Job Postings

Yes. Your cover letter must be in the same document as your resume.

Our system will only let you upload one document. Your cover letter should be the first page of the document, and your resume should follow.

Once you upload the document, you won't be able to edit it.

Once your application has been successfully submitted, you will receive a confirmation email. You can view your status under the 'My Activities' page on our recruitment portal.

The status shows as 'Submitted' once your application has been uploaded or copied successfully.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, only candidates selected to participate in the competition process will be contacted directly.

The 'Job Search' section of our recruitment portal allows you to enter keywords or search criteria for jobs that interest you.

You can save your criteria with the 'Save Search' button. When you save it, select the 'Notify me when new jobs meet my criteria' checkbox and enter your email address.

The system searches our active job postings daily, and will send you an email with any new postings that meet your criteria.

Your password and contact information can be updated on our recruitment portal's 'My Account Information' page.

You cannot deactivate your account.

The system will automatically deactivate your account if it has not been actively used within 12 months.

If you have not signed in to our recruitment portal in the last year, your profile may have been removed. You will not receive an email notification about the removal. In order to apply to any future job postings, you will have to create a new account.

Please email recruitinghelp@durham.ca

We make every endeavour to respond emails within 24 hours during our regular business hours from Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Internal job postings are only available to our current employees. To view internal job postings, you will need to submit your user name and employee ID number. You will have the ability to submit a resume or application for any internal postings by clicking apply within the posting.

You may request accommodation at any point during the recruitment and selection process by contacting our talent acquisition team directly by email at RecruitingHelp@durham.ca. The Region will fairly, thoroughly, and effectively respond to the accommodation request and will fully explore accommodation options applying the principles of dignity, individualization, inclusion, and full participation.

Accommodating employment candidates during the recruitment and selection process ensures a fair, inclusive, and accessible hiring process. Accommodation needs can vary widely so each accommodation request will be assessed on a case-by-case basis to meet individual needs and requirements of each circumstance. General reasonable accommodation during the hiring process may include, but is not limited to, the following:

The Region recognizes, respects, and supports the diversity of all employment candidates.

Reasonable accommodation will be made for Creed-based beliefs and practices, including religious and spiritual beliefs and practices, and Indigenous Spirituality. 

Generally, we try to provide several date/time options to candidates when scheduling interviews, however, if your interview is scheduled on a day of religious, spiritual or cultural significance, please notify us as soon as possible so that we can reschedule your interview to an alternate date.

Some positions require you to apply, obtain and present as part of your onboarding documentation a Police Record Check or Vulnerable Sector Check as a condition of employment (this condition will be noted on the job posting).

Police Record Checks older than 60 days will not be accepted. The candidate is responsible for any cost.

If you live in Durham Region, you can apply to Durham Region Police Services online by visiting drps.ca 

If you live outside Durham Region, contact your local police service.

The Region of Durham is a unionized environment, and has a number of different bargaining units and collective agreements. Anyone hired into a unionized job is required to join the union and remit dues on a monthly basis directly from their pay. A copy of a collective agreement is provided to each employee, so they know the details of employment, which includes:

• Salary information
• Working conditions
• Benefits
• Process for filling jobs
• Settling disputes (grievance process)

We recognize foreign educational credentials if they have been evaluated by a recognized credential evaluation organization. This ensures that your qualifications are comparable to Canadian standards and are valid for employment purposes.

We accept evaluations from organizations that are members of reputable professional associations, such as:

• World Education Services (WES) - https://www.wes.org/ca
• International Credential Assessment Service of Canada (ICAS) - https://www.icascanada.ca/new/default.aspx

How to Get Your Credentials Evaluated:

• Select an evaluation service.
• Follow the instructions provided by the evaluation service to submit your educational documents.
• Once your credentials have been assessed, you will receive a report detailing the equivalency of your qualifications.

Some jobs in Canada are regulated, meaning you must be licensed or certified by a provincial or territorial regulatory body. This includes professions like:

• Doctors and Dentists
• Nurses
• Engineers
• Social workers and Early Childhood Educators
• Tradespersons such as Electricians, Millwrights, Plumbers, etc

Each province or territory may have different requirements, so it is important to start the credential recognition process early.

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