Maintenance Enforcement Officer

AMENDMENT - Closing date has been extended to January 31, 2025!

This is a 1 year term, anticipatory perm, working 75 hours bi-weekly.

Temporary Assignments will be considered as well.

The Department of Justice is working to ensure Yukon remains a safe, secure, and healthy place to live and work. We build strong and healthy relationships with others to support good governance and to foster safe communities with opportunities for healing. The Department of Justice provides supportive and dynamic work environments comprised of teams of professionals who are committed to making a difference in the lives of Yukoners.

The principles that guide are:

Reconciliation with Yukon First Nations: Together as DOJ representatives we commit to embracing the spirit of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada entitled Honouring the Truth, Reconciling the Future, by conducting ourselves in our day-to-day business in a manner that embodies the purpose of reconciliation with our First Nations members in the Yukon. We recognize the importance of employee education on First Nations history and the encouragement of innovative thinking by all DOJ personnel on our ability to effect meaningful change towards true reconciliation.

Working as a Team: As DOJ employees we value working together as a team within branches and within the department as a whole, while respecting our respective roles in the administration of justice, to work as one entity to meet our collective objective to serve the public. We are mindful of the impact of our actions on the people around us both in proximity and in the larger department and strive to ensure that we maintain the best interests of the department in our approach to our work.

Identify and Meet our Clients' Needs: DOJ personnel have a wide variety of responsibilities and an equally diverse clientele, internal and external to government, and we are committed to ensuring that they know we work for them and that we treat them with empathy, inclusion, integrity, respect and professionalism.

Initiative and Innovation: Management will encourage DOJ staff at all levels to think innovatively and to take initiative that will improve the work we do and services that we provide to allow for positive change and creativity in the workplace. Management will encourage DOJ personnel to reconsider our approach to the services we provide and adapt to the changing environment.

Communications: We are committed to improving the way we communicate internally with one another and externally to the public in order to better perform as a DOJ Team, share information and ideas with each other, dispel negative myths about the department and to ensure that the public has an appreciation for the excellent work we do.

The position:

This position reports to the Manager, Family Law Support Programs and is responsible for the collection and enforcement of child and/or spousal maintenance orders that are registered with the Maintenance Enforcement Program. In that capacity, this position must make sound decisions on a case by case basis regarding payment schedules and collection that will best achieve the financial obligations of the court orders. In this position, you will make recommendations to the Manager regarding types of enforcement that will best achieve the purpose of the order and be responsible for delivery of the Program to a diverse clientele including: respondents, claimants, their respective counsel, employers and financial institutions.

For information about the recruitment process, please contact Ilze Pretorius, Human Resources Consultant at ilze.pretorius@yukon.ca

For information regarding the position please contact Lori Zazulak at lori.zazulak@yukon.ca

Essential Qualifications

Please submit your resume clearly demonstrating how you meet the following qualifications. Please note, selection for further consideration will be based solely on the information you provide in your resume.

• Successful completion of post-secondary course work in law, business or other related field

• Experience working in a legal environment researching, interpreting and applying legislation

• Experience with financial processes

• Experience in a professional client oriented service

• Experience with a collections agency or department would be an asset

• Experience working within the Yukon justice system and knowledge of the Courts would be an asset

Candidates who have education, training, and/or experience equivalent to the essential qualifications listed above will be equally considered.

Desired Knowledge, Skills and Suitability

Candidates should have and may be assessed on their:

• Ability to work under stress due to enforcement of court orders, high volume and complex caseload

• Ability to enforce collection arrangements and orders

• Ability to assess reasonable financial payment arrangements and the impact of those decisions

• Strong, professional communications skills both written and verbal

• Strong organization skills

• Strong time management skills

• Ability to work with potentially volatile and emotional situations

Additional Information

Condition of Employment:

• Notary Public within 6 months of start date