Recruitment posting
Premier's Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities
Competition #: 878
Ministry : Assisted Living and Social Services
Opening Date : 2026/03/19
closing Date : 2026/04/01
Role : Public Member
The Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services (ALSS) is seeking applications from individuals interested in serving as a Public Member of the Premier’s Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities (PCSPD).
The Government of Alberta (GoA) is committed to engaging Albertans on how provincial policies and programs can best meet their needs and creates advisory boards as one ongoing method to hear from citizens. The Premier’s Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities (Council) is one of these boards.
- Created under the Premier’s Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities Act (1988), the Council is an advisory agency accountable to the Premier through the Minister of ALSS.
- Council is responsible for providing advice regarding equal opportunities for persons with disabilities to engage in the life of the province.
- The Council will act strategically to ensure that a disability perspective is provided to help inform or revise key government policies and/or programs.
- The Council is established solely for the purpose of providing advice to the GoA, with no authority over budget or staff.
- The board has a total of 15 appointments. This consists of one Chair, one Vice-Chair, up to two MLAs, and 11 additional members.
Accountabilities of the role:
- Public Member:
- Engage with their communities and networks to develop an understanding of issues that impact people with disabilities in Alberta and bring emerging issues or trends to the attention of the council.
- Three year appointment.
As Public Member, you will demonstrate the following:
- Be a person with a disability, have a family member with a disability, or have a strong connection to or have worked within the disability community.
- Proven leadership skills at the community or provincial level.
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically as well as to inspire and motivate others.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships and partnerships.
- Strong connections at the local level to the disability community, stakeholders, and service agencies.
- The ability to clearly convey and receive messages that meet the needs of diverse groups.
- Demonstrated success achieving results and maintaining flexibility in adapting to changes in the external environment.
- Expertise in identifying issues and assessing options and implications before providing advice.
- Experience working within a council or board model structure, or working cooperatively and productively within a in a diverse team environment where collaboration and cohesive team work are essential.
- Proven competency with Microsoft Suite, Google Suite, videoconferencing tools and systems, email and internet. Proficiency with any adaptive software and/or devices needed for computer access or document creation.
- Lived experience as, and/or experience working with person(s) with disabilities, immigrant(s), individual(s) experiencing poverty, youth, and Indigenous (person) communities.
- Knowledge or experience within the Arts and Culture sector is as asset.
The GoA is committed to offering qualified Albertans the opportunity to be considered as public members on Alberta’s public agencies, boards and commissions. To help ensure that Albertans are well-represented on boards, we invite applicants from all backgrounds who embody a range of knowledge, skills and expertise to apply.
- This is a volunteer position. Council members may receive remuneration for time spent on Council business.
- Remuneration rates for Council members are: $164 for up to and including four hours, or $290 for over four hours and up to and including eight hours in any day, or $427 for over eight hours in any day, spent on the business of the committee.
- Based on Part A of the Committee Remuneration Order (O.C. 466/2007).
- Council members may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses necessarily incurred while performing their duties in accordance with the Government of Alberta's Travel, Meal and Hospitality Expense Policy.
- Time commitment varies. Council meets in person at least twice a year in Calgary or Edmonton; these meetings are typically two days in length. Other meetings are held by videoconference and are typically held during weekday office hours.
- Excluding the two-day meetings, the time commitment is approximately 10 to 15 hours per month averaged over a 12-month period.
In addition to your cover letter and resume, we require a biography. Click HERE to download the biography form.
In your cover letter, please share your lived experience with disabilities, your vision of the opportunity for full and equal participation in society and your experience with these following groups:
- persons with disabilities,
- represent the lifespan and range of disabilities,
- representation from locations outside of Edmonton and Calgary,
- Indigenous peoples,
- ethno-cultural groups,
- the business or industry sector, and
- age and gender balance will also be considered.
Once the forms are completed, save them to your PC. When you click on submit application, you will be prompted to upload additional documents. Drag and drop or upload your completed biography form and others requested into the ‘Drop files below or click to upload’ section.
The posting may be used to fill current and future public agency vacancies.
Executive Search, Alberta Public Service Commission.
Phone: 780-408-8460
Carefully read the Recruitment Posting and the Position Profile to ensure this is an appropriate opportunity for you. Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements.
Online applications are preferred. To apply, click on the 'apply' button, create or sign into your account in the ePAAS system; upload your resume, view the listing under Current Opportunities and click on 'submit application'. The uploaded resume will be automatically attached.
Provide a short 4 line biography using the Biography template found under additional documents section. Your biography should include your name, current work experience, board/committee experience and relevant education. Please note that biographies may be edited for length and clarity.
Once your biography and other required form(s) are completed, save it to your PC. When you hit 'submit application', you will be prompted to upload additional documents. Drag and drop (or upload) your completed cover letter, biography and other form(s) into the 'Drop files below or click to upload' section before clicking the 'apply' button.
If you are unable to apply online, please submit a cover letter and resume, quoting the recruitment posting competition number, to the contact provided on the posting. We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to assess which candidates' qualifications most closely match the agency's requirements. Only those selected for interviews will be contacted to advance to the next step in the appointment process. You can check the status of each competition on-line at https://www.alberta.ca/public-agencies.cfm.
The personal information collected through the Electronic Public Agency Appointment System (ePAAS) will be used to administer and manage recruitment for current and future public agency appointment opportunities. This personal information collection is authorized under section 8(1)(2) of the Government Organization Act, and is being managed in accordance with section 4(c) of the Protection of Privacy Act (POPA). If you have questions about this collection of personal information, you may contact the Public Agency Secretariat at 780-644-5438 or by email at: PASinfo@gov.ab.ca
Please Note: Successful applicants will have the following information about them made publicly available on the Public Agency Secretariat Website: name, biography, public agency, and position title.