Reference number: PEN25J-151595-000034
Selection process number: 2025-PEN-EA-ONT-197546
Correctional Service Canada - Health Services
Kingston (Ontario)
OP-02
$98,993 to $117,933 (Plus applicable allowances, including a Correctional Service Specific Duty Allowance of $2,140 per year. The allowances are subject to change, modification or revocation, with notice.)
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When you to this selection process, you are not ing 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.
If you participate to our various OP-02 selection processes posted in different regions, note that you may be assessed once and your assessment results may as part of all these selection processes. The waiting period to be reassessed is 180 calendars days from your last assessment.
Occupational Therapists in CSC are responsible for the management and delivery of occupational therapy programs and services for a specific caseload of correctional clients. Occupational Therapists take a holistic view to client care. Their duties include:
- triaging service requests and coordinating access to occupational therapy services
- conducting assessments and developing biopsychosocial treatment plans in relation to a patient’s physical abilities and/or mental and cognitive health needs
- preparing occupational therapy treatment assessments, plans and progress reports
- developing, implementing, and evaluating occupational therapy programs and rehabilitation services for both groups and individuals
- engaging in health promotion activities to support patient overall wellbeing
- assessing risk for suicide or self-injury
- providing interventions to preserve life and prevent serious bodily harm
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The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is a key player in public safety. We are responsible for the supervision and reintegration of offenders serving sentences of two years or more. On a typical day, we manage approximately 15,000 offenders placed within our 43 institutions and more than 8,500 offenders under supervision in the community.
We are building a strong, vibrant, and diverse team of professionals. CSC has been widely recognized as an international leader in correctional justice. We offer a variety of work locations with challenges and impacts like no other organization in Canada.
CSC supports professional growth. We offer career development opportunities and we believe in continuous learning throughout your career.
CSC will review applications received on a regular basis and contact applicants who meet the below essential criteria (occupational certification and experience) for further assessment based on the needs of the institutions. It is therefore important that you indicate all the locations where you want to work.
Immediate needs : term or casual. The candidate qualified pool resulting from this inventory may be used to staff similar positions on an indeterminate (anticipatory), term, or casual basis.
Positions to be filled: Number to be determined
Your résumé.
OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
Eligibility for practice as an Occupational Therapist with the provincial registering/licensing body in the province of practice.
(Note: Eligibility for the above must be met upon appointment but not at point of application. Applicants should be in their final year of study or have completed the required education.)
EXPERIENCE
Experience in providing occupational therapy services through workplace and/or practicum placements.
EXPERIENCE (ASSET)
Experience working in a correctional environment.
Experience providing Occupational Therapy services to clients with psychiatric/mental health disorders.
Experience providing Occupational Therapy services to clients with physical, medical and/or cognitive conditions & deficits. These may include but are not limited to geriatric clients, brain injuries, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and behaviourally challenged clients.
English essential
Information on language requirements
COMPETENCIES
Demonstrating integrity and respect.
Thinking things through.
Working effectively with others.
Showing initiative and being action-oriented.
Effective communication skills.
ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
To support employment equity objectives, diversity and inclusion and/or to meet business objectives, selection may be limited to a member of an equity-seeking group.
Achieving a representative workforce has been identified an Organizational Need and may be applied in this appointment process. You must complete the Employment Equity portion of the CREATE/MAINTAIN PROFILE identifying you as a person of an EE group in your application through GC jobs in order to be considered to meet the Organizational Need in this process.
Reliability Status security clearance
Proof of Registration and the continued registration with the College of Occupational Therapists in the Province of practice.
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 .
Information on employment equity
Reference checks may be sought.
An interview may be administered.
A test may be administered.
Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
Note that no travel time will be paid or expenses reimbursed for those hired.
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 . Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
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