CUPE Local 5047

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Below are the Cupe Staffing Timelines for June 2019. Please read over the following carefully and make certain that you have updated your resume with NVCI, First Aid and any other information pertinent when applying for positions. 

The estimated timelines below provide key information to assist you in planning for CUPE staffing for the
2019-2020 school year. All dates are subject to change.

June 5 (4pm) Deadline for Principals to distribute Notice of Redundancy to impacted staff
June 11 (4pm) Round 1 postings go liveJune 16 (4pm) Round 1 postings close
June 21 (4pm) Successful Applicants from Round 1 on myHRCE
June 21 (4pm) Round 2 postings go live
June 24 (4pm) Round 2 postings close
July 2 (4pm) Successful Applicants from Round 2 on myHRCE
July 3 (4pm) Round 3 postings go live
July 7 (4pm) Round 3 postings close
July 12 (4pm) Successful Applicants from Round 3 on myHRCE
August 21 (4pm) Weekly term postings resume

Redundancies
Permanent EPAs who have been declared redundant will be advised by receiving a Notice of Redundancy.
Principals must distribute the written notices to employees by June 5, 2019 at 4:00 pm.

Layoff
Permanent EPAs who have been declared redundant in June and remain redundant by any amount at the
end of the Third Round of Job Postings will be issued a layoff notice in accordance with Article 12 of the
Collective Agreement and will be placed on recall. Please note that the layoff period will end for all
employees on September 20, 2019

Application and Resume
All applications must be submitted online clearly stating qualifications and competencies for the position.
Only the information on the resume will be considered. All applications must be received by the deadline
to be considered.
How to Apply for and Rank Positions
All vacant positions (permanent and term) will be posted on Careers. Permanent employees who were
awarded a position in the First Round of Job Postings may apply for positions in the Second and/or Third
Round of Job Postings. Permanent employees who were awarded a position in the Second Round of Job
Postings may apply for positions in the Third Round of Job Postings. If you secure your first permanent
position in one of the three rounds, your permanent status is effective August 1, 2019.
Instructions on How to Rank Positions:
Select the “Job Postings” icon on the main page of Careers at HRCE (accessed from the myHRCE dropdown
menu).
Select the category of jobs you are interested in (ex: Educational Program Assistant). A list of current job
postings will appear.
Click on the competition number for the job that you are applying for and the details of the position will
appear.
Click on the “Apply” icon to apply for the job.
From the dropdown menu on the right choose the resume and cover letter you wish to use for your
application and then select “Apply”.
If the position is ‘rankable’ and you have applied for more than one rankable position, a table including the rankable positions will appear.
Specify which position you would like to obtain the most toward the top of the list, and which you prefer
less toward the bottom by clicking the blue arrows beside each position.
Positions can be re-ranked until the job posting closes.
Positions will appear in order of those most recently applied for at the top of the table.
Successful Applicants
Successful applicants will be posted once the positions have been filled by HR, on the Successful Applicants
dropdown menu on myHRCE, by the dates listed in the timeline above. If there are no successful applicants
for a position for Round 1, the position will be re-posted in the subsequent posting round. If there are no
successful applicants for Round 2 and 3, the applicant list will be released to the principal/supervisor to consider term and external applicants.
Applicants who are applying to a position outside their current classification may be required to
participate in an interview in order to determine qualifications and competencies for the position. For
example, this would apply to an EPA applying for a Student Support Worker position.

Term Rehire
Term employees who apply for permanent positions in the Second and Third Round of Postings must be
given preference for hire over external candidates. This applies to an employee who held a term position
during the school year; the term employee will be given preference until July 31, 2019. If you are a term
employee and apply for a permanent position in the Second or Third Round of postings, you may be
contacted by the principal/supervisor for an interview. Term employees are hired on the basis of merit
and, only where term employees are relatively equal, will the term employee with the longest period of
consecutive term service be awarded the position.
A term employee who is awarded a permanent position in the Second or Third Round of Postings is not
able to move into a different permanent position in subsequent posting rounds.
Posting Rounds
All postings go live at 4:00pm on the first day of the round and close at 4:00pm on the last day of the
round.
Round 1 (June 11-16): Open to Permanent CUPE members
Round 2 (June 21-24): Open to Permanent and Term CUPE members; open to external candidates
Round 3 (July 3 -July 7): Open to Permanent and Term CUPE members; open to external candidates
Educational Program Assistant (EPA) Positions
If you are applying for an EPA position, you must complete the EPA specific questionnaire on your resume.
You must hold valid first aid and NVCI certificates. If you do not have NVCI, or it has expired, you are
required to complete NVCI certification at the earliest opportunity in the upcoming school year.
All EPA positions posted after Round 3 are posted as term positions.
The rules for movement following Round 3 are outlined below:

