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.
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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1. Press « Apply Online » at the top of the advertisement.
2. Answer the required questions. The purpose of these questions is to identify your work experience to help us direct you to the best suited position. All the questions can be answered using yes or no.
3. Provide your resume with the requested information regarding your education and experience.
📧 Not sure how to apply? Send us a question and we will be glad to help! If you are not able to apply online, please contact us for assistance. See the section Contact Information located at the bottom of this advertisement.
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Phase 1: Our Management Team will closely review your information, with a focus on your education and experience. If we identify opportunities which align with your interests and qualifications, you will hear from us.
Phase 2: If you are indeed interested in the identified opportunities, we will proceed with assessment to ensure that you meet the requirements of the position. We may use a variety of different tools to assess your qualifications. But don’t worry, we will give you a heads-up and time to prepare.
------ OTHER OPPORTUNITIES at CSC and OKIMAW OHCI HEALING LODGE ------
In addition to this advertisement, at any moment, there may be specific opportunities available at Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge. To search for these opportunities, such as Parole Officer, Program Officer, Indigenous Correctional Program Officer, Indigenous Liaison Officer and more, you can visit the GC Jobs web site, indicate Maple Creek as the work location and filter for the Correctional Service of Canada under GC organizations.
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) has a wide variety of professions with unique challenges and opportunities. It offers dynamic and interesting careers in over 30 professions, including corrections, health care and administration. As part of the CSC team, your job is to provide a safe, secure and positive environment for offenders, staff and citizens. Working for CSC often means working with offenders. Below, you will find different job profiles that can provide you with an overall representation of the types of opportunities you can expect (this list is not exhaustive):
💻✏️ ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
• Clerical positions (CR)
👨🏽⚕️🏥 HEALTH SERVICES
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is the largest employer of nurses and psychologists in the federal government. CSC provides appropriate interventions to address issues related to physical health, mental health and addiction.
• Nurses (NU-HOS)
• Psychologist (PS)
👨🍳👩🏽🔧 GENERAL SERVICES (GS)
• Cleaning Services (GS-BUS)
• Supplies and Services (GS-STS)
📄👩🏫 CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS AND INTERVENTIONS
• Social Program Officer (WP)
• Indigenous Liaison Officer (WP)
• Parole Officer (WP)
👷🏽 🛠️ GENERAL LABOURER AND TRADES (GL)
• Construction Building Services Worker (GL-MAN)
• Construction Carpenter (GL-WOW)
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
Make a difference!
• Primary Worker/Kimisinaw: Correctional Officer II, 2024-PEN-EA-NAT-189716,
https://emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1800?poster=2181309
Do you want to be apart of the Indigenous Continuum of care?
• WP-03 - Indigenous Liaison Officer/Indigenous Community Liaison Officer,
• WP-04 - Indigenous Community Development Officer, 2024-PEN-EA-PRA-188142,
https://emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1800?poster=2150996&toggleLanguage=en
• Carpenter, Cabinetmaker Instructor, Plumber and Electrician, 2023-PEN-EA-NAT-174978,
https://emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1800?poster=1819777&toggleLanguage=en
• Building Services Worker, CORCAN & Installations Instructor, CORCAN, 2023-PEN-EA-NAT-174946-1,
https://emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1800?poster=1924995&toggleLanguage=en
• Carpenter, Cabinetmaker Instructor, Plumber and Electrician, 2023-PEN-EA-NAT-174978,
https: //emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1800?poster=1819777
• Employment Coordinator, 2023-PEN-EA-NAT-180169,
https://emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1800?poster=1957058
🔎 ABOUT US 🔍
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 human control.
👍🏾 We believe that our employees are the cornerstone of achieving our goals. This is why we offer them a positive and inclusive work environment that is worthy of their dedication and professionalism. We promote career advancement by providing opportunities to develop and acquire new skills and competencies. We value diversity as well as the use of both official languages.
