Adjudicator, Impaired - Talent Pool

Job Information
Job Title: Adjudicator, Impaired 
Job Requisition ID: 87690
Ministry: Justice
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full-time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary/Wage: Temporary and/or permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: Open until Suitable candidate(s) found
Classification: Program Services 5
Salary: $3,361.54 - $4,428.89 bi-weekly ($87,736 - $115,594/year)
The Alberta Public Service works to build a stronger province for current and future generations. We make a difference in the lives of Albertans through rewarding and diverse career opportunities.

SafeRoads is responsible for conducting reviews for individuals wanting to challenge an IRS penalty for an alcohol or drug-related driving contravention under the Traffic Safety Act within a 30-day legislated timeline.

Role Responsibilities

Are you ready to make a real difference in the lives of Albertans? Join Alberta Justice in an independent decision-making role where you will assess evidence, apply legislation, and issue fair, well-reasoned decisions that strengthen confidence in Alberta's administrative review process. Be part of a resolute team committed to fairness, accountability, and innovation.

As a SafeRoads Adjudicator, you will join a team dedicated to delivering accessible, timely, and impartial administrative justice. This role provides a unique opportunity to combine your critical thinking, communication, and legal expertise in a fast-paced, high-impact environment.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Evaluating submissions, evidence, and competing positions to determine relevant facts and reach impartial conclusions.
• Conducting teleconference and video hearings with professionalism and impartiality.
• Drafting clear, organized, legally defensible decisions that explain findings and reasoning.
• 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 written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex decisions in plain language.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills, including the ability to assess evidence, identify material issues, and apply to legal authorities.
• 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.
• Ability to remain impartial, professional, and composed when dealing with contested matters and differing viewpoints.
• Sensitivity to confidentiality, respect and ethical behavior.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Report writing and recording skills.
• Strong conflict resolution, negotiation, and mediation skills.

The Job Description is provided for further details on 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.

Qualifications

Required

• A cover letter that clearly demonstrates, through specific examples, experience conducting evidence-based analysis, making decisions or recommendations, evaluating and resolving factual disputes, and interpreting and applying legislation, policy, or regulatory frameworks.
• 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:

• • Prepare clear, well-reasoned decisions, reports, recommendations, or findings supported by evidence and applicable authorities.
  • Assess the relevance, reliability, credibility, and weight of evidence; resolve factual disputes; and make supported findings of fact.
  • Interpret and apply legislation, regulation, policy, and legal principles to complex situations.
  • Prepare analytical briefings that identify key issues, evaluate options, and provide evidence-based 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

• Demonstrated experience making fair, impartial, evidence-based decisions in adjudicative settings (including SafeRoads), regulatory decision-making, investigations, appeals, compliance, policy, or comparable environments.
• Experience writing formal adjudication decisions.
• Demonstrated Knowledge about tribunals and the administrative law process.
• Experience reviewing complex and potentially conflicting information and developing well-supported conclusions or recommendations.
• Working knowledge with Alberta’s traffic legislation and roadway laws.

Equivalencies are considered on the basis of

A related university degree supplemented by at least six (6) years of progressively responsible experience in adjudication, investigations, regulatory decision-making, compliance, appeals, policy analysis, or a related field; a related one-year certificate and a minimum of seven (7) years of related experience; or a minimum of eight (8) years of related experience in lieu of formal education.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.

Notes

Additional Position Details:

• Temporary, full-time positions available for terms ranging from 18 to 24 months, 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 December 25 and January 01, (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).
• Successful candidates are expected to begin employment on February 1, 2027. Mandatory Adjudicator Training will commence on February 2, 2027, and may continue for up to four (4) months. Candidates must be available to attend the entire training program, as attendance and successful completion are required conditions of employment and designation.

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 adjudicator, tribunal, and other adjudicative vacancies, including temporary and permanent positions, within the SafeRoads Alberta Branch and across the Administrative Law Programs Division.
• 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.
• Candidates with lesser qualifications may be considered at a lower classification and salary.

Links and information on what we have to offer:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service.
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP)  
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information.
• Professional learning and development.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.

How To Apply

Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.

Candidates are required to apply online. Please see Job Application Resources for more information.

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. For example, January 2006 - June 2009 (part-time). This example is provided for illustrative purposes only. Applicants are encouraged to present their information clearly and thoroughly, using a format that best conveys their experience.

It is recommended applicants who have completed post-secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information.

It is also recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.

Closing Statement

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements.

If you require any further information on this job posting or require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Tomasz Gruszka at tomasz.gruszk@gov.ab.ca.