Detachment Services Assistant (Court)

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Assessment accommodation

****NOTE: It is your responsibility as a candidate to submit a COVER LETTER, which clearly outlines how you meet each of the screening qualifications (i.e. education, essential experience and asset qualifications) as well as a resumé which is linked to the information provided in your cover letter.

** Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the qualification is met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities.

**** You must provide CONCRETE EXAMPLES, which illustrate how you meet each qualification.

***For example, the best approach is to use each screening qualification as a heading, and provide a description outlining how that qualification is met. Failure to clearly demonstrate how you meet the screening criteria (education, essential experience and asset qualification) may result in the REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION.

****Candidates who are missing information or submit incomplete information could be screened out.

For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

All job applications must be submitted through the www.jobs.gc.ca system.

Testing/interviews will be conducted at locations of the employer's choice and may require candidates to travel to the test/interview location, Blackville, N.B.

Please note that candidates (including persons employed in the Public Service) will not be considered to be in travel status or on government business and travel costs will not be reimbursed. Consequently, candidates will be responsible for travel costs.

** PLEASE ENSURE ALL OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IN YOUR WWW.JOBS.GC.CA PROFILE/ACCOUNT IS ACCURATE AND UP TO DATE.

**WE USE THE INFORMATION GENERATED BY THE SYSTEM FOR CONTACT AND SCREENING PURPOSES, NOT INFORMATION THAT IS FOUND ON YOUR RESUME/COVER LETTER.

Duties

Role:
The Court Admin is the subject matter expert who prepares all court documentation to be sent to the Provincial and Federal Crown Prosecutor’s Office.

Key duties include:
• Preparation of a court package to be sent to the Provincial and Federal Crown Prosecutor’s Office for approval
• Preparation of Summons to be later served to the accused
• Preparation of Subpoenas to be later served to the witness(es), victim(s), etc.
• Data entry in both PROS & CPIC
• Processing of convictions in CJIM
• External calls to our service partners
• Answer internal calls
• Assistance to police officers for their court file
• Administrative oversight support for the detachments in the district
• Control and maintain an inventory of required supplies

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one position on an indeterminate basis, (including acting appointments and deployments) .

A pool of qualified candidates may be established to staff similar temporary, and/or permanent positions

Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM. Information regarding the CM appointment will be sent to all applicable candidates who are within the area of selection and participated in the advertised process.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter "which clearly outlines how you meet each of the screening qualifications (i.e. education, essential experience and asset qualifications"

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

Successful completion of two years of secondary school or employer-approved alternatives.

Degree equivalency

Experience providing service to clients by telephone, in person or in writing.

Experience using spreadsheet and word processing software (ie: Word)

Experience in coordinating administrative activities such as: meetings and taking minutes, teleconferences, videoconferences, scheduling travel arrangements, incoming and outgoing correspondence, data entry, filing, editing and verifying correspondence or reports.

Experience researching, extracting and compiling information from various sources.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
Experience providing administrative services in a legal or police services environment.
Experience using police databases such as: ACIIS, PROS, PIRS, CPIC, NCDB, CKIT, ICAN, Versadex, PRIME.

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

Various language requirements
English Essential, Bilingual imperative, Profile(s) (e.g. BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, BBC/BBC)

Information on language requirements

Ability to plan and organize workload and multitask in order to meet deadlines.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Effective Interpersonal Skills
Dependability
Judgement
Teamwork

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - of the RCMP.

All applicants for positions within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will be subject to a thorough security clearance process which includes an interview wherein questions may include (but not limited to), reference checks, previous employment, on-line activities, credit checks, alcohol and/or drug use.

Willingness and ability to travel
Must possess a Valid Driver’s license.

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

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.