EPA – Permanent With Recall Rights
You may apply for positions up to the
percentage from which you were
reduced at any site. As an example if
you were reduced from 80% to 50%,
you have recall rights to an 80%
position.

EPA – Permanent No Recall Rights

You may apply for term positions at a
different site as long as it is an
increase in percentage and the term
extends until the end of the school
year.

EPA – Term

You may apply for
positions which begin
after your current
term has ended.

Special Note for Positions Requiring American Sign Language
If you apply and are being considered for an EPA position that requires American Sign Language (ASL) and
you do not have the required ASL training, you will be contacted by Human Resource Services staff about completing the training in order to be awarded a position for which you have applied. You will have one
(1) hour to provide a decision to Human Resource Services staff on whether or not you are willing to
complete the required training. Please note that should you agree to complete the required ASL training,
you are required to pay for the cost. Course costs may be reimbursed through the CUPE PD guidelines,
available on myHRCE. It is recommended that you review the reimbursement guidelines prior to applying
for positions that require ASL if you do not already have the training.

Library Support Specialist Positions
Permanent and term Library Support Specialist (LSS) positions will be posted in accordance with the
timelines noted above. Please note, however, that permanent and term Library Support Specialist (LSS)
positions can be posted at any point during the school year.
If you are currently an LSS, you are considered qualified for positions in your current classification. (i.e., if
you are a School-Based LSS you are considered qualified for School-Based LSS positions; if you are BoardBased LSS you are considered qualified for Board-Based LSS positions). Applicants to positions outside
their current classification are awarded positions based on merit (ie. through an interview process, etc.)
and not by seniority.

Early Childhood Educator (ECE) Lead and Support Positions
Permanent and term ECE (Lead and Support) positions will be posted in accordance with the timelines
noted above. Please note, however, that permanent and term ECE (Lead and Support) positions can be
posted at any point during the school year.
If you are currently an ECE Lead or Support, you are considered qualified for positions in your current
classification (i.e. if you are an ECE Support you are considered qualified for ECE Support positions; if you
are an ECE Lead you are considered qualified for ECE Lead positions). Positions will be filled in seniority
order within classification. For example, if you are an ECE Support applying to an ECE Support position,
you will be considered qualified and awarded the position based on your seniority related to the seniority
of other qualified ECE Support applicants.
Applicants to positions outside their current classification are awarded positions based on merit (ie.
through an interview process, etc.) and not by seniority. In order to be considered for an interview, you
must demonstrate in your resume that you meet the qualifications in the job description. If you are not
currently working in an ECE (Lead or Support) position (for example, you are an EPA who is qualified as an
ECE based on the job description), you are eligible to apply for ECE (Lead and Support) positions and will
be considered for positions through a merit-based process, not by seniority.

Community Outreach Worker and Student Support Worker Positions
Permanent and term Community Outreach Worker and Student Support Worker positions will be posted
in accordance with the timelines noted above. Please note, however, that permanent and term
Community Outreach Worker and Student Support Worker positions can be posted at any point during
the school year.
If you are currently a Community Outreach Worker or Student Support Worker, you are considered
qualified for positions in your current classification. (i.e., if you are a Student Support Worker you are considered qualified for Student Support Worker positions; if you are a Community Outreach Worker you are considered qualified for Community Outreach Worker positions). Applicants to positions outside their current classification are awarded positions based on merit (ie. through an interview process, etc.) and not by seniority.

