Nova Scotia Government Hiring Slows in October

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Public Works staffs up for winter

Public Works hired 24 people, up from 17 in September. Twenty of them are road crew: seven Equipment Operators, four Operators, a Winter Operator, an Operator/Crewperson, and seven Crewpersons and Division Crewpersons. The other four are an Engineering Aide, an Autobody Technician Apprentice, a Driver Records Assessor, and an Inspector.

Another 17 people returned to the Public Works directory after dropping off in earlier months, most of them Equipment Operators, Division Crewpersons, and Mechanics. Wayne Fitzgerald went from Equipment Operator (Casual) to Supervisor, and Logan Blackwood moved from Business Services Clerk to Maintenance Planner.

Social Development still hires the most

Opportunities and Social Development hired 29 people, the most of any department for the fourth month running, down from 36. Six were hired as Social Workers, two as Child Protection Social Workers, and one as a Permanent Care Social Worker. The Intense Planning and Support Coordinator team added five, including Gordana Kolic as IPSC Team Lead. Income Assistance and employment support added three caseworkers. The department also recorded 40 departures, the most of any department, and 10 returns. Thomas Griffiths moved from Operations Lead to Manager of Operation Support.

Justice fills sheriff and court roles, and promotes a Deputy Chief Sheriff

Justice hired 20 people, down from 33. Six Deputy Sheriff listings appeared, two of which replaced existing listings for the same people. The rest was court work: three Clerk 2s, a Court Officer, a Justice Officer, a Probation Officer, and a Victim Services Navigator. Tina Melanson Stubbert joined as Prothonotary and Registrar of Probate, Stacey Raymond as Registrar of Probate, and Kara Robinson as Supervisor of Court Administration and Judicial Support.

Among existing staff, Andrew Lantz went from Sheriff Inspector to Deputy Chief Sheriff. Nicolle Lovett moved from Restorative Justice Coordinator to Director. Dean Goudie went from Indigenous Victim Case Coordinator to Manager Regional Service Delivery, and Kehinde Akintola from Correctional Officer to Captain. Seven Correctional Officer listings came off the directory, one of them Geoff Hall, who now appears as a Deputy Sheriff. Three Correctional Officers returned.

Natural Resources closes the park season

Natural Resources had 26 departures against 5 hires, the largest net loss of any department. Eight of the departures were Park Attendants and three were fire crew. Ten people returned, nine of them Maintenance Workers. Rachel Henderson, Director, Policy and Corporate Services, is no longer listed. New hires include Sean Basquill as Ecosystem Scientist and a GIS Officer, a Survey Technician, a Clerk 2, and a Park Attendant/Relief Clerk.

Executive Council reworks research and labour relations titles

Lisa Sanderson moved from Senior Advisor, Research and Analytics to Director, Strategic Insights and Delivery. Kasey Connely returned to the directory as Senior Advisor, Research & Analytics. On the labour relations side, Angela Kidney's title went from Senior Executive Director to Senior Executive Director, Labour Relations, and Katie Conrad is now Senior Labour Relations Consultant. Executive Council also added two Cabinet Committee Coordinators: Steve Dionisio-Louro, and Mridhula Dhivyan, previously an Office Administrative Coordinator at Municipal Affairs.

A new director for Home and Community Care

Caroline Read, listed last month as Program Manager at Seniors and Long-Term Care, now appears as Director, Home and Community Care. The department also hired Gabrielle Mullins as Program Manager and Julia Steele as Project Lead.

Cyber Security hires a product director for early years

Carrie MacDonald joined Cyber Security and Digital Solutions as Product Director, Early Years Modernization. The department also hired Gary Carter as Manager, Platform Operations, Britt Snow as Senior Policy Analyst, and two Technical Specialists. Liz Devine moved from Change Lead to Program Manager - ICM, and Ishan Patel from Platform Architect to Forward Deployed Architect. On the way out were Justin Haynes, Firewall Operations Manager, and Duncan Kelly, Senior Technical Architect.

The Fire Marshal moves to Emergency Management

Jamie Young, reported last month as Acting Fire Marshal at Municipal Affairs, now appears under Emergency Management with the same title. Emergency Management also lost two senior staff: Nancy Rondeaux, Executive Director, and Alison MacDonald, Manager of Policy.

Other senior departures

Toby Balch, Director of Energy Sector Development, left Energy. Curtis Whiley, Program Director, left Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage. At Justice, Naomi Pearson, Project Manager Death Review Committees, and Michelle Tomchuk, Death Review Project & Committee Manager, are no longer listed. Finance and Treasury Board lost two managers, Jamie Brown and Emily MacDonald. At Health and Wellness, Muhammad Azam, Executive Director of Primary, Urgent, and Emergency Care, returned to the directory.

Month-over-Month

New Hires by Department

Plus new hires across Labour, Skills and Immigration (4), Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage (3), Energy (3), Finance and Treasury Board (3), Seniors and Long-Term Care (3), Executive Council (2), Health and Wellness (2), Legislative Services (2), Office of Addictions and Mental Health (2), Agriculture (1), Emergency Management (1), Environment and Climate Change (1), Office of Equity and Anti-Racism (1), and Office of the Ombudsman (1).

Title Changes by Department

Plus title changes across Growth and Development (2), Natural Resources (2), Agriculture (1), Education and Early Childhood Development (1), Health and Wellness (1), Public Service Commission (1), and Service Nova Scotia (1).

Departures and Returns

185 people left the directory and 55 returned. Departments with the most departures:

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