Laborer (general needs/maintenance/laundry) at the Official residence – Embassy of Canada in Paris, France.

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Laborer (general needs/maintenance/laundry)

€ 22 407 € annual gross + benefits i.e. possibility of an additional 6.5 hours per month (time accumulated over the 35 hours per week) at 125% the hourly rate + 7 OTR (OverTime Refunded) days a year, transportation benefit, 13th month, and health insurance benefit.

Indeterminate

General Support

SG-01

Official residence – Embassy of Canada, 135 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris

12-01-2021 at 23:59 UTC/GMT

Under the general supervision of the Official residence manager, the laborer is responsible for the inside general needs and services, the maintenance of the grounds and of the official linen cleaning and ironing.

Candidates will initially be selected based on the essential qualifications related to education, experience and the required linguistic profile. Qualifications constituting assets may also be taken into account in the screening of applications.
Candidates will have to clearly demonstrate, in their covering letter (750 words maximum) as well as their CV, the manner in which they meet these criteria by explaining clearly and concretely how they meet each criterion of the essential qualifications and where appropriate, the asset qualifications. Please note that it is not sufficient simply to assert that one meets the requirements or to list current responsibilities.
Short-listed candidates will subsequently be assessed in relation to the qualifications with the help of tools such as written exam, interview, role-play, simulation exercises, reference checks and /or psychometric tests.

Education:
No pre-requirement.

Languages:
Good expression and understanding of both spoken and written French.

Experience:
Experience in the daily maintenance of an establishment/institution.

Knowledge:
Basic technical knowledge for minor maintenances.

Abilities:
Ability to organize and prioritize one’s work.
Ability to assist the official residence and embassy teams.
Ability to clean with appropriate products using the required methodology in order to assure quality of work.
Ability to use the appropriate products and tools for light daily repairs (such as unclog a sink, touch up paints and assure quality of work.
Ability to do the washing and ironing with appropriate products using the required methodology in order to assure quality of work.

Competencies:
Discretion
Judgement
Reliability
Flexibility
Teamwork and collaboration
Attention to detail and care
Respect/ and courtesy

A preference may be given to candidates who, in addition to the essential qualifications, also possess the following asset qualifications. It is incumbent upon candidates to explain and demonstrate in their motivation letter how they meet these asset criteria:

Experience in linen cleaning and care.
Ability to understand and speak English.
Driver’s licence.
Ability to use a computer.

If candidates satisfy the criteria listed in the asset qualifications, they must also clearly demonstrate how they meet these criteria in their motivation letter and/or CV in order for these to be taken into account.

Full-time position of 5 days a week from Monday until Friday.
Regular hours of work: 09:00 to 12:30 and 13:30 to 17:30.
Willing and able to work extended hours as required, late evenings and sometimes with little advance notice.
Availability to start at the beginning of 2021.

Full-time position of 5 days a week from Monday until Friday.
Regular hours of work: 09:00 to 12:30 and 13:30 to 17:30.
Willing and able to work extended hours as required, late evenings and sometimes with little advance notice.
Availability to start at the beginning of 2021.

Reside and be authorized to work as an employee in France on a permanent basis.
Ability to obtain and maintain security clearance at the level of \’Reliability” from the Canadian Government.

How to apply :

Please complete the online application form. Candidates must also upload their covering letter (750 words maximum) and CV.
Candidates must clearly demonstrate in their covering letter how they possess the essential qualifications and, if applicable, the qualifications considered to be assets, by explaining clearly and concretely how they satisfy each criterion related to education and experience and linguistic profile with respect to the essential qualifications and, if applicable, with respect to each asset qualification.
In their covering letter, candidates must also include the names, titles, email addresses and telephone numbers of at least three people, including at least two direct supervisors, who can serve as professional references for work experience acquired over the last three years.
Third reference may be a client, academic reference or other supervisor.
Any application missing any of the requested documents or requested information will be automatically rejected.

This position is open to candidates who have their principal residence in France and are legally authorised to work in France permanently as an employee, and who meet all of the pre-requisites, i.e. all the essential qualifications and potentially the asset qualifications, and whose applications are received by the closing date and time. Candidates must have their principal residence in France and their permanent work authorisation in France as an employee at the time of publication of this selection process. Important: The Embassy of Canada does not sponsor and does not assist people in any way in obtaining a residence or work permit. This position is also open to spouses and common-in-law partners of Canada-based staff* posted in the Canadian missions located in Paris (with diplomatic status) or spouses and common-in-law partners of Canada-based staff* posted in France in French governmental offices or international organizations or French military bases, who hold a valid Canadian or French social security number and meet all of the pre-requisites, i.e. all of the essential qualifications and potentially the asset qualifications, and whose applications are received by the closing date and time. *Please note that in case a spouse or common law partner of a Canadian based staff who resides in France obtains the position, the duration of the contract will correspond to the duration of the partner’s posting in France (CDD).

Communication for this process will be sent by email. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that the contact information provided is correct and updated as necessary.
Candidates who apply for this selection process must include an email address that accepts emails from unknown users (some email systems block these types of emails).
Candidates selected at the screening stage will be invited to participate in the following steps of the evaluation process, which will include one or several components. The assessment methods may include written exams, interviews, simulation exercise, role-playing, practical exercises, reference checks and psychometric tests.
Depending on the sanitary situation, assessments will be held either in person (i.e. candidates will have to be present in person physically at the Embassy of Canada, 130 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris 8.) or virtually. Candidates will have to adapt to the retained format, which will not be flexible.
Assessments are planned as follows: January 2021.
The costs associated with participation in this selection process will be the candidates’ responsibility. The Embassy of Canada in Paris does not reimburse any travel costs to and from interviews/exams, nor does it reimburse any relocation costs in the event of appointment.
The Embassy of Canada in Paris does not directly or indirectly sponsor work permits and does not assist people in any way to obtain a residence or work permit.
After the assessments, a list ranking the candidates according to the results obtained will be established. The position will be offered to the top candidate based on the ranking.
The candidate will also be required to obtain a valid security clearance of the Canadian government to work at the embassy.
The results of this competition may also be used to establish a reserve list of candidates, valid for a period of twelve months, for openings of similar permanent or temporary positions at the same level to be filled at the Embassy of Canada.
All employees hired locally are subjected to the LES Employment conditions booklet for France and required to pay into the French social security system. However, employees hired locally who are Canadian citizens will pay at source Canadian income tax according to the tax Convention between France and Canada : https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/programs/tax-policy/tax-treaties/country/france-convention-consolidated-1975-1987-1995-2010.html
For any question at any stage of the process, please send an email to
[email protected].
This email address does not accept any applications, which must without exception, be submitted online.