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🖊 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.
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 humane control.
The intent of this process is to identify qualified candidates for current and anticipatory staffing needs for 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:
You must meet one of the following:
• Graduation with a degree or diploma from an accredited university or college in Canada.
• Successful completion of two years of a post-secondary school program with acceptable specialization in social science, statistics, library/archival work, law-related field or in any other field relevant to the work being performed.
• An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.
EXPERIENCE:
• Experience in the use of various software programs such as: Excel, Google Docs, Microsoft Word, Outlook, Gmail, PowerPoint.
EXPERIENCE:
• Experience providing library services.
• Experience working within an Education environment.
• Experience working in a correctional setting.
• Experience training and supervising workers.
English essential
Information on language requirements
KNOWLEDGE:
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and policy related to institutional libraries.
• Knowledge of library management.
• Knowledge of community organizations as it relates to provision of support for clients in areas such as social services, education, training or employment.
ABILITIES:
• Ability to autonomously manage a library program.
• Ability to train and supervise inmate workers.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
PERSONAL SUITABILITIES
• Judgement
• Integrity
• Initiative
• Reliability
• Sensitivity to Diversity
• Effective Interpersonal Relationships
ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE:
• Experience working with Indigenous cultures and languages.
• Experience with library automation software.
• Experience liaising with community organizations
ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
• Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Indigenous
Persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women.
• 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.
OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
• These positions may require working at more than one institution and may include working evenings.
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.