Horse Trainer

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

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Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff one position on an indeterminate basis, with a linguistic profile of English Essential and an RCMP Enhanced Reliability Status.

A pool of candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions within the RCMP in the National Capital Region.

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.

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)

A secondary school diploma or employer-approved alternatives.

Degree equivalency

Certification in Equestrian Canada Competition Coach or Competition Coach Specialist or equivalent

-Experience in the implementation of an advanced dressage training program.
-Experience training horses from the initial to advanced training levels on a daily basis with 5-8 horses trained per day.

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

Certification in Equestrian Canada Competition Coach or Competition Coach Specialist or equivalent.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

-Knowledge in the care and handling of horses.
-Advanced knowledge of horse and equestrian training methods.

-Ability to deliver training sessions on advanced horse training and riding techniques.
-Ability to communicate orally.
-Ability to communicate in writing.

-Effective interpersonal skills
-Judgment

Conditions of employment

-RCMP Enhanced Reliability Status (ERS).
-Willingness and ability to accept workplace conditions and the physical effort required to perform duties such as:
-Exposure to dirt/dust/odours, excessive noise and disagreeable weather conditions.
-Must be capable of working in an environment that contains a large amount of dust, odours and animals.
-Must be capable of standing, bending and walking to train horses for long periods of time.

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 must meet all essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. This will be determined through the use of various evaluation tools.

You must provide proof of education credentials. If you obtained your degree outside Canada, it is your responsibility to demonstrate its equivalence, please take a look at the following link for more information: https://www.cicic.ca

Our means of communication with applicants is via e-mail. Please ensure to include a functional e-mail address, which will accept messages from unknown users (some e-mail systems block these types of e-mails). It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

HOW TO APPLY:
You will be required to answer screening questions to demonstrate how you meet the Essential Qualifications (Education and all Essential Experiences).

When answering the screening questions, it is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current or past responsibilities. Rather, you must provide concrete examples of tasks you have accomplished with significant details to explain the WHAT, WHEN, WHERE and HOW you acquired each qualification.

For each experience criteria, please provide the following information:

1- Name of the department or organization where the experience was acquired;
2- Title of the position occupied, group and level and the period(s) in which you performed the functions (M-Y to M-Y);
3- Specific details of tasks or projects demonstrating how the experience was acquired (Situation/Challenge, Tasks, Action and Result).

Should your responses to the screening questions contain insufficient details to demonstrate that you meet the screening criteria, your application will not be given further consideration in this process. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

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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.