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Position:
CO-OP Student Border Services Officer
Co-op Job #:
2013W-053
Work Term:
Summer 2013
Location:
Vancouver
Duties:
As a CO-OP Student Border Services Officer (SBSO) you will promote
compliance with Canada’s border, trade and tax legislation and regulations
through responsible enforcement, quality service and education; intercept
contraband goods, including drugs, firearms and other prohibited goods
from entering Canada and be responsible for assessing duties and taxes.
The duties of a Student Border
Services Officer require physical exertion. SBSO duties may also include
applying immigration legislation, conducting interviews and exams to
determine admissibility, preparing administrative reports, analysis and
decision making on files/cases.
Applicants should be aware of the requirement to have and maintain a
certain level of fitness in order to perform the duties of a Student Border
Services Officer.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Students occupying a SBSO position are NOT armed.
Hourly rates of pay: To be determined based on Treasury Board student
rates of pay, found at:
(www.tbssct.gc.ca/pol/doceng.aspx?id=12583&section=text#appA ).
Qualifications:
Official Language Proficiency:
English essential
Specialization: (Various)
Preference may be given to students studying in a field related to the job
such as business administration, criminal justice, criminology, international
relations,international studies, law, political science, psychology, and
sociology.
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Essential Qualifications:
• Various
Information to be provided:
You must provide the following information when submitting your
application:
Additional Information and Conditions of Employment:
CBSA will coordinate the appropriate administrative processes for
candidates considered for employment. The successful completion and
maintenance remain the responsibility of the candidate and is a condition of
employment; therefore, candidates considered for employment must
successfullyobtain and maintain:
1. a valid Standard First Aid Certification (according to the Canada Labour
Code, Part II, Canada Occupational Health & Safety Regulations, Part
XVI). For further information please visit the following website:
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/labour/health_safety/prevention/first_aid.shtml;
2. the Canadian Firearms Safety Course and the Canadian Restricted
Firearms Safety Course. Further information on these courses can be
found on the RCMP website: http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfppcaf/safe_sur/index-eng.htm;
3. a high integrity personnel security clearance and a Secret security
clearance. This includes mandatory digital fingerprints, mandatory
standardized reference checks and completion of an Integrity
Questionnaire.
Successful candidates considered for employment will be requested to
obtain digital fingerprints on their own time and at their own expense. More
information about the Integrity Questionnaire may be found here:
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/job-emploi/bso-asf/iq-qi-eng.html;
4. a Transportation Security Clearance for positions located at airports or
marine ports (if applicable);
5. the Control and Defensive Tactics (CDT) training, which requires
significant physical exertion;
6. a medical standard required to safely perform the functions of the SBSO
position. A physician (from Health Canada or designated by the CBSA) will
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complete an Occupational Health Assessment Report which will attest to
your physical ability to perform the duties of the SBSO position and
participate in the required training prior to employment.
Additionally, candidates considered for employment must accept the
following conditions of employment:
1. have a valid drivers license where required;
2. wear and maintain a uniform, the required protective and defensive
equipment associated with the job as per CBSA standards;
3. work various shifts on rotation, including weekends and statutory
holidays;
4. work overtime as required;
5. operate a government vehicle, where required.
ASSESSMENT STANDARDS: The following assessment tools may be
used:
• Standardized test(s);
• Written Examination;
• Interview(s);
• Reference check(s);
• Employee Performance Evaluation Report(s) (for former Student Border
Services Officers).
Important Information:
The closing date may be extended to accommodate a need for additional
applications.
Candidates that are successfully screened in will be invited to write the
General Competency Test – Level 2 (GCT 2 - 314) and the Written
Communication Proficiency Test (WCPT-351) in January 2013. Additional
information such as exact date, time and location will be provided to those
candidates via e-mail.
As the majority of communication by CBSA is transmitted by email please
ensure that you set the appropriate parameters within your email accounts,
including junk mail, for ensuring you receive CBSA’s correspondence.
If you have previously written either of the GCT 2-314 or the WCPT-351
and were not successful on a previous occasion, 180 days must have
elapsed before you are eligible to re-write the test. Should you rewrite the
test before the retest period has elapsed, your result will not be valid and a
new retest period will be imposed from the new test date. The Border
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Services Officer Test (BSOT) will not be valid for this selection process.
PLEASE NOTE: This process will be run concurrently with the 2012-2013
FSWEP campaign therefore, if you have applied on both processes, you
will be assessed once and your marks will apply to both processes.
Additional
Information:
Candidates are responsible for paying their own travel expenses incurred
to attend any assessments. Please note that no relocation expenses will
be reimbursed if the candidate moves as the result of the offer of CO-OP
student employment.
Candidates that are successfully screened in will be invited by email to
write the GCT 2-314 and the WCPT-351 at their own academic institution
for one of the following tentative dates:
Saturday January 5, 2013 at 8:30am at UBC
Monday January 7, 2013 at 8:30am at Douglas College
Tuesday January 8, 2013 or Wednesday January 9 at 8:30am at SFU
Thursday January 10, 2013 at 8:30am at Kwantlen College
Friday January 11, 2013 at 8:30am at UFV
Candidates that are successful in the testing phase will be invited by email
to interview starting in early January through to early February of 2013.
Successful completion of both a CO-OP work assignment and your
educational program may lead to temporary or permanent federal public
service positions for which you meet the merit criteria and conditions of
employment.
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 avisible 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 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.
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Websites:
For further information on careers in CBSA, please visit:
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/job-emploi/menu-eng.html
For further information on Public Service Commission’s approved CO-OP
programs,
http://jobs-emplois.gc.ca/stud-etud/jobs-postes-eng.htm click on the link
Co-op/Internship program (in the middle of the page) and then scroll
down to click on approver programs.
For further information on the GCT 2-314, please visit
http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca/ppc-cpp/psc-tests-cfp/gct2-ecg2-eng.htm
Please send your cover letter and resume to the Co-op office at
co-op@douglascollege.ca for review. You will then be directed to the
employer's site to apply online.
NB. Your résumé and cover letter should include your e-mail address and
the academic institution you are currently enrolled with
Deadlines:
New West & David Lam Campuses
4:00pm. Monday December 17th, 2012
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Detailed Job Information
Position:
CO-OP Student Border Services Officer
Employer:
Canada Border Services Agency
Work Term:
Summer
Employer Ref #:
12-BSF-EA-PAC-METRO-SU-864
Location:
Vancouver
Wage:
To be announced
Employer’s website:
www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca
Address your cover letter
and résumé to:
Ms. Kelly Wolfslehner
Border Services Officer
Metro District Student Recruitment
Vancouver International Mail Centre
Metro Vancouver District
685 Hamilton St.
Vancouver BC
V6B 2R4
To apply for this position, submit your résumé and cover letter to the Co-op office at
co-op@douglascollege.ca by or before the deadline date stated.
If you need help with your résumé or cover letter, please make an appointment to see:
Lianne Johnston (New West Campus: Room 2846, 604-527-5769)
Don’t forget to sign your cover letter!
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