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This process is anticipatory. A qualified pool of candidates will be established to staff upcoming vacancies within the Police Dog Service Training Center on a specified period (including term, acting, or assignment) or indeterminate basis, with an English Essential linguistic profile and an Enhanced Reliability Status security clearance.
Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM.
Positions to be filled: Number to be determined
Your résumé.
Successful completion of two years of secondary school or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.
EX1 - Experience using email and word processing applications.
EX2 - Experience caring for, feeding, and handling working animals.
Successful completion of a certificate or diploma program in animal science, health or care from a recognized post-secondary institution.
Experience working in a Kennel environment.
Experience creating and updating spreadsheets with a spreadsheet application.
AA1 - Ability to work with high energy working animals
English essential
Information on language requirements
K1 - Knowledge of the procedures required to care for, and feed working dogs.
K2 - Knowledge of practices required to safely operate, maintain and conduct minor repairs on equipment.
K3 - Knowledge of basic grounds maintenance.
A1 - Ability to communicate effectively orally.
A2 - Ability to communicate effectively in writing
A3 - Ability to lift and move objects, materials and equipment safely.
PS1 - Thinking things through
PS2 - Working effectively with others
PS3 - Showing initiative and being action-oriented
PS4 - Dependability
Willingness and ability to work overtime, as required.
COE1 - RCMP Enhance Reliability Status security clearance.
COE2 - Willingness and ability to work irregular hours, including weekends and statutory holidays, on a rotational basis.
COE3 - Willingness and ability to lift and carry objects weighing up to thirty-five (35) kilograms.
COE4 - Willingness and ability to work in all weather conditions.
COE5 - Possession of a valid Class 5 driver’s license, and an acceptable driver’s abstract.
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
Please note this position is shift work.
Candidates must meet all essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. This will be determined through the use of various evaluation tools.
Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.
Depending on the number of applicants, volume management strategies such as, but not limited to, top-down approach, cut-off scores, random selection and/or assessment may be used for the purpose of managing applications/candidates. Should a volume management strategy be used, communication regarding the application of the strategy will be provided to those candidates who are impacted.
Our means of communication with applicants is via e-mail. Please ensure to include a functional e-mail address, which will accept messages from unknown users (some e-mail systems block these types of e-mails). It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.
The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.
HOW TO APPLY:
You will be required to answer screening questions to demonstrate how you meet the Essential Qualifications (Education and all Essential Experiences).
When answering the screening questions, it is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current or past responsibilities. Rather, you must provide concrete examples of tasks you have accomplished with significant details to explain the WHAT, WHEN, WHERE and HOW you acquired each qualification.
For each experience criteria, please provide the following information:
1- Name of the department or organization where the experience was acquired;
2- Title of the position occupied, group and level and the period(s) in which you performed the functions (M-Y to M-Y);
3- Specific details of tasks or projects demonstrating how the experience was acquired (Situation/Challenge, Tasks, Action and Result).
Should your responses to the screening questions contain insufficient details to demonstrate that you meet the screening criteria, your application will not be given further consideration in this process. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.
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.