Correctional Service Canada (CSC)
Various work locations
CX-02 – Primary Worker/Kimisinaw
INDETERMINATE
$70,958 to $89,068

Who can apply: Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

Work environment: We believe that our employees are the cornerstone of achieving our goals. This is why we offer them a positive and inclusive work environment that is worthy of their dedication and professionalism. We promote career advancement by providing opportunities to develop and acquire new skills and competencies. We value diversity as well as the use of both official languages (English/French).

For further information on the department, work environment, careers at CSC and application process, please visit our website at https://www.canada.ca/en/correctional-service/services/you-csc/working-csc.html

DUTIES/JOB DESCRIPTION:

Primary Workers/Kimisinaw are the main, daily contact for women offenders. As a Primary Worker/Kimisinaw, you will work at:

  • one of the five federal institutions for women
  • the Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge for Indigenous women offenders (as a Kimisinaw)
  • the Regional Psychiatric Center in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Primary Workers/Kimisinaw are key members of the correctional team. They work with colleagues, such as Psychologists, Behavioural Counsellors, Parole Officers, and others. Together, they develop each woman offender’s correctional plan. They encourage the women to participate in reintegration programs.

Other common Primary Worker/Kimisinaw duties you may perform:

  • conduct routines rounds and offender counts
  • search cells, offenders, visitors, vehicles, living units and surrounding areas
  • verify safety equipment
  • draft daily logs
  • manage offender caseload
  • submit reports
  • other criminal justice
  • brief visitors, volunteers and professionals who enter the institution

Correctional Service Canada institutions operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. As a result, you work in shifts, including some weekends and statutory holidays. You may also be required to work overtime on occasion.

We encourage Indigenous Peoples and Visible Minorities to also apply for these positions.

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION:
A secondary school diploma (high school), or a satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test* approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma, or successful completion of a provincially/territorially approved secondary school equivalency test.

*A federal government equivalency test arranged by CSC.

ASSET EXPERIENCE:

  • Recent and extensive experience in performing correctional operational duties in a CSC institutional environment.
  • Experience working in a correctional, policing, security, military, or emergency response environment.
  • Experience working with vulnerable people in a work or volunteer environment (i.e. homeless, long-term care, people in conflict with the law).
  • Experience working with ethnocultural or Indigenous peoples, communities or organizations.

Other qualifications to be evaluated throughout the recruitment process.

Candidates must successfully complete the CSC Correctional Training Program (CTP).**
** https://www.canada.ca/en/correctionalservice/services/you-csc/working-csc/apply-job.html#step-10.

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