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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.
Candidates MUST submit their application through the online system available at: GC jobs. Applications submitted in any other format will not be accepted. If there are limitations or special circumstances preventing you from submitting your application via the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) online portal, you must contact us and receive approval to apply via an alternate means PRIOR to the closing date.
📨 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 must report to the advertised location of work 5 days a week.
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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.
A pool of qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff positions of various tenures including permanent or temporary.
Positions to be filled: Number to be determined
Your résumé.
EDUCATION:
• Graduation with a degree in Bachelor of Education from a recognized university.
• Possession of a valid teaching certificate from a province or territory of Canada.
EXPERIENCE:
• Experience in teaching Canadian high school Mathematics curriculum.
• Experience in teaching Canadian high school Science curriculum.
• Experience in teaching Canadian high school English-Language Arts curriculum.
• Experience in teaching differentiated or adapted curriculum.
• Experience in teaching Canadian Adult Education.
• Experience in incorporating Indigenous perspective into a curriculum.
• Experience in working in an outreach or alternative education environment.
• Experience in teaching an Indigenous language.
• Experience working in a correctional environment.
English essential
Information on language requirements
KNOWLEDGE:
• Knowledge of Education Assessment tools and strategies.
• Knowledge of classroom management strategies.
ABILITIES:
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Initiative
• Integrity
• Results-oriented
• Teamwork
• Sensitivity to diversity
Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women
Information on employment equity
• 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
• Willingness to travel for training.
Reliability Status security clearance
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
• Proof of application for an Alberta Teaching Certificate.
• Acquisition of An Alberta Education Interim Professional Certificate within three years of signing a letter of offer unless an approved extension is attained.
• Must be willing to work with federally incarcerated individuals.
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.
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.