and WHERE the qualification was met through substantiation by examples. Information on your described education and experience provided in the screening questions should be supported by your résumé. Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being rejected from the process.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent. We thank all applicants for their interest in this position however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

The successful candidate will be required to provide original documentation of proof of Canadian Citizenship prior to appointment. Other candidates may also be asked to provide this documentation at various stages in the selection process. The following documents will be accepted as proof: 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; Permanent resident card.

Candidates will be required to show original proof of education. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/.

You may be assessed using one or more of the following tools: standardized tests, written exams, interview, simulation exercise, reference check, and other assessment tools.

The assessment board reserves the right to contact references other than those provided by the candidates (within the public service only), if deemed it necessary to conduct a sufficient assessment of the candidates.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. We ask that you indicate your preference in your application.

Testing/interviews will be conducted at the location of the employer's choice.

Security Requirements – This process involves a security interview and background investigation covering a minimum of your last 5 years of history including credit and financial verification. A criminal record check will be completed. Substance abuse is a factor that will be assessed.

Must be willing and able to relocate and/or work in Regina, Saskatchewan.

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.