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👉 Please note that ONLY applicants who meet the language requirements (Bilingual Imperative CBC-CBC) criteria will be considered. We thank all applicants for their interest in this selection process.
📢 Want to join our team?
🔸Step 1: Read the entire advertisement and demonstrate how your are the perfect candidate.
You will first need to create an account on the GC Jobs site. Once your account is created, return to the job poster and Click “Apply online".
🔸Step 2: Tell us about you! Attach your resume and answer the screening questions in the online application.
Follow the links Crack the code and Applying for Government of Canada jobs for more information on how to apply! (links in first section)
🔸Step 3: We will carefully review your application.
Please ensure that you read ALL the information in the "Other information" section (at the end), as this section contains important information about the application process. Failure to read these notes and follow these instructions could result in missing required information which may result in your application being eliminated from this selection process.
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.
We encourage women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minority groups to apply and to self-declare themselves as part of one or more of the Employment Equity groups as selection may be limited to candidates belonging to one or more of these groups.
Creating an environment where diverse perspectives are valued begins with self-declaration. Count yourself in and self-declare by identifying to which employment equity group(s) you belong to. In order to self-declare, please ensure to indicate this by checking off the appropriate box within the online application as part of the Employment Equity section.
The management and supervision of correctional operations within a federal correctional institution, including security and case management activities performed by correctional staff related to the care, custody, control and reintegration of inmates, inmate services within and outside of the Institution and the protection of the public.
A Correctional Manager (CM) at the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) has several key responsibilities:
1️⃣ Operational Management: Overseeing daily operations within the institution, including security measures, inmate movement, and emergency response.
2️⃣ Staff Supervision: Managing and supporting correctional officers and other staff, ensuring they follow policies and procedures.
3️⃣ Inmate Management: Monitoring inmate behavior, addressing issues, and ensuring compliance.
4️⃣ Program Collaboration: Collaborate with intervention services to support inmate rehabilitation and programs for reintegration.
5️⃣Administrative Duties: Handling budgets, reports, and other administrative tasks to ensure smooth institutional operations.
These duties help maintain a safe and secure environment for both staff and inmates.
Positions to be filled are located in a maximum federal correctional institution with frequent interaction with inmates where there is a risk of verbal and physical assault.
The work requires working weekends, overtime and on call /stand by hours on a rotational basis.
The work often consist of dealing with multiple and conflicting demands, within a high risk environment.
The position is located at Atlantic Institution, a federal correctional institution where ongoing contact with federally sentenced inmates will be necessary.
🌍📍 Atlantic Institution
Atlantic Institution is a maximum-security facility located in the rural community of Renous, New Brunswick, 30 kilometres from the city of Miramichi, and 10 kilometres from the Village of Blackville.
The initial intent of this process is to staff permanent bilingual positions (bilingual imperative CBC/CBC).
A pool of qualified bilingual candidates (CBC/CBC) may be created and used to fill future vacancies at Atlantic Institution.
Positions to be filled: Number to be determined
Your résumé.
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🎓EDUCATION
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• A secondary school diploma, or a satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission (PSC) test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; or successful completion of a provincially/territorially approved secondary school equivalency test.
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💼 EXPERIENCE
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• Recent* and significant experience in the delivery of correctional operations activities OR the delivery of related training.
* Recent and significant is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with full time performance of duties for a period of approximately two (2) years or more, within the past five (5) years.
Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)
Successful candidates in the initial screening stage will be invited to participate in the assessment of their second official language.
Information on language requirements
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📜 OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
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• The candidate must possess a valid Standard First Aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) ‘Level C’ with automated external defibrillator (AED) certificates from a qualified provider approved by any province/territory in Canada and in accordance with Part XVI of the Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations.
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📚 KNOWLEDGE
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• Knowledge of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, Corrections and Conditional Release Regulations, and the Correctional Service of Canada’s mission and priorities.
• Knowledge of security policies.
• Knowledge of case management policies.
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📝COMPETENCIES
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• Operational effectiveness.
• Showing initiative and being action-oriented.
• Working effectively with others.
• Engagement.
• Thinking things through.
• Demonstrating integrity and respect.
• Effective written communication skills.
• Effective oral communication skills.
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🎓EDUCATION
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• Graduation with a diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution.
• Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.
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OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
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Possession of the Correctional Training Program (CTP) Certificate.
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💼 EXPERIENCE
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• Recent and significant* experience in participating in case management activities.
• Experience working at a maximum security facility.
• Experience working at a medium security facility.
• Experience working at a minimum security facility.
• Experience working at a multi-level/clustered facility.
• Experience working at an Aboriginal Healing Lodge.
• Experience working at a federal Women Offender Institution/Unit
• Experience completing Parole Officer and/or Correctional Programs Officer and/or Behavioural Counsellor responsibilities.
• Experience in people and financial management.
• Experience in responding to, or managing a crisis.
• Experience in managing rosters.
• Experience working at a psychiatric or mental health centre.
• Experience related to security technology and equipment.
* Recent and significant is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with full time performance of duties for a period of approximately two (2) years or more, within the past five (5) years.
Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women
Information on employment equity
• Security status : Reliability, Enhanced reliability.
• Employees must work shifts, variable hours, weekends, and statutory holidays.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license that conforms to provincial requirements.
• Employees will be required to travel across Canada on occasion.
• Employees will be required to work overtime.
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
📌 Stage 1 - Application
📋Application process - How to submit (Instruction provided in Important messages)
Only online applications will be accepted
🔎 Instructions- When responding to the screening questions, be sure you:
✅Clearly demonstrate how you meet each criteria (education and experience) by answering the online questions and provide concrete, specific examples of actions that speak directly to the experience sought.
✅Include when the example took place (month-year to month-year), background of each situation, what you did, how you did it, what your role was in the situation, and what was the outcome.
✅ Focus on what you did. When referring to an experience achieved in the context of a team, set your role apart from the role(s) of others.
❗ Résumés may be used as a secondary source to validate the qualifications described; comments such as "refer to my attached résumé" will not be accepted and may result in your application being rejected. Information provided on your described experience should be supported by your resume.
❗ Lack of DETAILS may result in your application being rejected as the Assessment Board may have insufficient information to determine whether you meet the qualifications.
📌 Stage 2 - Initial Screening
The applications will be reviewed (screened), specifically the responses to questions assessing the essential qualifications, imbedded in this job advertisement. Resumes are considered a secondary source of information during screening.
📌 Stage 3 - Second official language evaluations.
To be considered for the next step, candidates must obtain CBC / CBC results. For more information on language requirements click on link in the previous section.
📌 Stage 4 - Interview
Interviews may be completed in person or by Microsoft (MS) Teams.
📌Stage 5 - Reference Checks
Two references will be requested in Stage 4.
Note:
🔸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.
🔸Information regarding asset qualifications may be solicited and assessed at a later date.
🔸Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications noted above (does not include assets qualifications) 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. Only those who are screened in will be contacted for an interview.
🔸Candidates are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official languages of their choice (English or French).
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.