Maintenance Worker III

Important messages

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.

Assessment accommodation

We will accept on-line applications received via the Public Service Resourcing System (GCJobs site) or via email at pc.rhugnec-mnsfuhr.pc@canada.ca

If you are applying online using Public Service Resourcing System (GCJobs): you will be asked a series of pre-screening questions regarding the “Essential Qualifications” in lieu of a cover letter.

If you are applying by email: you will need to provide a cover letter outlining how you meet each of the “Essential Qualifications”. IMPORTANT this requirement is not listed in the information you need to provide section.

When answering the pre-screening questions, or preparing your cover letter, you must provide specific examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and each of the 3 experience requirements listed under "Essential Qualifications".

We can’t make any assumptions about your experience. Simply saying you have the required qualifications or listing your current duties is not enough. Instead, provide concrete and detailed examples that clearly explain where, when, and how you gained the experience. We’ll only use your résumé as a secondary source of information. If you don’t clearly demonstrate you have the required experience, we won’t ask for additional information and you may be screened out.

Duties

Opportunity 1: Maintenance Worker III, Kejimkujik Seaside

Working from and around the Kejimkujik Seaside office in Port Joli, NS, the position will be responsible for addressing the day to day maintenance of the site. This will include actives such as, but not limited to: trail clearing, topping up gravel surfaces, painting infrastructure, cleaning and topping up supplies in flush toilets and pit privies, potable water testing, preventative maintenance, developing a schedule that meets all these needs in collaboration with manager.

It is important that the successful candidate be comfortable working by themselves. While other site activities are underway at the location, this potion will be the sole asset presence. There will be support available from the inland site, however day to day maintenance and reporting will be the sole responsibility of the person in this position.

Opportunity 2: Maintenance Worker III, Georges Island

This is a special opportunity for youths between the ages of 15 and 30 and will spend 10 weeks working on Georges Island National Historic Site. Duties will include grass cutting, painting, repairs to buildings, cleaning visitor washrooms, and other required site maintenance.

Work environment

Parks Canada is a federal government agency responsible for the protection and presentation of Canada’s outstanding natural and cultural resources through a system of national parks, national marine conservation areas and national historic sites in all regions of Canada.

Parks Canada is also looking for youth for jobs this year! The Youth Employment and Skills Strategy is a Federal Government jobs initiative targeted at young Canadians aged 15 to 30. It supports the creation of job opportunities, with a particular focus on young people facing barriers. The purpose is to increase employment for youth, enabling them to gain work experience, to develop skills, and to extend their networks. Parks Canada is really excited to participate in this initiative, and youth can make a difference in our national parks, national historic sites and our sites across Canada! Parks Canada is committed to becoming a more diverse and inclusive workplace by embracing this initiative, and encourages applications by youth facing barriers to employment, in particular Indigenous, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities.

Intent of the process

Preference may be given to qualified candidates who self-identify as Indigenous, visible minorities or persons with disabilities, as well as youth facing barriers to employment. As such, we encourage you to self-identify in your application.

Given that the positions are located in Nova Scotia, we encourage youth from the African Nova-Scotian and Mi’kmaq communities to apply and self-identify.

From the work locations currently listed on the poster, please clearly identify in your application the work location(s) in which you are prepared to work.

This process will be used to create a list of qualified candidates to staff similar positions with various tenures, security levels or linguistic requirements in same or other parts of the country.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A response to a text question addressing the following:

• Opportunity 2 only: The Youth Employment Skills Strategy (YESS) aims to create temporary employment opportunities for youths from 15-30 years of age who are facing one or more barriers to employment. Barriers may be any part of your past or present experience that makes it difficult to obtain or maintain meaningful employment. Some of the positions advertised in this poster are funded by the YESS program, though we encourage any person who is interested to apply.
  
  Please include an answer to each of these questions (yes, no, or decline to answer):
  
  1. Do you identify as someone who is facing barriers to employment?
  2. Do you identify as an African Nova-Scotian?
  3. Do you identify as a Mi’kmaq person?
  
  (PLEASE NOTE: you do not need to disclose any additional details pertaining to what barriers you face in your application, unless the barrier is related to being a member of a visible minority group, being indigenous, or being a person with a disability, in which case we also recommend self-identifying in the Employment Equity section of your application as additional preference will be given to members of these groups.)

Contact information for 3 references.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

•Graduation from secondary school or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

•Experience in coordinating and conducting preventative maintenance measures and programs.

•Experience in developing work plans and cost estimates for contemporary and historic building maintenance and repair.

•Recent* and significant** experience in conducting general maintenance including tasks related to maintenance of building, grounds and landscaping.

*Recent is defined as experience in the last 5 years.
**Significant is defined as 2 or more years of experience.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

•Knowledge of WHMIS and safe work practices.
•Knowledge of practices to maintain buildings, grounds, facilities, and landscaping.

•Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing (prepare written instructions, work order, estimates, etc).
•Ability to interpret construction drawings, calculate quantities, time/cost estimates and specifications.
•Ability to use basic computer programs such as word, excel, Outlook, etc.

•Exercises sound judgement
•Initiative
•Effective Interpersonal Relationships
•Service Oriented
•Thoroughness

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

•Willingness to work overtime, holidays, weekends, after hours.
•Must be willing to work outdoors in various weather conditions in all 4 seasons.
•Must be able to work at strenuous physical labor including lifting and carrying heavy objects.
•Must work alone as required.
•Willing to wear a Parks Canada Uniform and personal protective equipment as required.

Conditions of employment

•Reliability Status security clearance - A security status screening is undertaken by Parks Canada for candidates who are successful in the competition. Our Human Resource team is available to answer any questions applicants may have on this process and are able to make accommodations during this process if requested.
•Possession of a valid class 5 driver’s licence.

Other information

Parks Canada is committed to the principles of diversity and employment equity under the Employment Equity Act, and strives to ensure that our workforce reflects the diverse nature of Canadian society. We encourage women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of a visible minority group to self-identify in their application.

Information on employment equity: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/gc-jobs/employment-equity.html

Reference checks will be sought.

An interview will be administered.

A test may be administered.

For tips to navigate the application process step by step, refer to the following site:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GW7P3g9hhI.

Please submit your completed application, including all of the above-mentioned documentation. Failure to do so may result in your application being rejected.

The Parks Canada Agency is established as a separate employer in the Federal Public Service under the Financial Administration Act. Persons appointed to the Agency continue to be part of the Public Service.

The Parks Canada Agency operates under its own human resources framework outside of the Public Service Employment Act and in line with values of fairness, competence and respect, and its operating principles.

In accordance with paragraph 8(2)(a) of the Privacy Act, information or material, whether provided directly by the candidate or otherwise obtained by the selection board, used during the selection process for the purpose of assessing a candidate may be used as part of the selection review and recourse processes. Such relevant information may be provided to third parties, such as other candidates or their representatives, who have a legitimate reason to be aware of that information.

Persons who have a priority entitlement as defined by the Parks Canada Agency Priority Policy and Guidelines will be considered first.

Tips for applicants:
• Please provide complete and thorough details of your education and experience.
• Do not assume that the screening board has any previous knowledge of your background, qualifications, or work history. You must be specific and provide concrete examples/details for each Experience element, as applications will be screened only on the information provided.
• Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being screened out of the competition.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

Travel cost for individuals who are not Federal Public Servants will not be covered.

Preference

Preference will be given to any veteran who was honourably released from the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) after at least three years of service and is not already an indeterminate public servant. This preference applies for five years following release from the CAF.

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

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