Detachment Services Assistant

Work environment
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is looking for talented and skilled individuals to join our dynamic team. We offer a diverse, inclusive, respectful and healthy work environment that offers flexible work arrangements to ensure work-life balance. If you value teamwork, challenging assignments and are innovative, collaborative and value high quality service to clients, we want to hear from you!

Intent of the process
The intent of this process is to staff a position on a indeterminate basis in Grande Prairie, Alberta, and create a pool of qualified candidates. The pool of qualified candidates may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures (i.e. indeterminate, term, deployment, acting, assignment and secondment) within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.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. Information regarding the CM appointment will be sent to all applicable candidates who are within the area of selection and participated in the advertised process.

Positions to be filled
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Important messages
*ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED*For this selection process, we will communicate with applicants by e-mail. Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and ensure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CANDIDATE TO ENSURE ACCURATE CONTACT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AND UPDATED AS REQUIRED.Candidates will be required to pay for their own travel (including travel for assessment purposes), and may be required to pay for their own relocation expenses.Applicants are responsible for ensuring all information provided on their application is accurate and up to date at the time of application.Volume Management strategies may be used.
Please note that asset qualifications and/or a top-down approach may be used at any stage of the assessment process to identify which applications will be given further consideration.
What is a top-down selection? It is where only the top scoring candidates will be invited to the next stage of the assessment. Please note that different pass marks and cut-off scores can be used at various stages of the assessment process. Candidates who attain the pass mark might not be further considered in the process if they do not achieve the cut-off score. Candidates may be assessed using one or more of the following tools: written exam, interview, and reference checks.Candidates will be asked to provide proof of Canadian citizenship or permanent residency.
Candidates invited to the assessment stage will be required to provide ORIGINAL proof of their education credentials, i.e., their degree or official transcript. Failure to do so may result in you not being considered further in the selection process.

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- RCMP Enhanced Reliability Status (ERS) security clearance. Those selected must meet and maintain the above condition of employment throughout their employment.
The process requires a Security/Reliability Interview, a field investigation in matters of credit/finances, education, employment, references, etc.

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- Willing and able to work in a busy police environment, including exposure to unsettling and/or graphic material.
- Willingness and ability to work overtime, as required.
- Willing and able to travel for work and/or training purposes using various modes of transportation (including owned or leased government transport, commercial and light aircraft and up to and including remote locations).
- Willingness and ability to lift and carry objects weighing up to 45 pounds.

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EDUCATION
- Successful completion of two years of secondary school or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience*
*Proof of education will be required prior to appointmentCandidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. See Degree equivalency link below.

EXPERIENCE
– Experience providing administrative support services*
*Administrative support services can include:
Data entry; Preparing correspondence; Filing; Processing mail; Purchase and procure goods and services; Prepare, coordinate and monitor professional services contracts; or Coordinate the maintenance and repair of accommodations, properties and assets.
- Experience providing service to internal or external clients / general public
- Experience in providing financial support services**
**Financial support services can include:
Prepare a draft budget; monitor, track and reconcile transactions; maintain contingency funds and acquisitions; maintain accounts receivable and payable; collect financial data to assist with budget planning; provide advice and recommendations on financial policies, guidelines and procedures

ABILITIES AND SKILLS
- Ability to communicate effectively orally.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
- Ability to work in a stressful environment
- Ability to prioritize work to meet deadlines

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
- Thinking things through
- Working effectively with others
- Showing Initiative and Being Action Oriented
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail

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Applied / assessed at a later date

English essential

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ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience working in a law enforcement and/or legal environment
- Experience providing administrative services related to court activities such as: researching files and records; compiling court briefs; transcribing statements; arranging court dates; communicating with legal professionals; attending court and/or swearing to information

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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.

Learn more about preference to veterans.

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