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PROTECTION OFFICER JOB: Are you ready to step into a role where you're valued as an important member of the team? Do you have strong interpersonal skills to be on the front line to Parliament?
The Parliamentary Protective Service is seeking dynamic people to join our operations and become an integral part of safeguarding the Parliament of Canada. Join us in our mission to protect Canadian democracy and to ensure the safety and security of Senators, Members of Parliament, employees and visitors to the Parliamentary Precinct. Join a team of dedicated professionals who are passionate about what they do and why they do it! Respect, professionalism, accountability, integrity and Leadership are at the heart of our organization, ensuring that everyone works together seamlessly to protect the democratic process of parliament.
Our Protection Officers are armed personnel responsible for ensuring Parliament is safe and accessible so parliamentarians can carry out their legislative duties in a safe and secure environment. Our Protection Officers work on a rotational basis, including evenings, weekends, and night shifts, 365 days a year. You will receive continuous training and various employment opportunities allowing you to expand your career and support a variety of units within the Service, from planning and event management, training, intelligence and to exterior operations.
WHAT DO WE OFFER:
• Paid training
• Annual allowance and premiums (3,600$ to 9,700$)
• Uniforms
• Parking privileges
• Public service health, dental, and vision care insurance plans
• Public Service Pension Plan
• 35-hour standard work week
• Minimum 4 weeks of paid vacation
• Free on-site fitness facilities
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Centrally located in downtown Ottawa
• Proximity to O-Train Parliament Station
HOW TO APPLY:
SELF-IDENTIFICATION ***The PPS is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, the Service is actively looking to hire WOMEN, VISIBLE MINORITIES and ABORIGINAL PEOPLE. You are strongly encouraged to voluntarily self-identify on your application.
ASSESSMENT STEPS:
1. We will only accept online applications received via the GC Jobs website. To submit an application online, you will first need to create an account on the GC Jobs website. Once your account is created, return to the job poster and select the button "Apply Online" below. Candidates who are unable to apply online must contact the person listed below prior to the closing date.
2. The screening questionnaire should take approximately 45 minutes to complete. For the competency-based questions, You MUST provide work related examples based on your current work or on a recent work. You MUST also provide the name and email of a current or recent supervisor or manager who can validate each example you provided. To answer the pre-screening questions, you can use the STAR method. The STAR method is a structured manner of responding to a behavioral-based interview question by discussing the specific situation, task, action taken, and result of the situation you are describing.
3 - If you are screened in and selected, you will be invited to the following assessment steps:
- Interview
- References Check
- PARE test
- Psychological Assessment
- Medical Assessment
- Security Accreditation Process
4 - TRAINING: If you are found successful in all of the above noted assessment steps, you will be eligible for the Recruit Program which is anticipated to start in September 2024.
The purpose of this recruitment process is to establish a pool of qualified or partially qualified candidates to staff positions on a temporary or indeterminate basis within the Service.
IMPORTANT: This is an extension of the previous process (PPS23J-018850-000117). If you have already been interviewed, you cannot reapply or be considered at this time.
Positions to be filled: 12
Your résumé.
ESSENTIAL EDUCATION:
A high school diploma or an acceptable combination of experience, training and education
ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCES:
Significant** experience demonstrating thinking skills in a work environment.
Significant** experience working as a team.
Significant** experience providing client service in a work environment.
ASSET EXPERIENCE:
Experience in the use of firearm.
Experience in a security and/or law enforcement work environment such as the detection field, protection field, paramedic, military, policing or other relevant fields related to the position.
Experience volunteering in non-profit organizations or similar organizations.
Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)
SECOND LANGUAGE SELF-ASSESSMENT:
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your written expression and reading comprehension in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.
Try out the self-assessment tests for written expression and reading comprehension by visiting: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/services/second-language-testing-public-service/self-assessment-tests.html
IMPORTANT: If you have valid Second Language Results, please send your results to Mintri Nguyen at
Information on language requirements
DEFINITIONS:
** Significant is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of complex activities related to this task, which are acquired on a full-time basis for over a given period of time.
PPS COMPETENCIES:
Teamwork and Collaboration
Thinking Skills
Communication
Leadership
Client Service Orientation
OTHER COMPETENCIES:
Attention to Detail
Self-Management
Risk Conscientiousness
APTITUDES:
Medical Clearance
Psychological Exam
PARE - Physical Abilities Requirement Evaluation (PARE) result of 4:45 or better.
OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Availability and willingness to work shift work schedules (based on a 35-hour work week) including weekends and night shifts.
Able and willing to perform physical effort in the form of continuous standing and walking (50-60% of time) while on duty.
Able and willing to carry a Firearm.
EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS:
You must be eligible to obtain both a Site Access Clearance and an Enhanced Reliability Status. The process involves a background investigation that includes:
• a loyalty assessment;
• law enforcement verifications;
• credit and financial verifications;
• a security interview wherein questions may include (but not limited to), previous employment, online activities, financial situation, alcohol and/or drug use;
• personal references as well as previous employers will also be contacted as part of the security screening process.
You must also consent to completing a personal history questionnaire, be fingerprinted, and photographed.
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
We want to ensure that our veterans are given every opportunity to join us. The Parliamentary Protective Service encourages veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces to self-identify when applying to our job opportunities.
Relocation and travel expenses incurred during the recruitment and selection process are the applicant's responsibility.
Depending on the number of applicants volume management strategies MAY BE USED for the purpose of managing applications.
For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.
Your ability to communicate in writing may be assessed using your resume and application form.
Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.
Candidates are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.
We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.