Community Nutrition Advisor

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Assessment accommodation

The job involves both desk work and travel for services delivery to Indigenous communities in the Atlantic region.

The successful candidate will be required to work in a hybrid work mode at one of our worksite in the Atlantic region: Moncton (New Brunswick), Amherst (Nova Scotia) and Halifax (Nova Scotia). A part-time telework agreement may be discussed and implemented at the time of hiring in accordance with the operational needs of the position to be filled.

Work environment

Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) has a unique mandate playing a role in supporting services and programs in communities such as health, education, economic development, housing, community infrastructure and social support. In the context of reconciliation, ISC supports Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Inuit and Métis) in their efforts to improve health, social well-being and economic prosperity to the benefit of all Canadians.

By joining our team, you will have opportunity to provide support to health services and community based programming. You will build and support strong working relationships with First Nations and Inuit communities, families, and individuals, with a focus on improving health outcomes and reducing health risks.

Intent of the process

The immediate intent of this selection process is to staff one indeterminate position. This process will be used to create a pool of fully or partially candidates to staff similar or identical position at Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and other departments with various tenure, location, linguistic profiles, conditions of employment and security requirements

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 from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable* specialization in nutrition, dietetics or home economics.

* The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and must have been taken at a recognized post-secondary institution, but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization.

Degree equivalency

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
- Registered or eligible for registration as a Registered Dietitian in a province or territory of Canada.

EXPERIENCE
- Experience providing nutrition services in a community based setting.
- Experience in providing nutrition education to clients both one on one and in a group setting.
- Experience working in interdisciplinary team on public health nutrition issues or initiatives.
- Experience implementing principles of adult education.

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

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
- Certified Diabetes Educator (Canada).

EXPERIENCE
- Experience working with First Nations or Inuit.
- Experience developing resource materials to support public health programs and services.
- Experience building the capacity of individuals and teams to deliver public health programs and services.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES
- Ability to plan and implement public health nutrition programs.
- Ability to analyze information and make recommendations.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
- Indigenous Cultural Competency
- Working effectively with others
- Showing initiative and being action-oriented
- Thinking things through
- Dependability

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
Indigenous Services Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population its serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, preference may be given to candidates who, at the time of application, indicate that they are belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups (self-declaration): Indigenous, Women, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
In order to work in each of the Atlantic provinces the Community Nutrition Advisor will need to be have valid, unrestricted, licenses/registrations as a Registered Dietitian in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

- A valid, unrestricted, license/registration as a Registered Dietitian in the province of employment.
- Possession of a valid driver’s license or personal mobility to a degree normally associated with the possession of a driver’s license.
- Willing and able to travel: this could include travel to remote locations by small aircraft or boat.
- Willing and able to work overtime.

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

• Our intention is to communicate with you via email and your GC Jobs account. You may receive emails from sac-isc.gc.ca and rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca email accounts. You must include in your application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (we recommend that you monitor your junk email).

• When answering the screening questions it is important that you provide details on where you obtained the experience, when (timeframe) and how you acquired the experience is in relation to the specific criteria. It is not sufficient to answer with “I do this on a daily basis”. It is also not sufficient to write “refer to resume”. The resume will only used to validate your answers.

• If a qualification has an “and” your answer must address all items listed. For example: Experience in providing nutrition education to clients both one on one and in a group setting – your answer must include your experience with both types of clients.

• If a qualification has an “or” your answer must address at least one of the items. For example: Registered or eligible for registration as a Registered Dietitian in a province or territory of Canada – your answer must indicates if you are registered or eligible for registration.

• Answer the essential education qualification with the level of education requested even if you have a higher level. Include the name of the educational institution and the year that you completed the degree/diploma. Also provide the specialization in your response.

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.