Questions
Please direct all questions to hrhelp@hrce.ca.

 

Please see the following Resolutions being submitted to the upcoming CUPE Nova Scotia Convention in May 2019.

CUPE Nova Scotia will :

Encourage divisions, councils, and locals to lobby provincial and municipal governments to promote the day of mourning by flying the CUPE National Health and Safety Day of Mourning Flag, at half mast, on April 28th of each year.

Because: It is important to remember and recognize those workers who have been killed or injured on the job.

It will bring awareness to the public workers and all workers in general.

President:____________________________________________________________________

Recording Secretary:____________________________________________________________

Date:_________________________________________________________________________

CUPE Nova Scotia will :

Promote all divisions and locals to lobby provincial governments to have an active ceremony to recognize the Day of Mourning on April 28th of each year.

Because: It is important to remember and recognize those workers who have been killed or injured on the job.
It will bring awareness to the public workers and all workers in general.

President:____________________________________________________________________

Recording Secretary:____________________________________________________________

Date:_________________________________________________________________________

CUPE Nova Scotia will :

Promote and educate all members on the 4 rights of health and safety.

Because:
Members should be made aware of, and educated on, the full scope of the 4 rights.

The 4th right (the right to no reprisals) has not been promoted and enforced by members properly.

President:____________________________________________________________________

Recording Secretary:____________________________________________________________

Date:_________________________________________________________________________

CUPE Nova Scotia will :

Recognize that discrimination creates a health and safety risk and provide awareness that can be included through education.

Because:
Research demonstrates the marginalization increases the risk of violence for workers.

Recent governments have emboldened racists to act out.

Acts of racism are violent acts.

President:____________________________________________________________________

Recording Secretary:____________________________________________________________

Date:_________________________________________________________________________

CUPE Nova Scotia will :

Continue to oppose random drug testing in the public sector. With the legalization of cannabis, the employer may use the opportunity to test for all substances or other medical conditions.

Because:
Substance abuse does not mean impairment.

Random drug testing is not an effective safety mechanism.

Fear of testing leads to a decrease in reporting.

Testing is inaccurate and a violation of privacy.

President:____________________________________________________________________

Recording Secretary:____________________________________________________________

Date:_________________________________________________________________________

CUPE Nova Scotia will :

Lobby the government for paid leave for victims of domestic violence and assist locals in creating language for collective agreements to protect victims of domestic violence while at work.

Because:
Domestic violence is increasing in frequency.

Victims may not be focused at work due to stress and this may result in accidents.

Domestic violence can affect all other workers in a variety of ways that may affect their safety.

President:____________________________________________________________________

Recording Secretary:____________________________________________________________

Date:_________________________________________________________________________

CUPE Nova Scotia will :

Lobby to audit current investments to determine which companies have good safety records and consider divestment from companies with poor safety records and encourage locals to do the same.

Because :
CUPE holds a high standard for safety and should not fund, or work with companies who do not hold the same values we do.

Keeping workers safe is our priority and that shall reach all areas of our investments and divestment’s.

President:____________________________________________________________________

Recording Secretary:____________________________________________________________

Date:_________________________________________________________________________

CUPE Nova Scotia will :

Promote a multi sector campaign that will inform members about the importance of reporting all incidents, including violent incidents and near hits.

Because:
Near misses are really near hits

If incidents are not reported, the employer may not be aware of the incident/hazard.

Protecting workers is an employers obligation.

Near hits are hazards that can be addressed and prevented.

This will generate statistics for investigations.

We want to make sure all workers go home safe at the end of the day.

Gives insight to safe work practices and operating procedures.

Employees fear reprisals.

President:____________________________________________________________________

Recording Secretary:____________________________________________________________

Date:_________________________________________________________________________

CUPE Nova Scotia will :

Lobby the government to stop implementing, and continuing Attendance Management Programs.

Because:
These programs promote presenteeism.

This intimidates workers to attend work, creating an unsafe work environment for others.

They violate the Human Rights Charter by discriminating against sick and disabled workers.

President:____________________________________________________________________

Recording Secretary:____________________________________________________________

Date:_________________________________________________________________________