👩🏼🦽 👩🏾 DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION 👨🦯 👳♂️
CSC remains committed to developing and maintaining a strong, inclusive, and diverse workforce that not only reflects the Canadian population, but also the populations we serve. We don’t just accept diversity – we celebrate it! We are making targeted efforts to recruit and retain diverse employees. In fact, CSC is the largest employer of Indigenous peoples in the core public administration. We believe that our ability to deliver accessible and inclusive services is realized when we recognize and retain the most diverse range of thoughts, experiences, and skills. We work hard to create an environment where all perspectives and experiences are valued. We are committed to helping diverse talent thrive.
📍 The positions are located at Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge, a federal correctional institution housing federally incarcerated women, where ongoing contact with inmates may be necessary.
📍 Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge is located on the Nekaneet First Nation, near Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. The Healing Lodge is 150 km from the nearest large city, Medicine Hat, Alberta and over 400 km from other Correctional Service Canada (CSC) facilities.
📍 The location of Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge on the Nekaneet First Nation is unique in that Nekaneet continues to live in traditional ways. The practices, culture, and values of the Nekaneet is taught to the residents. There are many traditional ceremonies at Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge.
We gratefully acknowledge that the land on which we work belongs to Nekaneet First Nation. Treaty 4 Territory is the original lands of the Cree, Ojibwe, Saulteaux, Dakota, Nakota, Lakota, and on the Homeland of the Métis Nation.
▶ The purpose of this inventory is to create and maintain a list of candidates for opportunities at Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan.
▶ When you apply for this inventory, you are applying for various positions opportunities, not for a specific position. When there is a staffing need for a position in one of the classifications listed above, applications could be extracted from this inventory and submitted to the hiring managers. Applicants whose interests and experience align with a manager's needs may be contacted for further assessment.
Positions to be filled: Number to be determined
Your résumé.
English essential
Information on language requirements
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EDUCATION
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Each position also has associated educational requirements. Some positions require a minimum of a high school diploma or a combination of education, training and/or experience, while others may require post-secondary education (College, University, CÉGEP, etc.).
Please make sure to include all your educational background in your resume, such as: courses, certificates, diplomas or degrees. This will assist us in accurately matching your skills with potential job opportunities.
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EXPERIENCE
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Please describe in your resume your experience that you feel relevant to the fields of work that are of interest to you. The experience may have been gained through paid work, volunteer work, work placement, or work as part of a training program.
Please ensure to provide the following MANDATORY information:
1 - Name of the organization where the experience was acquired;
2 - Title of the position occupied;
3 - Dates during which you exercised the functions; and,
4 - Specific details of tasks, projects or accomplishments.
To support employment equity objectives, diversity and inclusion and/or to meet business objectives, selection may be limited to a member of an equity-seeking group.
Reliability security clearance or Enhanced Reliability security clearance are required for most positions.
https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=28115
📃 In the Government of Canada, all individuals that have access to government information, assets and/or facilities must complete a security screening form.
🔐 Security screening requirements are determined by the duties to be performed and by the sensitivity of information, assets and/or facilities to be accessed.
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
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If you are an Indigenous person, woman, visible minority and/or person with a disability you can self-declare when you apply for a job through GC Jobs by completing the Employment Equity section under Requirements.
INFORMATION ON SELF-DECLARATION
Self-declaration information can be factored into the screening, assessment and/or selection decision to respect our commitment to eliminate gaps and increase representation for these groups. This information will only be used in connection with this staffing process.
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For this inventory, we will communicate with you by email. You must provide a valid email address to which you wish to receive communication regarding this inventory. It is your responsibility to inform of any changes of your contact information. You must ensure to verify your email accounts including spam, promotion or other folders regularly as there may be a deadline for responses. Candidates who respond after the deadline risk being removed from this inventory.
Persons are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language(s) of their choice.
For appointment processes where the area of selection was limited to Indigenous peoples or to members of designated employment equity groups that included Indigenous peoples, the Indigenous candidates proposed for appointment or appointed must complete and sign the Affirmation of Indigenous Identity Form as a condition of appointment prior to or at the same time as the offer of appointment, even if they have already self-declared as an EE member when applying.
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.