Regional Manager, Public Health

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

Duties

Professional leadership and oversight in the management, coordination and delivery of Regional Public Health Program activities; development and implementation of Regional policies, plans, procedures, strategies and evaluation mechanisms; expert advice to regional management and functional direction to health care providers on issues surrounding Public Health, including infection prevention and control and the provision of clinical services for the care and treatment of infectious diseases.

Work environment

The Correctional Service of Canada 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.

The Correctional Service of Canada, 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.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Education
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post secondary institution with an acceptable specialization in nursing.

Degree equivalency

Occupational Certification
Registration as a Registered Nurse in a province or territory of Canada.*
* In order to be appointed, candidates must be registered in the province of Ontario.

Experience
Experience in the planning, implementation and evaluation of health programs.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge
• Knowledge of public health strategies for the management of infectious disease.
• Knowledge of public health legislation and CSC guidelines applicable to managing infectious diseases.

Competencies
• Mobilize people
• Collaborate with partners and stakeholders
• Achieve results

Abilities
• Ability to manage the effective delivery of public health activities.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

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

Education
• Graduation with a master’s degree from a recognized postsecondary institution in nursing, public health, health administration or administration.
• Certification as an Infection Control Practitioner.

Degree equivalency

Experience
Experience working in the area of infectious diseases in a congregate setting (long term care, correctional facility, shelter etc.)

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
• Ability and willingness to work overtime and variable hours.
• Ability and willingness to travel occasionally.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

• Registration as a Registered Nurse in good standing in the province of Ontario.
• Must possess a valid driver’s licence.
• Valid CPR/AED level Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Valid CPR/AED for Health Care Providers (HCP) is also acceptable. Certification must be obtained in person.

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 clearly demonstrate in their responses that they meet the qualifications. It is not sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must clearly demonstrate how, when, and where the qualification was met through substantiation by examples. Information on your described skills, experience, etc. provided in the screening questions should be supported by your resume. Failure to provide sufficient information will result in the candidate being screened out and rejected from the process.

The assessment of candidates in this selection process will include a written assignment, an interview and reference checks.

You must be able to provide proof of your education credentials. If you completed your education outside of Canada, you are required to provide proof that your foreign credentials are comparable to Canadian Standards. Information on foreign education validation when applying for positions with the Federal Government is available through the following link : https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/gc-jobs/degree-equivalency.html.

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

For this selection process, we will communicate with you by email. You must provide a valid email address to which you wish to receive communication regarding this selection process. It is your responsibility to inform of any change of address, telephone number and / or email address. You must ensure to check/view your email accounts including spam, promotion or other folders regularly as there may be a deadline for responses. Candidates who respond past the deadline risk being removed from the selection process.

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.