Building Services Technician

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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

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

💲 Positions are entitled to Inmate Training Differential allowance which may range from 7-10% of the salary in the position staffed and a $2,140 Correctional Services Special Duty Allowance annually.

💲 In an effort to address recruitment and retention issues of the GL-MAM the Employer will provide an annual terminable allowance of nine thousand five hundred ($9,500) to GL-MAM refrigeration HVAC technicians who have refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic certification and perform the duties of a GL-MAM refrigeration HVAC technician.

🖊 Candidates will be required to provide thorough responses to all of the essential qualification questions. Indicating "refer to resume" is not a sufficient response. Failure to provide this information in the requested fields may result in your application being rejected.

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

Work environment

As Building Services Technician within Correctional Service Canada you will be joining the Facilities Management Team. The Facilities Management Team consists of employees who occupy positions in various trades and are responsible for providing services in the maintenance, repair and replacement of physical assets, systems and related equipment such as: buildings, fences and barriers, HVAC systems, plumbing fixtures and piping, electrical systems, indoor and outdoor lighting, backup power generators, roads, land, water production, waste water treatment, petroleum storage tanks, vehicles, grounds keeping, snow removal, waste management and recycling and maintenance of electronic security systems.

The positions you are applying for are located in the following federal correctional institutions where you will be responsible for supporting the maintenance of the institution while directly supervising and training offenders:
📌Bath Institution
📌Collins Bay Institution
📌Joyceville Institution
📌Millhaven Institution
NOTE: a position may be staffed as needed at Regional Headquarters (Ontario)

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is the federal government agency responsible for administering sentences of a term of two years or more, as imposed by the courts. CSC is responsible for managing institutions of various security levels and supervising offenders under conditional release in the community.

Our Mission
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), as part of the criminal justice system and respecting the rule of law, contributes to public safety by actively encouraging and assisting offenders to become law-abiding citizens, while exercising reasonable, safe, secure and humane control.

📌 For further information on the department, work environment, careers at CSC and application process, please visit our website at http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to identify qualified candidates for current and anticipatory staffing needs for Building Service Technician positions with Correctional Service Canada in Kingston, Bath and Joyceville, Ontario.

Staffing needs include permanent, temporary (term) and casual (maximum 90 working days in a calendar year)employment opportunities.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A response to a text question addressing the following:

• Effective Communication - Written

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

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION/LICENSE:
Possession of a valid Ontario College of Trades License OR Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) Certification in a minimum one of the following:
• 313A Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems Mechanic, or
• 313D Residential Air Conditioning Systems Mechanic, or
• 255W Facilities Mechanic, or
• 255B Facilities Technician, or
• Gas Technician G2 (or higher) License

EXPERIENCE:
Experience using word processing software, spreadsheet software and an email platform.
Note: Word processing software (i.e. Microsoft Word), spreadsheet software (i.e. Microsoft Excel), and email platform (i.e. Gmail, Outlook).

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES:
Thinking Things Through
Demonstrating Integrity and Respect
Working Effectively with Others
Showing Initiative and Being Action-Oriented
Effective Communication

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

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION/LICENSE*:
Current valid possession of any one or more of the following:
• 313A Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems Mechanic
• 313D Residential Air Conditioning Systems Mechanic
• 255W Facilities Mechanic
• 255B Facilities Technician
• Gas Technician G2 (or higher) Certification

Certifications such as journeyperson accreditation or diploma relevant to facility maintenance.

Qualification to inspect, maintain, repair, and test building fire safety systems as fire alarm and/or sprinkler systems, and/or firefighting equipment, fire separation doors and dampers.

*As approved by Ontario College of Trades License or Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) Certification.

Recent* experience in the operation, maintenance, and repair of Commercial and/or Institutional building systems such as:
• Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) systems;
• Boilers;
• Compressors; and/or Walk-in coolers and freezers.
*Recent is defined as within approximately the past five years due to technical change, government priority and legislative changes.

Experience operating a variety of specialized maintenance tools and equipment, including test
equipment required for the operation, maintenance, and repair of building systems and equipment.

Experience working with:
• Computer Maintenance Management Systems OR
• Building Automation or Management Control Systems OR
• Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) OR
• Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs).

Experience performing simple metal work and metal fabrication such as: basic welding, brazing, soldering, cutting, grinding and bending.

Experience working in a correctional environment.

Experience supervising and/or training individuals.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
• Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women
• Selection may be limited to a member of an equity-seeking group to increase representation to support diversity and inclusion and/or to meet business objectives

Applicants must complete the Employment Equity portion of the CREATE/MAINTAIN PROFILE identifying themselves as a person of an EE group in their application through Government of Canada jobs in order to be considered to meet the Organizational Need in this process. EE groups are defined as persons identifying as Visible Minority, Aboriginal, Woman, Person with a disability.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Willingness and ability to work within a correctional environment and instructing inmates
• Willingness and ability to work overtime, holidays, shiftwork for a 24/7 institutional establishment
• Willingness and ability to travel to various institutions in Ontario

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

• Valid driver’s license
• Must maintain valid occupational certification/license and training required for the position
• Requirement to lift and carry items weighing up to 23kg utilizing basic safe lifting techniques

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

SELECTION PROCESS STAGES
This selection process has three stages:
Stage 1 - Screening
The applications will be reviewed (screened), specifically the responses to questions assessing the essential qualifications, imbedded in this job advertisement.
Resumes are considered a secondary source of information during screening.

Stage 2 - Interview
Interviews, may be completed in person or by Microsoft(MS) Teams.
📌 Proof of your occupational certification (trade ticket) will be required at the interview stage.

Stage 3 - Reference Checks
Two references will be requested in Stage 2.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for screening and assessment purposes. This will include communication of results and invitations to interviews.
To that end, candidates must include a valid email address in their application. 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 information is provided and updated as required.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice (English or French).

Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications noted in the Statement of Merit Criteria to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though they do not meet any or all of the asset qualifications or operational requirements. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Candidates identified for assessment may be selected randomly from applications submitted. Selection may be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, indicating possession of asset education or asset experience, identification in a specific employment equity group, etc. Applicants should review and complete these sections of the application as appropriate to their circumstances. Management intends to pull randomly selected groups of applications on a regular basis while the inventory is posted. Only those who are randomly selected AND screened in will be contacted for an interview.

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.