New Job Investigator, Team Lead In Alberta

Job Information

Job Requisition ID: 32878

Ministry: Education

Location: Edmonton

Full or Part-Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Scope: Open Competition

Closing Date: September 20, 2022

Classification: Program Services 4

About Us

The Education (Reforming Teacher Profession Discipline) Amendment Act creates the Alberta Teaching Profession Commission, which appoints a Commissioner to oversee teacher, and teacher leader, conduct and competency complaints for the profession. This process will apply equally to all teacher and teacher leaders under the Education Act.

The Commission will oversee a new model for teacher and teacher leader professionalism and disciplinary matters that will bring Alberta in line with best practices used in comparable provinces and other regulated professions. The New Commission will further protect students and enhance accountability and transparency for disciplinary matters.

Role

The Commission is filling two Investigator – Team Lead positions. In this role, you will be at an advanced level of knowledge of legislation, investigation experience as well as experience related to teacher/teacher leader complaints of unprofessional conduct.

You will promote a fair teacher discipline process by providing information to the public and the Education system, conducting investigations, and taking actions under the Education Act. This includes developing an investigation plan, conducting interviews, collecting evidence, and preparing a report for the Director of Investigations and the Commissioner for next steps.

Key responsibilities include handling critical investigations, working with the Director to assign investigators, acting as lead investigator where a team of investigators are required, assisting in training and leading a team of investigators.

To aid in your success in the role, you will possess solid report writing skills, and effective listening and conflict management skills to assess the options and implications.

In this position, you will also demonstrate a high degree of discretion and discretion as well as the ability to work with complex situations under strict timelines.

Qualifications

Positions require a University graduation in a related field such as Education, Public Administration, Legal Studies supplemented by four years of progressively and related experience. Related experience is considered as an equivalency on a one for one basis (years of experience in lieu of education).

Experience/knowledge in the following are required:

• Issues Management
• Formal investigations
• Project management
• Knowledge of provincial legislation and related matters of unprofessional conduct and professional competence.

Preferences include:

• Prosecution and administrative action experience
• Prior work within Alberta's education system
• Supervisory/management/leadership experience

APS Competencies

To support your success in the role, the below competencies are sought and if invited to an interview, you will be expected to provide examples which demonstrate the below competencies.

This link will assist you with understanding the Alberta Public Service competencies:

• Develop Self and Others – You support the development of others by providing specific, constructive, timely, and regular feedback and coaching.
• Drive for Results – You know what outcomes are important and maximize resources to achieve results that are aligned with the goals of the organization, while maintaining accountability.
• Systems Thinking – You anticipate outcomes and potential impacts across inter-related areas and factors this into planning and problem solving.
• Creative Problem Solving – You have the ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.
• Agility – In our fast-paced environment, you are able to anticipate, assess, readily adapt to changing priorities, and work effectively with shifting priorities.
• Develop Networks – You proactively build networks, connecting and building trust in relationships with clients.

Salary

$2,683.10 – $3,507.06 bi-weekly ($70,028 – $91,534 per year)

Notes

Hours of work are Monday – Friday 8:15am – 4:30pm, 36.25 hours/week). Due to the nature of the position, there may be occasion for work outside of these hours.

Please

• Working for the Alberta Public Service –
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) –
• Leadership and mentorship programs
• Professional learning and development
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance
• Opportunity to participate in flexible work arrangements such as working from home up to two days per week and modified work schedule agreements
• Please research the Alberta Public Service Career tool –

How To Apply

If you are not currently an employee with the Government of Alberta, the first step in applying for a job is creating your candidate profile within our online application system,

Existing employees should access the Career tile in 1GX to submit their application in order to be recognized as an internal applicant.

Once you have created your candidate profile, visit the Alberta Public Service job site to apply for jobs at

Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience and relevant examples of required competencies.

Resources for applicants:

It is recommended that applicants who have obtained educational credentials from outside of Canada and have not had them previously assessed, obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)

Closing Statement

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

If you require any further information on this job posting or a copy of the role profile, and/or require a disability related accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Carla Hennig-King at [email protected].

If this competition is closed as per the closing date noted above, please continue to check