Firearms Agent

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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.

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Duties

As a Firearms Agent you will have the opportunity to assist in administering the Firearms Act Canada (the Act) under a designation of legislative authority from the Chief Firearms Officer.

Duties of this position include, but are not limited to:
● Functioning as an intermediate-level decision maker on the eligibility of people to hold firearms licences and authorizations.
● Accessing police, court and other secure information databases, and conducting interviews with a broad spectrum of people (e.g. firearms licensees, medical professionals, police, Crown, etc.).
● Assisting Firearms Officers in the inspection of firearms businesses or shooting ranges.
● Assisting in planning and implementing outreaches to client and stakeholder groups to provide information and assist with compliance.
● Responding to enquiries related to the Act and Regulations, the Canadian Firearms Program, and the office of the Chief Firearms Officer.

Work environment

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is looking for talented and skilled individuals in to join our dynamic team. We offer a diverse, inclusive, respectful and healthy work environment that offers flexible work arrangements to ensure work-life balance. If you value teamwork, challenging assignments and are innovative, collaborative and value high quality service to clients, we want to hear from you!

Please note that remote work is not an option for any of the positions to be staffed.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff Firearms Agent positions within the Chief Firearms Officer locations for British Columbia and Yukon.

A pool of candidates will be established and may be used to staff similar positions within the Canadian Firearms Program across Canada on an indeterminate or specified period (including term, acting, or assignment) basis, with various linguistic profiles and various RCMP security clearances.

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

Successful completion of the Canadian Firearms Safety Course and the Canadian Restricted Firearms Safety Course.

NOTE: Candidates do not have to have completed these courses when submitting their application, but must have completed them to be appointed to a position.

*Experience assisting individuals in a client service environment
*Experience conducting research and analyses
*Experience using a variety of software programs including Microsoft Word and Excel

* Experience is understood to mean the depth and breadth of the experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of various, complex related activities associated with full-time performance of duties for a period of approximately one year.

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

Experience dealing with courts and court officials or providing court testimony
Experience handling, using or identifying firearms

Fluency in an Indigenous, South Asian, Asian or Persian language or any language other than English or French

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Ability to conduct interviews with members of the public in order to obtain information
Ability to interpret and apply federal legislation or regulations
Ability to communicate effectively in writing
Ability to communicate effectively orally
Ability to work under pressure
Ability to meet deadlines

Dependability
Effective Interpersonal Relationships
Judgement
Initiative
Attention to detail

Conditions of employment

RCMP Enhanced Reliability Status security clearance.
Must handle firearms, as required, throughout their time in the position.
Must lift and carry up to 25 kg (+55 pounds), as required, throughout their time in the position.
Must work in an environment that involves possible exposure to unsettling and/or graphic police files.

All applicants for positions within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will be subject to a thorough security clearance process which includes an interview wherein questions may include (but not limited to), reference checks, previous employment, on-line activities, credit checks, alcohol and/or drug use.

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.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

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

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level, or equivalent may be considered for deployment, assignment/secondment prior to the assessment of other applicants.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

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.

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