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.
🖊 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:
• Successful completion of three years of secondary school OR an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.
EXPERIENCE:
• Significant experience* in one or more of the following fields:
- providing cleaning or maintenance services OR
- handling services OR
- warehousing OR
- shipping and receiving OR
- purchasing and distribution
in commercial, residential settings, multi-residential or institutional facilities.
* Significant experience is normally acquired over six (6) months on a full-time basis.
ABILITY:
• Ability to use various computer software programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook to support tasks related to cleaning and maintenance services.
EDUCATION:
• A secondary school diploma
EXPERIENCE:
• Experience providing cleaning, housekeeping or maintenance services in commercial, residential, multi-residential, or institutional facility settings.
• Experience in the supervision and training of individuals.
English essential
Information on language requirements
COMPETENCIES:
• Demonstrating integrity and respect
• Thinking things through
• Working effectively with others
• Showing initiative and being action-oriented
• Safety oriented
• Effective communication skills
CERTIFICATION:
• Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• Bloodborne Pathogens Certificate
• Hazmat Training Certificate
EXPERIENCE:
• Experience providing cleaning, housekeeping or maintenance services in commercial, residential, multi-residential, or institutional facility settings.
• Experience working in a correctional environment.
• Experience in the operation, maintenance or repair of industrial cleaning equipment.
• Experience in the supervision and training of individuals.
• Experience in ordering and distributing commercial supplies and equipment.
• Experience in the proper techniques and methods to clean up bodily fluids or biohazard spills.
• Experience in the proper techniques and methods to clean up hazardous materials.
• Experience in cleaning services in a Healthcare facility.
• Experience with different types of recycle programs.
• Experience in pest control.
• Experience in financial resources management.
• Experience in human resources management.
• 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
• Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice.
• Willingness and ability to work weekends and statutory holidays.
• Willingness and ability to work in a correctional environment.
• Willingness and ability to work with, train, and supervise offenders.
Reliability Status security clearance
• Ability to lift and move heavy objects up to 25 kg.
• Ability to go up and down stairs and ladders.
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.
Applicants are encouraged to apply ONLY if they are able to relocate or commute to the advertised location of work.
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.