Indigenous Correctional Program Officer

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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

📣 We encourage Indigenous peoples (Aboriginal peoples) to apply and to self-declare themselves as part of this Employment Equity group as selection may be limited to candidates belonging to this Employment Equity group based on the organizational needs.

📝 BEFORE YOU APPLY
It is the responsibility of the applicant to clearly outline how they meet each of the screening criteria (i.e. Education and Experience Qualifications) by responding to the screening questions in the online application. Please note that it is NOT sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities; rather, the applicant must provide concrete examples that illustrate how they meet the requirement. Of note, the minimum experience requirement is of approximately four months. Lack of EXAMPLES and DETAILS may result in your application being rejected.

📧 For screening and assessment purposes, all communications related to this selection process will be by email. Therefore, candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is recommended to include a secondary valid work email, if applicable. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email) and frequently check their inbox and JUNK/SPAM folders. It is also the candidate's responsibility to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated, as required, by communicating to the email indicated below.

📣 Selection process 2023-PEN-EA-ONT-181407 will be used to staff vacancies in Toronto, Oshawa, Brampton, Hamilton, St. Catharines and Brantford (Ontario) only.

CSC is currently in the process of advertising Indigenous Correctional Program Officer processes for multiple locations in the Ontario and Pacific regions. Those who apply on multiple processes will be assessed once and the results will be applied to all processes.

For additional information regarding the National facilities and the locations within the Central Ontario District please visit the following website: https://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/institutions/001002-0001-en.shtml#o5.

For general information when applying on a selection process, visit https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/gc-jobs/applying-government-canada-jobs-what-expect.html.

📣 PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT RESULTS
You are required to submit an application to this selection process to be considered for further assessment. If you participated in the Indigenous Correctional Program Officer selection process 2021-PEN-EA-NAT-170310 with Correctional Service Canada, your assessment results may be applied as part of this selection process; this will be confirmed during the assessment stage.

Candidates who were found qualified in a previous Indigenous Correctional Program Officer selection process that is not mentioned above, will NOT be able to transfer scores to the new process.

📣 MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Indigenous Correctional Program Officers are essential to fulfilling the Correctional Service of Canada's (CSC) mission of enhancing public safety by actively encouraging and assisting offenders to become law-abiding citizens, while exercising reasonable, safe, secure, and humane control. They play an active role to help offenders reintegrate into society.

With more than 20,000 employees, CSC plays a key role in contributing to public safety, working around the clock at our 43 correctional institutions, 91 parole offices and 14 community correctional centres across Canada. Join us to help change lives and protect Canadians!

Work environment

We believe that our employees are the cornerstone of achieving our goals. This is why we offer them a positive and inclusive work environment that is worthy of their dedication and professionalism. We promote career advancement by providing opportunities to develop and acquire new skills and competencies. We value diversity as well as the use of both official languages.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
CSC remains committed to developing and maintaining a strong, inclusive, and diverse workforce that not only reflects the Canadian population, but also the populations we serve. We don’t just accept diversity – we celebrate it! We are making targeted efforts to recruit and retain diverse employees. In fact, CSC is the largest employer of Indigenous peoples in the core public administration. We believe that our ability to deliver accessible and inclusive services is realized when we recognize and retain the most diverse range of thoughts, experiences, and skills. We work hard to create an environment where all perspectives and experiences are valued. We are committed to helping diverse talent thrive.

CSC is seeking interest from persons looking for an exciting and rewarding career as an Indigenous Correctional Program Officer.

📚 ICPO’s deliver Indigenous correctional programs to offenders. These programs address, in a culturally sensitive way, behaviours that increase an offender's risk to re-offend.

As an Indigenous Correctional Program Officer, you will:
• contribute to the healing journey of Indigenous offenders;
• guide, motivate and encourage offenders along the path to successful reintegration;
• work with Elders and other CSC staff as part of the case management team;
• share information about an offender's attitude, accountability and progress.

