Psychologist (Inventory)

Department Name: Correctional Service of Canada
Locations: Montréal, Laval, Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, Joliette, Cowansville, Drummondville, Donnacona, La Macaza and Port-Cartier
Classification: PS - 03
Salary: $62,249 to $72,573 (from October 1st, 2006, salary will be from $63,805 to $74,387)
Closing Date: N/A
Reference Number: PEN06J-001474-000090
Selection Process Number: 06-PEN-EA-QUE-RQUE-87
Employment Tenure: A pool of qualified candidates will be created following this process for temporary and/or permanent appointments.
Vacancies: Number to be determined

Website: For further information on the department, please visit Correctional Service of Canada

Who Can Apply:

Useful Information

Persons residing or working in the following administrative regions: Centre du Québec, Chaudière-Appalaches, Côte-Nord, Estrie, Lanaudière, Laurentides, Laval, Mauricie, Montérégie, Montréal, Quebec metropolitan and its outskirts and Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean can apply. Candidates must clearly indicate on the electronic application their home or work address accordingly, otherwise their application may be screened out.

Citizenship

Useful Information

Preference will be given to Canadian citizens. Please indicate in your application the reason for which you are entitled to work in Canada: Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status or work permit.

Language Proficiency

Useful Information

Applicants must demonstrate in their application that they meet the following merit criteria to be retained for further consideration.

Various language requirements and/or profiles

Some positions are bilingual imperative BBB/BBB and others French essential.

Education

Useful Information

• Master's degree from a recognised university with acceptable specialisation in clinical, forensic or counselling psychology or in another psychological speciality relevant to the position.

Occupational Certification

• Applicants must demonstrate in their application that they meet the following merit criteria to be retained for further consideration.
  • Registration for autonomous practice of psychology by the provincial registering/licensing body in the province of practice (Member of Ordre des psychologues du Québec).

Experience

Experience in the provision of psychological services (including mental health services), such as assessment, counselling or other psychological services with adults, either to groups or individuals.

Other Merit Criteria and Conditions of Employment

• Organizational Needs which may apply for this position.
  • Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, Persons in a visible minority group, Persons with disabilities, Women
• ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:
  - Forensic experience.
• Please indicate your work location preference.
• For more informations on the position, please contact Jacques Bigras, Senior Psychologist at (450) 967-3446.
• CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:
  - Reliability status

Statement of Merit Criteria

Applicants who meet the above criteria will also be assessed against the Statement of Merit Criteria for this position.

Work Environment

Psychological services are offered in federal penitentiaries (sentence of two years or more).
Inmates may have a minimum, medium or maximum-security classification.

Additional Requirements / Comments

• If you are interested in this position, and meet the screening criteria, you are strongly invited to apply on-line or send your resumé by fax to (450) 967-3468 or by e-mail to veilleuxly@csc-scc.gc.ca. Be sure to indicate reference number: PEN06J-001474-000090.

Information to be provided:

When you apply, you must provide the following information or your application will be rejected:

• Your resumé.
• Proof of the Education Diploma and the Professionnal Accreditation will eventually have to be provided.
• You must ensure that you select at least one employment type when submitting your application: Employment Tenure

Important Messages

Your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the requirements.

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Questions regarding travel and relocation.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

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.