Indigenous Internship Program

2 weeks ago

Hamilton, Canada Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Full time

**Why join the Indigenous Internship Program (IIP)**

This is an opportunity to be part of a positive, supportive, and collaborative culture where, together, we will build reciprocal relationships and pathways for Indigenous people to thrive in the OPS. Bring your lived experiences as a First Nations, Métis or Inuit and help us achieve our commitment towards establishing fairness, accessibility, and equity in the OPS. We are looking for individuals dedicated to equity and a strong understanding of Indigenous peoples and cultures. Through working in the OPS over your 12-month contract, you will have the opportunity to effect real change that will have an impact on thousands of OPS employees and pave the way for Indigenous reconciliation within the organization.

We offer a competitive total compensation package, which includes an attractive salary, defined benefit pension plan, comprehensive health and dental plan and much more

For more information about the Indigenous Internship Program, please visit the **Indigenous Internship Program webpage**.

**Please note**:The headquarters for these positions will vary, based on the ministry, and are specified in the job ads below; however, alternate work arrangements may be available.

To learn more about the ministries recruiting for this position, access the following link**:Ministries | ontario.ca.**

**OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism**: We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

Visit the **OPS Anti-Racism Policy** and the **OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint** pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.

We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's **Human Rights Code**. Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation.

**What can I expect to do in this role?**: Duties & Responsibilities:

- Assist in comprehensive inspections of drinking water systems and wastewater systems ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation, regulations, policies and guidelines.
- Assist in collecting samples and required data to interpret results.
- Assist with promoting enhanced compliance, and promoting planning for adverse water incidents or alleged incidents of pollution;
- Schedule follow-up inspections in accordance with Ministry policy of sources of non-compliance to ensure that corrective action has been taken
- Assist with preparing and submitting and distributing reports containing results, findings, and recommendations.
- Assist with priority field response to drinking water adverse test results and incidences of pollution or complaints.
- Collecting, receiving, inputting, manipulating, sorting and transmitting a variety of monitoring data using a wide variety of manual and electronic devices.
- Develop knowledge of all current Provincial Environmental legislation and regulations.

**How do I qualify?**:
**Mandatory**:

- You must have graduated or will complete the requirements to graduate with a degree, diploma or post-graduate certificate from a recognized or legally authorized post-secondary institution in the last five years (May 2019-August 2024).
- You must self-identify as an Indigenous person. The term Indigenous refers to individuals who identify as being descended from the original inhabitants (the first peoples) of what is now known as Canada. In this context, Indigenous people are First Nations, Métis and/or Inuit.
- You must be legally entitled to work in Canada.
- You must be a resident of Ontario during the term of employment.

**Knowledge**:

- You have the ability to acquire knowledge of sample collection techniques in order to collect soil, water, and waste samples to monitor regulatory compliance.

**Skills**:

- You have good written communication skills to produce clear, concise, and grammatically correct documents.
- You have problem solving and analytical skills to identify cause and source of pollution
- You have evaluative skills in considering nature, extent, and seriousness of non-compliance and recommending a corrective action, based on the findings.
- You have the ability to acquire technical skills to sample and test a variety of media to identify issues and outcomes relating to the results and the data collected.
- You can deal with the public and work with diverse client groups in an effective and polite manner.

Personal information will be shared in an identifiable format with the OPS Indigenous Equity Branch exclusively for the purposes of tracking the enterprise-wide hiring and retention of Indigenous persons and assessing recruitment and retention priorities for Indigenous staff in the OPS. Information will be retained b

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