An ICPO's schedule will vary. Occasionally they need to work evenings and weekends. These positions may be based in an institution or in the community and, at times, it may be required to deliver non-Indigenous correctional programs. For more information on the responsibilities of an ICPO, please visit the following website: https://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/003/001/003001-0004-en.shtml#Indigenous-specific_jobs

Intent of the process

A pool of partially qualified candidates may be established through this selection process to staff temporary and permanent Indigenous Correctional Program Officer positions.

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)

EXPERIENCE
✔️*Significant work experience motivating or counselling persons in individual or group settings.
✔️Experience applying traditional Indigenous cultural and spiritual teachings and values.
✔️Experience working with Indigenous people, communities or organizations.

Note: *Significant experience is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with having performed these duties for approximately four (4) months.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

EDUCATION
🎓A secondary school diploma or a satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission (PSC) test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Note: Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. For further information, please consult link below.

Degree equivalency

COMPETENCIES
✔️Thinking things through.
✔️**Demonstrating integrity and respect, including the CSC Values.
✔️Showing initiative and being action oriented.
✔️Working effectively with others including Elders and Spiritual Advisors.
✔️Sensitivity to diversity.

** https://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/acts-and-regulations/001-cd-en.shtml#1

ABILITIES
✔️Ability to plan, organize and deliver Indigenous programs.
✔️Ability to analyse the impact of Indigenous interventions.
✔️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)

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

➕EDUCATION
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a field related to the position OR a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution combined with training and experience related to the position.
Graduation with a diploma from a recognized college in a field related to the position OR a diploma from a recognized college combined with training and experience related to the position.

Degree equivalency

➕CERTIFICATION
Certification in a specific Correctional Service of Canada program area.

➕EXPERIENCE
Experience with the case management.
Experience preparing and delivering training or presentations.
Experience assessing human behaviour in the context of program delivery.
Experience interacting with and assisting people with unique and challenging needs.
Experience working in a correctional environment.
Experience working with Indigenous people in conflict with the law.
Experience working with an Elder/Spiritual Advisor.
Experience in the delivery of structured programs to Indigenous people who have integration or behaviour problems.
***Experience offering services or programs to women in conflict with the law.

Note: ***This element applies to positions in Women’s Institutions.

➕ABILITIES
Ability to communicate orally in an Indigenous language.
Ability to communicate in writing in an Indigenous language.

✔️ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
To support employment equity objectives, increased representation of employment equity groups: Indigenous.
To support diversity and inclusion, increased representation of a member of an equity-seeking group: Indigenous.
To meet business objectives, increased representation of a member of an equity-seeking group: Indigenous.
Applicants must complete the Employment Equity portion of the CREATE/MAINTAIN PROFILE declaring themselves as a person of an EE group in their application through GC jobs in order to be considered to meet the Organizational Need in this process.

Information on employment equity

✔️OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENT
Willingness and ability to travel.

Conditions of employment

✔️Reliability and Security: 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

We also promote the recruitment of Canadian Veterans and releasing Canadian Armed Forces personnel: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/gc-jobs/canadian-armed-forces-members-veterans.html.

Candidates will be required to provide proof of education upon request.

Candidates who are permanent residents will also be required to provide proof of permanent residency upon request.

Applicants are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official languages of their choice.

Should in-person assessments be required, candidates will be responsible for their travel expenses.

A top down selection and/or random selection may be applied at any stage of the selection process.

You will not be assessed more than once in the same selection process.

Interested persons must meet each essential qualification to be appointed to the position. A person may be appointed to the position even though they do not meet any or all the asset qualification. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

For Federal Public Servants applying on this external advertised process, should they be deemed qualified and offered an assignment, secondment or acting opportunity, approval from their supervisor will be required.

An Indigenous person is a North American Indian or a member of a First Nation, Métis or Inuit. North American Indians or members of a First Nation include treaty, status or registered Indians, as well as non-status and non-registered Indians. Please note that you will be required to complete the Affirmation of Indigenous Identity Form (AIIF): https://canada-preview.adobecqms.net/en/public-service-commission/services/appointment-framework/guides-tools-appointment-framework/affirmation-indigenous-identity-form.html.

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.