Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators

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Assessment accommodation

Duties

Operate and maintain a water filtration plant; operate and maintain a sewage treatment plant; tests and treats potable water to meet drinking water standards; tests and treats sewage effluent to meet standards; maintains plant logs and documentation; submits orders to the manager for supplies and equipment for the work unit; provides expert advice to staff and management on water quality concerns and on the sewage treatment plant; occasionally provides oversight of inmates to maintain a safe and secure institutional and work environment.

Work environment

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 Wastewater Treatment Operator positions with Correctional Service of Canada, Warkworth Institution (15 mins north of Highway 401 Exit 509 on County Road 30).

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)

◾ ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS ◾

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
• Possession of a valid Wastewater Treatment Operators’ Licence Class II* (or higher) as recognized by the Province of Ontario’s certification authority OR equivalent certification from another province or territory in Canada
*Candidates with a Class I licence are invited to apply, but will not be considered for positions until such time as they obtain a Class II 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
• Demonstrating Integrity and Respect
• Thinking Things Through
• 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)

◾ ASSET QUALIFICATIONS ◾

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
• Possession of a valid Wastewater Treatment Operators’ Licence Class III (or higher) as recognized by the Province of Ontario’s certification authority OR equivalent certification from another province or territory in Canada

• Possession of a valid Drinking Water Operators’ Licence Class I (or higher) as recognized by the Province of Ontario’s certification authority OR equivalent certification from another province or territory in Canada

• Possession of a valid fall protection certificate

• Possession of a valid confined space certificate

• Possession of a valid Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems (WHMIS) certificate

EXPERIENCE
• Experience in sampling and testing wastewater and/or potable water to meet applicable provincial/territorial and/or federal standards

• Experience in water distribution, including backflow prevention

• Experience in the operation of a wastewater treatment plant*
*Including municipally, provincially/territorially, federally or privately owned

• Experience with plant control, monitoring and operating the computer automated monitoring equipment, Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA)

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 overtime, holidays, shiftwork for a 24/7 institutional establishment
• Willingness and ability to travel to various institutions
• Willingness and ability to work in extreme weather conditions, work in confined spaces, and work at heights including from ladders and scaffolding

Conditions of employment

• Reliability Status security clearance
• Valid driver’s license
• Candidate must maintain valid occupational certification and training required for the position

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 the questions assessing the essential qualifications, imbedded in this job advertisement. Resumes are considered a secondary source of information during screening.
Note: Candidate responses to the asset qualifications may be reviewed at this stage.
Stage 2 - Interview
Interviews, may be completed in person or by Microsoft (MS) Teams.
📌 Proof of your education 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.

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.