Passport Clerk (Amendment to Closing Date)

Department Name: Passport Canada
Location: Edmonton
Classification: CR - 03
Salary: $36,194 to $39,040 (per annum)
Closing Date: November 17, 2006 - 23:59, Pacific Time Useful Information
Reference Number: PPT06J-007655-000122
Selection Process Number: 06-PPTC-EA-EDM-090
Employment Tenure: These are anticipatory permanent full-time positions. A pool of qualified candidates may be created and used to staff similar permanent and/or term positions.
Vacancies: 7

Website: For further information on the department, please visit Passport Canada

Who Can Apply:

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• Persons residing or employed in Edmonton, Alberta, and within a 80 km radius of Edmonton, Alberta, extending to, amongst others, Mundare, Hobbema, Wabamun, Westlock, AB.
  
  The distance between your residence or your employment location and the position location will be determined using data provided by the Natural Resources Canada, Geomatics Canada's website. For information on how to use this website please click here: http://www.jobs-emplois.gc.ca/menu/radius_e.htm

Citizenship

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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

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

English essential

Education

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Successful completion of two years of secondary school education according to provincial standards, or approved alternatives.

Your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the educational requirements.

Experience

Recent experience* is required in EACH of the following areas:
. Experience in providing service to the public in a high volume, demanding office environment.
. Experience working with personal computers in a Windows environment.
. Experience in performing clerical/ administrative office duties.

* Recent experience is defined as within the last two years.

Other Merit Criteria and Conditions of Employment

• The following merit criteria may be required for this position. Applicants should indicate in their application if they meet the merit criteria.
  • Experience preparing bulk mail shipments and working with Canada Post Electronic Shipping Tools software.
• CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
  • Willingness to undergo and successfully obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.
  • Willingness to work flexible hours (compressed work schedule or rotational late shift).

Experience Questionnaire

You will be required to complete an online experience questionnaire when you apply. View the experience statements.

Statement of Merit Criteria

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

Challenge

Produces passports and ensures quality control thoughout the production process. Prepares out-going mail for the office. Enters data. Maintains daily statistics on the usage of passport labels and blanks. Releases completed passports and related documentation to the authorized recipient. Provides passport-related information to the public.

Additional Requirements / Comments

• Reference checks will be sought.
• A role play may be administered.
• A practical test may be administered.
• If contacted for assessment, you must provide proof of education at that time.
• A passmark must be achieved in each qualification.
• Top-down selection may be used if required.
• Persons are entitled to participate in the appoinment process in their official language of choice.

Information to be provided:

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

• Your resumé.
• Applicants must demonstrate in their application that they meet the following merit criteria to be retained for further consideration.
  • Experience in providing service the public in an environment where there is a high volume of clients.
• You must ensure that you select at least one employment type when submitting your application: Employment Tenure

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS / COMMENTS

Only online applications are accepted.

If you do not have Internet access in your home or through friends, relatives or neighbours, here are some suggested alternate locations: campus career centres, libraries, community centres, Internet cafés, Canada/Student Employment Centres, and Public Service Commission (PSC) regional offices. You may also call 1-800 O-Canada (1-800-622-6232) or TTY/TDD 1-800-926-9105, for information on the nearest public internet access location. If after trying these options you still cannot access the Internet, please call the toll-free number 1-888-780-4444; or toll-free TTY/TDD 1-800-465-7735 (telecommunications device for the hearing impaired and speech impaired persons); or the nearest PSC office.

Important Messages

Interested persons must meet each essential qualification to be appointed to the position. A person may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements or organizational needs. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

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.