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Department Name: Fisheries and Oceans
Locations: Various Locations – View locations list
Classification: GT – 02 for more information
Salary: $41,713 to $47,151
Closing Date: June 14, 2007 – 23:59, Pacific Time Useful Information
Reference Number: DFO07J-001474-000401
Selection Process Number: 07-DFO-EA-QC-0923567
Employment Tenure: These are permanent positions. A pool of qualified candidates will be created following this process for temporary and/or permanent appointments with various lingustics requirements. The validity period of those pools will be one (1) years with possibility of extension.
Vacancies: 4
Website: For further information on the department, please visit Fisheries and Oceans
Who Can Apply:
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You must meet the following criteria:
- Open to: Members of the following Employment Equity group: Aboriginal persons
- Persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens residing abroad
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.
Various language requirements and/or profiles
(Some positions are bilingual imperative BBB/BBB and others French essential).
Education
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Successful completion of 2 years of an acceptable post-secondary educational program in a field related to the duties of the position OR an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.
Candidates must clearly specify in their Résumé, the full-time length of the educational program and the learning institution delivering the program.
Experience
Candidates must clearly demonstrate that they possess experience in one of the following areas:
- Renewable/Natural Resources and Habitat Management: Experience in activities pertaining to resource utilization, field research or field assessment of a renewable resource such as Fish, Wildlife, Forestry, etc.
- Enforcement: Experience in enforcing legislation or by-laws with a law enforcement organization or a security agency.
- Outdoor Field Services: Field experience in providing outdoor services to fishers, hunters and ecotourists, e.g. guiding services.
- Fishing Industry: Experience in commercial, aboriginal or recreational fisheries, or in a related field. (Does not include recreational fishing for personal use).
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.
· Living and/or working in a remote area.
· Experience in operating a craft/vessel.
· Experience in carrying out major criminal investigations and/or prosecutions.
· Experience in application of fishery related treaty.
· Proficiency in Innu and/or Micmac language.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
– Reliability status OR Security Clearance: Secret (to be specified in the letter of offer).
– Successful completion of the departmental Fishery Officer Career Progression Program (FOCPP) classroom training.
– Deployment to any part of the country, or assignment to all types of enforcement activities such as inland, coastal and offshore patrols (including air patrols), and/or forensic investigations and/or special operations.
– Meet medical and psychological suitability standards.
– Possession of a valid driver’s license (emergency vehicle class where required), a current standard First Aid Certificate and a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) Certificate.
– Carry and use firearms and other restricted and prohibited weapons.
– Meet the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) use of force proficiency standards.
– Wear a uniform and required protective clothing.
– Work and/or travel at sea or by air and in a variety of terrains and degrees of isolation for various periods of time in all weather conditions.
Statement of Merit Criteria
Applicants who meet the above criteria will also be assessed against the Statement of Merit Criteria for this position.
Challenge
To enforce the Fisheries Act and other related Acts and Regulations; to protect the fishery resources and the fish habitat by doing patrols on land, by sea and air; to participate in public education and awareness programs to develop a greater awareness of the fishery resources and habitat protection.
Work and/or travel at sea and in a variety of terrains and degrees of isolation for various periods of time in all weather conditions. The Fishery Officer position is physically demanding and requires strength, co-ordination, balance, dexterity and the ability to lift and carry heavy loads (20 kg unassisted) over rough ground and uphill. Adequate cardiovascular capacity is required for dealing with high degrees of physical activity and stressful situations such as arresting violators.
CONDITIONS OF TRAINING:
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans recruits and develops candidates to become Fishery Officers. Successful candidates are initially recruited as Cadets and progress from GT-02 to the GT-04 group and level contingent upon successful classroom and field training. Training is for a duration of approximately 36 months through the departmental “Fishery Officer Career Progression Program (FOCPP)”.
Skills are acquired in areas such as fish identification, conducting patrols, communication, negotiation and enforcement methods in support of the Department’s mandate to conserve and protect fisheries resources.
Prior to becoming a departmental employee at the GT-02 group and level, Cadets must successfully complete the classroom training portion of the Fishery Officer Career Progression Program (FOCPP) of approximately 17 weeks. Cadets will receive a training allowance of $350.00 per week for the duration of the classroom training. The following will be deducted from the training allowance at source: income tax, employment insurance, Canada/Quebec pension plan deductions, and $90.00 per week for room and board.
Cadets will not be paid during the break between each component of the training program. Candidates may be required to reimburse part of the travel, room & board and other costs related to their Fishery Officer Career Progression Program (FOCPP) classroom training, if they: voluntarily leave the classroom training program before its completion; or successfully complete the classroom training but refuse a Fishery Officer position; or accept a Fishery Officer position but voluntarily leave the position before having completed at least 30 months of employment (or their initial term of employment if less than 30 months) as a Fishery Officer.
Additional Requirements / Comments
- A satisfactory score on the PSC General Competency Test, Level 2 (GCT 2) will be required. Top down selection may be applied to any essential and/or asset qualification.
- Candidates will be assessed against essential qualifications and may be required to meet asset qualifications, depending on the specific needs of the position. Candidates must meet the pass mark for each of the essential qualifications. Candidates must also meet each asset qualifications to be used for appointment. Candidates must indicate in their Résumé any competency they possess in relation to the asset criteria.
- TESTS AND INTERVIEWS WILL BE CONDUCTED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS.
Information to be provided:
When you apply, you must provide the following information or your application will be rejected:
- Your résumé.
- You must ensure that you select at least one employment type when submitting your application: Employment Tenure
For more information, visit the Public Service Commission of Canada website.