Detachment Supervisor

Important messages

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

✷ SELF-DECLARATION: because you matter. ✷
- The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) recognizes that the diversity of its employee population contributes to its strength and integrity. By completing the Employment Equity section in your application, you help create a Public Service that is diverse, inclusive and representative of identities, cultures, perspectives and experiences that make up Canada.

🚢 For Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec Region, and the Canadian Coast Guard, Central Region it is fundamental:
• to give everyone equitable access to jobs and opportunities for advancement, regardless of sex, gender, disability, religion, sexual orientation or ethnic origin.
• to adapt our practices so that our recruitment and workplace are culturally appropriate, safe and welcoming.
• to maintain respectful, dignified and equitable relationships with its staff and the Canadian public.
• to see to the well-being of its staff by involving them in the development of activities that meet their needs.

Duties

• Supervision and leadership of a detachment that conducts enforcement operations, investigations and promotes education and stewardship activities to ensure the conservation and protection of fisheries resources and fish habitats in partnership with aboriginal communities and other internal, national and international stakeholders.

• Provide advice and support to Fishery Officers during investigations and may lead or coordinate more complex investigations. Build relationships with a variety of internal and external partners. Your work and leadership will be essential to ensure that Conservation and Protection objectives are met.

• Recommend and implement enforcement priorities based on consultations with internal and external partners.

• Manage and follow up on several administrative aspects such as management of legal files throughout the legal process, management of human resources, management of schedules and overtime, management of financial and material resources in accordance with government policies and regulations.

• Oversee the collection and validation of data related to conservation and protection activities and apply established standards to evaluate program effectiveness.

• Coordinate program delivery with other provincial, national or international law enforcement agencies, including information sharing.

Intent of the process

The purpose of this process is to create a pool of qualified candidates to fill positions on an indeterminate or specified period in the Quebec Region.

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)

EDUCATION
• High school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience in law enforcement

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCES
• Experience assessing and implementing law enforcement policies, programs and processes
• Experience assessing and implementing components of compliance or enforcement program
• Experience in supervising staff

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

KEY LEADERSHIP SKILLS
• Create a vision and strategy
• Mobilize people
• Demonstrate integrity and respect
• Collaborate with partners and stakeholders
• Promote innovation and guide change
• Results orientated

ABILITIES
• Ability to communicate effectively orally
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing
• Ability to plan operations in response to issues related to regulatory compliance
• Ability to analyze and prioritize activities

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
• Judgment
• Self-control

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

EDUCATION
• Successfully complete the Fishery Officer Career Progression Program (FOCPP)

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCES
• Experience working with the justice system
• Experience in managing financial resources
• Experience in handling major incidents (protest fishing, large illegal fishing, civil disobedience, emergency response, etc.)
• Experience in developing and implementing operational plans
• Experience in partnering with Indigenous groups
• Experience managing conflict in a workplace

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
For candidates who have not completed the FOCPP:
• Complete and succeed the fishery officer conversion and upgrade course

For all candidates:
• Work on short notice, overtime, shift-work, evenings, weekends, and Statutory Holidays.
• Consent to assignment (for a limited time) or deployment* (permanent) anywhere in Canada to carry out all manner of law enforcement activities, including (but not limited to) land, coastal and on the high seas (air and maritime patrols), forensic investigations or special operations
• Meet and maintain standards relating to physical and psychological health
• Hold and maintain a valid driver's license (emergency vehicle class if necessary)
• Hold and maintain a first aid certificate and a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR**) certificate
• Meet and maintain DFO proficiency standards for the use of force
• Carry and use firearms as well as other prohibited or restricted weapons and defensive equipment.
• Wear a uniform and protective equipment and clothing
• Work or travel on land, at sea or in the air, in various terrains and in various isolation conditions for varying periods of time and in all kinds of weather conditions
• Work and train in or near water and on vessels of various sizes
• Be able to testify in court

*Deployments may only be necessary in exceptional and extreme circumstances. Note that the Department of Fisheries and Oceans does not routinely permanently deploy fishery officers away from their home.
**Standard first aid certificate means the certificate issued by either a qualified person or organization for the successful completion of a two-day first aid course, which also includes Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) level C and Automated external defibrillator (AED) Training.

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

All communications and information obtained during this selection process, including e-mails, may be used to assess essential qualifications.

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.