Adjudicator, Impaired

Role Responsibilities

Are you ready to make a real difference in the lives of Albertans? Join Alberta Justice as a SafeRoads Adjudicator, where your decisions will help improve road safety, uphold justice, and protect communities from the dangers of impaired driving. Be part of a resolute team committed to fairness, accountability, and innovation.

As a SafeRoads Adjudicator, you will independently review administrative penalties, assess evidence, and issue well-reasoned decisions to promote road safety and justice. This role combines critical thinking, communication, and legal expertise in a fast-paced, high-impact environment.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Evaluating written and oral submissions to resolve factual disputes.
• Conducting teleconference and video hearings with professionalism and impartiality.
• Drafting well-structured, legally sound written decisions.
• Staying informed on relevant legislation, case law, and regulatory changes.
• Ensuring adherence to procedural fairness and natural justice in every review.
• Collaborating with peers to maintain consistency and quality in decision-making.
• Contributing to program improvement through feedback and recommendations.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex legal and procedural matters.
• Strong critical thinking and analytical abilities for interpreting evidence and legislation.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks under tight deadlines with precision and attention to detail.
• A respectful, fair, and calm demeanor when interacting with diverse and sometimes emotionally charged individuals.
• Team-oriented mindset with the ability to work collaboratively and independently.
• Exceptional communication skills such as interviewing, written and oral, and active listening skills.
  Information gathering skills.
• Critical thinking, analytical and conceptual skills.
• Judgement and decision-making skills.
• Conflict resolution, negotiation and mediation.
• Sensitivity to confidentiality, respect and ethical behavior.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Report writing and recording skills.
• Strong conflict resolution, negotiation, and mediation skills.

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for

this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

As the ideal candidate, you will demonstrate the following behavioral competencies:

• Systems Thinking: You consider the inter-relationships among various aspects of an approach including how they relate to other programs or areas. 
• Creative Problem Solving: You assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solution. 
• Agility: You anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience in times of uncertainty and effectively work in a changing environment. 
• Drive for Results: You identify underlying causes for success or lack of success which may or may not involve self and takes action to ensure future success. 
• Develop Networks: You proactively build networks, connecting and building trust in relationships with different stakeholders.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.    

Qualifications

Required:

• Cover letter detailing how your skills and experience align with the role's responsibilities, used to assess writing and communication skills.
• A related university degree (i.e., Public Administration, Public Policy, Law, Business Administration, Criminal Justice, or related discipline), supplemented by at least six (6) progressive experience in the following areas: 
  
  • decision writing
  • analyzing evidence and factual disputes
  • making findings of fact
  • interpreting and applying legislation and policy in complex situations
  • writing briefings that include setting out options and making recommendations
• Interpretation and understanding of legislation including the Traffic Safety Act and its regulations, the Provincial Administrative Penalties Act (PAPA) and its regulations and the Criminal Code (Canada).
• Working knowledge in information management systems and Office 365.

As the successful candidate, you will be required to successfully complete the SafeRoads Adjudicator Training. Your employment is conditional upon the satisfactory performance of your duties and successful completion of this training. Successful completion of this training is required for delegation for vehicle seizure reviews, late applications and designation for Immediate Roadside Sanction Adjudication.

Assets and Preferences:

• Previous experience with SafeRoads adjudication or other tribunals.
• Experience writing formal adjudication decisions.
• Knowledge about tribunals and the administrative law process.
• Working experience analyzing evidence or research and providing recommended options.
• Working knowledge with Alberta’s traffic legislation and roadway laws.

Equivalency: Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of: 

• 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or 
• 1 year of experience for 1 year of education.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

Additional Position Details:

• We have 8 temporary for 12 months, full-time positions available, working 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday (8:15 am - 4:30 pm).
• Location: Twin Atria Building, 4999 98 Avenue, Edmonton, AB.
• SafeRoads Alberta is open for regular hours of business between Christmas and New Years (i.e. the days that are non-APS paid holidays). For a complete listing of Alberta Public Service paid holidays, please see the Paid Holidays Directive (https://www.alberta.ca/paid-holidays-directive).

Recruitment Process:

• Pre-Employment checks will be conducted to assess candidates’ suitability. These checks may include (but are not limited to): references, criminal record check, academic verification, etc.
• A written assessment will be conducted as part of the recruitment assessment process, prior to candidates being invited to a formal interview.
• This competition may be used to fill current and future vacancies at the Program Services 5 classifications for temporary and permanent positions within the SafeRoads Alberta Branch.
• Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in. 

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.
 

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca/
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits.
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.