All information must be provided on-line. Do not fax or mail in hard copy documents as these will not be accepted.

Administrative Support Inventory / Halifax Regional Municipality

Department Name: Public Service Commission of Canada
Location: Halifax
Classification: CR - 02, CR - 03, CR - 04 or CR - 05 for more information
Salary: $31,132 to $46,290 (Salary ranges start at the minimum of the CR-02 level and end at the maximum of the CR-05 level.)
Closing Date: N/A
Reference Number: PSC06J-006305-000054
Selection Process Number: 99999999
Employment Tenure: Permanent and temporary positions.
Vacancies: Number to be determined

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

For more information about the various federal government departments, please visit http://www.canada.gc.ca

Who Can Apply:

Useful Information

• Persons residing or employed in Halifax, NS and within a 75 kilometer radius of Halifax, NS, extending to, amongst others, Londonderry, Truro, Ship Harbour, Cambridge (Kings County) and Lunenburg, NS.
  
  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

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

Education

Useful Information

• Applicants must demonstrate in their application that they meet the following merit criteria to be retained for further consideration.
  • Must have completed at least 2 years of High School

Experience

The positions that will be staffed from this inventory will require education/training or experience in one or more of the following:

Administrative Assistant: experience in providing administrative support to a manager.

Client Service: experience in a Call Centre, at a Service Counter or some other service position where you provide information to the public, explain programs and/or policies and process claims or requests for services or benefits.

Reception: experience in the provision of basic information in person at a counter or reception desk or by telephone to the general public.

Finance Clerk: experience in performing such duties as processing travel claims, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and review of monthly reports e.g. budget.

General Administrative Support Clerk: experience in the provision of general clerical support such as dealing with the public to request or provide basic information, file set-up and maintenance, photocopying, form completion, e-mail, and other basic clerical functions.

Human Resources Assistant: experience in staffing, training and development, or another area within Human Resources.

Filing and Records: experience providing support services in a records environment, focusing mainly on the classifying, storing, and retrieving of data located in paper or computer files.

Mailroom/Courier: experience in the sorting and delivery of mail at regular intervals and handling incoming and outgoing mail including couriered items.

Procurement Clerical Support: experience in handling a supply inventory, boardroom booking and set-up, administration of telephone and other office services.

Data Processing: experience in data entry and/or other duties such as preparing batch jobs.


Please complete the questionnaire included with this poster to provide information on your experience in a number of subject areas related to possible future vacancies for this Administrative Support Inventory. You must respond to all statements in all categories. Responding with the statement 'NONE: I have no experience in performing this task.' or responding 'Not applicable' when indicating your most recent experience performing the task WILL NOT result in your application being rejected from the Administrative Support Inventory.

If you are being considered for a position, you will receive an e-mail to confirm your interest. You will be asked to provide an e-mail response within a specified time frame.

Other Merit Criteria and Conditions of Employment

Asset qualifications, organizational needs and operational requirements may be applied by the hiring department during the selection process.

Organizational Needs: Membership in one of the four designated employment equity groups.
In some cases, selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons in a visible minority group, persons with disabilities, women.

Security: Various levels.

Some positions may require a valid driver's licence or mobility usually associated with having a driver's licence.
Some positions may require frequent lifting of up to 25 kg.

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.

Work Environment

We are currently recruiting candidates for inclusion in the Administrative Support Inventory (positions at the CR-02, CR-03, CR-04, CR-05 levels) for possible future vacancies in various federal government departments located in the Halifax Regional Municipality. From time to time we may post unique types of temporary or permanent vacancies which cannot be filled through the existing Administrative Support Inventory. Candidates should verify the posted vacancies on a regular basis.

The inventory will be updated every 90 days and an email notice will be sent to your account. You will be granted 20 days to determine whether or not you wish to keep your account active. Please ensure that your account is up-to-date. Searches in the inventory will be conducted, for specific positions, upon receipt of an employment request from a department. Searches will be carried out according to the statement of merit criteria developed by the department. Candidates who meet the requirements of the position will be invited, by email, to confirm their interest in having their candidacy presented to the department.

Additional Requirements / Comments

• Only on-line applications are accepted. If you do not have Internet access in your home or through friends, relatives or neighbours, here are some suggested 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 1-800-926-9105, for information on the nearest public Internet access location.
• If you have a disability that prevents you from applying on-line, please contact us at (902) 426-4698 or toll free at 1-800-645-5605.
• Candidates will not be required to write the Office Skills Test (OST) for inclusion in this inventory.

Information to be provided:

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

• Your resumé.
• 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.