Library and Archives Canada is recruiting ! Inventory for EC-02 positions, apply now! Job at Library and Archives Canada
Library and Archives Canada Vancouver, BC
Vancouver (British Columbia), Winnipeg (Manitoba), Halifax (Nova Scotia), Ottawa (Ontario), Gatineau (Québec)
EC-02
$62,168 to $71,275
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For further information on us, please visit : Working at LAC
Closing date: 30 June 2023 - 23:59, Pacific Time
Who can apply: Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.Apply online
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
When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.
- You must provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience requirements listed in the essential qualifications. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience. It is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties. One effective approach would be to write one or two paragraphs demonstrating that you have the required experience and ensure that clear and accurate details are provided. APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE CANDIDATE MEETS THE SCREENING CRITERIA WILL NOT BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
- Your ability to communicate in writing will be assessed using your responses to the pre-screening questions and / or through the certified self-assessment.
Duties
- Stream 1 : Archival Assistant
- Stream 2 : Reference Technician
- Stream 3 : Genealogy Consultant
- Stream 4 : Library Technician
Work environment
Library and Archives Canada offers a number of advantages:
- Work/life balance is essential;
- Opportunities for advancement are available;
- Equity, diversity and inclusion are always a priority;
- We have our own compensation service and compensation advisors are available on site. LAC is not serviced by the Pay Centre;
- We offer language training available to all employees.
Intent of the process
This process is intended to create and maintain an inventory of candidates which may be used to staff similar positions within Library and Archives Canada across Canada with various tenures (Indeterminate, Acting, Specified Period, Assignment, Deployment or Secondment) and/or with various linguistic profiles and/or various security clearance levels and/or at various locations.
Positions to be filled: Number to be determined
Information you must provide
Your résumé.
In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)
- All streams :
1. At the manager’s discretion, an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience that is comparable to the minimum education stated above, may serve as an alternative. Whenever the minimum educational standard is met through an alternative, it is met only for the position being staffed, and a candidate must be re-assessed for future appointments and deployments if the manager has asked for this alternative.
2. "Social science" includes economics, political science, sociology, anthropology, history, psychology, geography, criminology, and other disciplines associated with social science. “Library/archival work” includes gallery and museum functions.
Degree equivalency
- All streams :
Experience in client service delivery
If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)
- All streams :
Degree equivalency
- All streams :
- Stream 1 and 2 (Archival Assistant and Reference Technician) :
- Acquisition ;
- Preservation ;
- Description ;
- Reference services ;
- Genealogy ;
- Public programming ; or
- Access to documentary heritage in all types of media (architectural, audiovisual, cartographic, philatelic, photographic, digital or any other type of documentary material).
- Stream 2 (Reference Technician) :
- Stream 3 (Genealogy Consultant) :
- Stream 4 (Library Technician) :
Experience in testing, analyzing, troubleshooting, and providing recommendations regarding library workflows and systems improvements.
Experience with recording data and presenting results using word processing and spreadsheet software.
The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)
Various language requirements
English or French essential
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC
Information on language requirements
- All streams :
Thinking things through
Working effectively with others
Demonstrate initiative and be action-oriented
- All streams :
Ability to communicate effectively orally
Ability to communicate effectively in writing
The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)
- Stream 4 (Library Technician) :
ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS :
Library and Archives Canada’s Employment Equity Plan includes objectives for correcting the under-representation of designated groups under the Employment Equity Act (visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability, women) within certain occupational groups. In the context of this selection process, employment equity may be used as an organizational need to fill one or more positions by a qualified person who is a member of a designated group. Accordingly, if you are a member of one of these designated groups and you wish to be considered for placement using the employment equity criterion, you must ensure you self-identify for this purpose at the time of application.
- Some positions may require one or more of the following operational requirements:
- Willingness and ability to have work hours ending at 6:00 p.m.
- Willingness and ability to work on site
- Willingness and ability to work shifts and weekends occasionally
- Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice
Conditions of employment
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT :
Security clearance: Various (Reliability, Secret and Top Secret)
Other information
The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.
Information on employment equity
Our intention is to communicate with the candidates by email. Candidates who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). If you do not respond to our communications, we will interpret this as your withdrawal from the process.
You must provide proof of your education credentials. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at: http://www.cicic.ca.
Please note that your application to this inventory will be active for 60 days. A notice that your application is about to expire will be posted to the My jobs menu of your account 20 days before your application expires. If you do not take action, your application will no longer be active and therefore no longer considered for this inventory. Should your application become inactive while the process is still open, a notice will be posted to your account indicating that your application has expired; you may select the link Update my Inventory Status to reaffirm your interest.
Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
Here is an overview of the assessment methods that may be used for this process :
- An interview may be conducted
- A self-assessment may be conducted
- A reference check may be sough
- A written exam may be conducted
Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.
Preference
Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.
Information on the preference to veterans
We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
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