Professional Assurance

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 71269
Ministry: Education and Childcare
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Temporary Salaried (18 months)
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: Open until filled
Classification: Administrative Support 6

**Salary**: $2,073.50 to $ 2549.41 bi-weekly ($54,118 - $ 66,539/year)

**Ministry of Education and Childcare**

Through safe and caring schools for all students, Alberta’s government is making life better by investing in education - one of the most important investments we can make in our future. The Ministry is responsible for: developing and evaluating curriculum; teacher development and certification; supporting students with diverse learning needs; funding and supporting school boards; First Nations, Métis and Inuit and Francophone education; and overseeing basic education policy and regulations.

**Alberta Teaching Profession Commission (ATPC)**

The Education Act provides the statutory authority for the Alberta Teaching Profession Commission and the appointment of an arm's length Commissioner to oversee teacher and teacher leader conduct and competency complaints for the profession. This process applies to all teacher and teacher leaders under the Education Act (the Act).

The Alberta Teaching Profession Commission oversees a new model, which came into force on January 1, 2023, for teacher and teacher leader disciplinary matters, which brought Alberta in line with best practices used in comparable provinces and other regulated professions. The Alberta Teaching Profession Commission protects students and enhances accountability and transparency for disciplinary matters as a regulated profession.

**Role Responsibilities**:
The Branch Coordinator manages the day-to-day activities of the Professional Assurance Branch, including coordination of administrative and operational activities that support the Branch in achieving operational, Divisional and Ministry goals and objectives. In addition to a thorough understanding of the Branch's responsibilities, the position is required to have an in-depth working knowledge of relevant legislation, operational procedures, procedural elements of quasi-judicial proceedings, and highly developed competencies for managing within a digital office environment to support a team with high caseloads and short legislated and internal service timelines.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- **Administrative support and coordination for Branch**
- Support branch operations and administration.
- Provide administrative support to management and staff for ongoing case management of complaint files. Internal information management protocols and Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIPP) Act are adhered to all times.
- Coordinate and support meetings, including room bookings, agenda and meeting material preparation and highly effective minute taking.
- Manage day-to-day responsibilities for mail, including registered mail and courier services ensuring legal requirements for effecting service of Commissioner Decisions.
- Maintains accurate and effective digital filing systems.
- Effectively tracks and managements assignments, including responsibilities that are often urgent and with short timelines.
- Administrative coordination for onboarding/termination of Branch employees.
- Day-to-day administrative support for Branch staff, including assistance with document management of case files.

**Role Responsibilities continued**:

- **Administrative case management and coordination of complaint process decisions**
- Organize, prepare, and track, legal/procedural documents, including file status management, disclosure and submission packages, final decisions for the Commissioner's signature, in accordance with judicial proceeding requirements, precedent and operational procedures. Accurate tacking and bring-forward of complaint process activities and deadlines is critical in ensuring the Commissioner's statutory obligations are met.
- Verify legal text by retrieving cases, checking citations and statutes in accordance with the guidelines.
- Review documents prior to signing by Branch head or Commissioner; responsible for proofreading, detailed editing and formatting.
- Coordinate case file movement with the Alberta Education Office of the Registrar and the Professional Conduct and Competency General Panel as required. Maintain internal precedent and caselaw libraries for Commission staff.- **Broad range of administrative support for branch and division leadership**
- Provide senior administrative support for the Division/Branch; the incumbent has a high degree of independence to identify barriers to Commission success and recommend solutions, includes proposals for improving the administrative processes and systems of the Division.
- Provide cover off for critical duties, including management and tracking of proceedings for hearings and appeals.
- Liaises with offices for