Senior Residential Tenancy Officer (Residential Tenancies Officer 3)

Competition # : 49627  

Department: Service Nova Scotia

Location: HALIFAX

Type of Employment: Permanent

Union Status: NSGEU - NSPG  

Closing Date: ​02-Sep-26 ​ (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

About Us

At Service Nova Scotia, we impact every citizen, business and municipality in Nova Scotia. Our mandate is to design and deliver programs and services to meet the needs of our clients and the public good through a culture of excellence. Our vision is to be a recognized leader in service and public protection that delivers trusted, accessible, modern programs, and contributes to Nova Scotia as a safe and desirable place to live, work and do business.
 
To learn more about our Department, please click on the following link: Department of Service Nova Scotia - Government of Nova Scotia  

About Our Opportunity

The Senior Residential Tenancy Officer (RTO) works with a team of professionals to deliver Residential Tenancy services on behalf of Service Nova Scotia. Reporting to the Manager of the Residential Tenancies program, the Senior RTO is responsible for the supervision and workload planning of approximately 3 residential tenancy officers.

Primary Accountabilities

The Senior Residential Tenancy Officer (RTO) maintains expertise and in-depth knowledge of the program area, including knowledge of legislation, regulations, policies and processes. They assist in the development and implementation of policies and processes to help achieve departmental goals. The Senior RTO provides policy clarification and program delivery direction to residential tenancy officers. They ensure wait times and other service standards are met.

The Senior RTO also prepares and delivers public presentations and workshops to maintain stakeholder relationships. They also address escalated client issues and complaints.

The Senior RTO also carries a reduced caseload which includes any or all duties assigned to a Residential Tenancy Officer such as mediation, adjudication services, and emergency hearings. They exercise a high level of independent decision making and judgment in their role.

Qualifications and Experience

To be the considered as the successful candidate, you require a bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 6 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience may be acceptable.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following experience and skills:

• Interpreting legislation and communicating legislative requirements, including rights and obligations, to clients with little to no knowledge or experience within regulated sectors.
• Research/investigation techniques, decision/report writing, mediation and adjudication.
• Knowledge of residential tenancy policies, processes and the Residential Tenancies Act and Regulations.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, to articulate complex issues to a wide range of clients and non-subject matter experts.
• Addressing and resolving client complaints.
• Developing and implementing policies and procedures.
• Supervising staff.

The following will be considered an asset:

• Developing and presenting material to the general public
• Proficiency in various computer applications, such as the Tenancy Information Management System or other case management software, along with MS Office Suite.

Benefits

Based on the employment status, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Health, Dental, Life Insurance, General illness, Short and Long Term Disability, Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs.  For information on all our Benefit program offerings, click here: Benefits for government employees.

Working Conditions

Normal work week is 35 hours/week, 7 hours/day.

May be required to work overtime on occasion.

Additional Information

This is a permanent, full-time position based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. 

What We Offer

• Career development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career
• Engaging workplace: our employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in, we have forward-thinking policies and strategies
• Countless career paths

Pay Grade:PR 15  

Salary Range:  $3,029.89 - $3,693.39 Bi-Weekly

Employment Equity Statement: Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we serve.  The Government of Nova Scotia has an Employment Equity Policy, and we welcome applications from Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians and Other Racially Visible Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Women in occupations or positions where they are under-represented.  If you are a member of one of these equity groups, you are encouraged to self-identify on your electronic application. 

Accommodation Statement: We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Candidates may request accommodations based on any grounds protected by the Human Rights Act. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please contact us at View email address on jobs.novascotia.ca.

This is a bargaining unit position initially restricted to current civil service employees represented by the Nova Scotia Government Employees Union (NSGEU). If applying from outside a government office, employees must apply correctly via this link:

Failure to apply correctly means that your application will not be given first consideration as a bargaining unit applicant, and will only be included if external applications are pursued. 

External applicants and current casual employees will only be considered if there are no qualified civil service bargaining unit candidates. PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information. 

If you are receiving a pension from the Nova Scotia Public Service Superannuation Plan (PSSP) or any related plans, you cannot receive pension payments while contributing to the same plan. If you accept a position that requires PSSP contributions, your pension payments must be stopped. Please contact the Nova Scotia Pension Services Corporation for more information.

Offer of employment is conditional upon the completion of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials, the results of which must be satisfactory to the employer. We thank all applicants for the interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All questions and concerns may be directed to View email address on jobs.novascotia.ca.