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 will be required to answer screening questions to demonstrate how you meet the following qualifications (Education, all Essential Experiences, Effective interpersonal relationships, Initiative and Ability to communicate effectively in writing (asset)).
🖊 Candidates will be required to provide thorough responses to all of the essential qualification questions. Indicating "refer to resume" is not a sufficient response. Failure to provide this information in the requested fields may result in your application being rejected.
Candidates who qualified in the Administrative Services Assistant (CR-04) process 2023-PEN-EA-PRA-178913 may have their results transferred to this process. In order to be eligible to transfer marks, you must submit your application for this process. Please contact Anfernee Houmphanh at if you have any questions.
📨 For screening and assessment purposes, all communications related to this selection process will be by email. Therefore, 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 contact information is provided and updated as required, by communicating to the email indicated below.
Appointed candidates will be required to report to their work location in-person 3 to 5 days per week.
The intent of this process is to identify qualified candidates for current and anticipatory staffing needs for Administrative Services Assistant (CR-04) positions across the Prairie Region.
Staffing needs include permanent, temporary (term) and casual (maximum 90 working days in a calendar year) employment opportunities.
Positions to be filled: Number to be determined
Your résumé.
EDUCATION:
• A secondary school diploma or a satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma or successful completion of a provincially/territorially approved secondary school equivalency test, or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.
*The term “secondary diploma” refers to high school as established by educational authorities.
EXPERIENCE:
• Experience in the provision of general administrative support.
• Experience in the use of various software programs such as: Excel, Google Docs, Microsoft Word, Outlook, Gmail, PowerPoint.
PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
• Effective interpersonal relationships
• Initiative
ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:
EXPERIENCE:
• Experience working in a correctional environment (federal/provincial/regional treatment centre).
• Experience working with Indigenous culture
ABILITIES:
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
English essential
Information on language requirements
PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
• Reliability
• Judgement
• Integrity
ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
KNOWLEDGE:
• Knowledge of administrative and financial procedures.
• Knowledge of Indigenous culture, ceremonies, and traditions
COMPETENCIES :
• Sensitivity to diversity
ABILITIES:
• Ability to establish and maintain administrative systems and files.
• Ability to set priorities.
• Ability to control incoming/outgoing correspondence.
• Ability to use software programs to produce documents.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women
Information on employment equity
ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
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 Status security clearance
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 clearly demonstrate in their responses that they meet the essential education and experience qualifications. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must clearly demonstrate HOW and WHERE the qualification was met through substantiation by examples. Information on your described skills, experience, etc. provided in the screening questions should be supported by your resume. Failure to provide sufficient information will result in the candidate being screened out and rejected from the process.
We may assess the essential and asset qualifications using interviews, written tests (take home assignments or other), references or a combination of these or other assessment methods. Other sources of information (such as performance agreements, work samples, board member knowledge, etc.) may be used to assess the criteria identified on the Statement of Merit Criteria.
You must be able to provide proof of your education credentials.
Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice.
A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.
For this selection process, we will communicate with you by email. You must provide a valid email address to which you wish to receive communication regarding this selection process. It is your responsibility to inform of any change of address, telephone number and / or email address. You must ensure to check/view your email accounts including spam, promotion or other folders regularly as there may be a deadline for responses. Candidates who respond past the deadline risk being removed from the selection process.
Volume management tools may be utilized.
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.