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  • Subway and Light Rail Trainsit Operators

    Legacy duties

    • Operate subway or rail transit vehicles as part of two-person crew
    • Observe signals at crossings and arrival and departure points
    • Operate controls to open and close transit vehicle doors
    • Report delays, malfunctions and accidents to control unit
    • Direct passengers during emergency evacuation procedures.

  • Supervisors, Electronics Manufacturing

    Legacy duties

    • Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of workers who assemble, fabricate, inspect and test electronic and electromechanical assemblies, subassemblies, parts and components
    • Establish methods to meet work schedules and co-ordinate work activities with other departments
    • Resolve work problems and recommend work measures to improve productivity
    • Requisition materials and supplies
    • Train workers in job duties, safety procedures and company policies and recommend personnel actions such as hirings and promotions
    • Ensure safety rules and regulations are followed
    • Prepare production and other reports
    • May set up machines and equipment
    • Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of related helpers and labourers.

  • Secretaries (Except Legal and Medical)

    Legacy duties

    • Prepare, key in, edit and proofread correspondence, invoices, presentations, brochures, publications, reports and related material from shorthand, machine dictation and handwritten copy using computers
    • Open and distribute incoming regular and electronic mail and other material and co-ordinate the flow of information internally and with other departments and organizations
    • Schedule and confirm appointments and meetings of employer
    • Order office supplies and maintain inventory
    • Answer telephone and electronic enquiries and relay telephone calls and messages
    • Set up and maintain manual and computerized information filing systems
    • Determine and establish office procedures
    • Greet visitors, ascertain nature of business and direct visitors to employer or appropriate person
    • Record and prepare minutes of meetings
    • Arrange travel schedules and make reservations
    • May compile data, statistics and other information and may conduct research
    • May organize conferences
    • May supervise and train other staff in procedures and in use of current software.

  • Speech-Language Pathologists

    Legacy duties

    • Administer tests and examinations and observe patients to diagnose and evaluate speech, voice, resonance, language, cognitive-linguistic and swallowing disorders
    • Plan and implement remedial programs to correct speech, language and voice disorders
    • Establish group and personalized care plans working as a member of an interdisciplinary team
    • Conduct research on speech and other communication disorders and on the development and design of diagnostic procedures and devices
    • May instruct students and other health care personnel.

  • Social Workers

    Legacy duties

    • Interview clients individually, in families, or in groups, to assess their situation and problems and determine the types of services required
    • Provide counsel and therapy to assist clients in developing skills to deal with and resolve their social and personal problems
    • Plan programs of assistance for clients including referral to agencies that provide financial assistance, legal aid, housing, medical treatment and other services
    • Investigate cases of child abuse or neglect and take authorized protective action when necessary
    • Serve as members on interdisciplinary teams of professionals working with client groups
    • Act as advocates for client groups in the community, lobby for solutions to problems directly affecting client groups and develop prevention and intervention programs to meet community needs
    • Develop or advise on social policy legislation, conduct social research and assist in community development
    • Provide mediation services and psychosocial assessments
    • Evaluate the effectiveness of counselling and social programs
    • May provide public education and consultation to professionals or groups regarding counselling services, issues and methods
    • May supervise other social workers.
    • Social workers may specialize in fields of practice such as child welfare, family services, corrections, gerontology or addictions.

  • Sports Officials and Referees

    Legacy duties

    • Officiate at sporting events or athletic competitions to maintain standards of play and to ensure that game rules and safety regulations are observed
    • Record lapsed time and keep scores during events or competitions
    • Judge the performance of competitors, award points, impose penalties for infractions and determine results
    • Compile scores and other athletic records
    • Establish and maintain rapport with coaches, players and organizing committees
    • Verify credentials of athletes or animals engaged in sports or related special events and respond to written protests.

  • Stationary Engineers and Auxiliary Equipment Operators

    Legacy duties

    • Operate automated or computerized control systems, stationary engines and auxiliary equipment such as boilers, turbines, generators, pumps, compressors, pollution control devices and other equipment to provide heat, ventilation, refrigeration, light and power for buildings, industrial plants and other work sites
    • Monitor and inspect plant equipment, computer terminals, switches, valves, gauges, alarms, meters and other instruments to measure temperature, pressure and fuel flow, to detect leaks or other equipment malfunctions and to ensure plant equipment is operating at maximum efficiency
    • Analyze and record instrument readings and equipment malfunctions
    • Troubleshoot and perform corrective action and minor repairs to prevent equipment or system failure
    • Clean and lubricate generators, turbines, pumps and compressors and perform other routine equipment maintenance duties using appropriate lubricants and hand, power and precision tools
    • Maintain a daily log of operation, maintenance and safety activities, and write reports about plant operation
    • May assist in the development of operation, maintenance and safety procedures.

  • Registered Nurses

    Legacy duties

    • Assess patients to identify appropriate nursing interventions
    • Collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary health team to plan, implement, co-ordinate and evaluate patient care in consultation with patients and their families
    • Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician or according to established policies and protocols
    • Monitor, assess, address, document and report symptoms and changes in patients' conditions
    • Operate or monitor medical apparatus or equipment
    • Assist in surgery and other medical procedures
    • May supervise licensed practical nurses and other nursing staff
    • May develop and implement discharge planning process on admission of patients
    • May teach and counsel patients and their families on health-related issues in collaboration with other health care providers.
    • Registered nurses may specialize in areas such as surgery, obstetrics care, psychiatric care, critical care, pediatrics, geriatrics, community health, occupational health, emergency care, rehabilitation or oncology.
    • Nurse practitioners are independent care providers with a broader scope of practice relative to registered nurses.
    • Occupational health nurses develop and implement employee health education programs and provide registered nursing care in private businesses and industry.
    • Community health nurses provide health education and registered nursing care in public health units and through home visits, manage complex home care cases, participate in community needs assessment and program development, conduct disease screening and deliver immunization programs.
    • Psychiatric nurses provide nursing care, supportive counselling and life skills programming to patients in psychiatric hospitals, mental health clinics, long-term care facilities and community-based settings.
    • Nursing consultants provide consultative services to institutes, associations and health care organizations regarding issues and concerns relevant to the nursing profession and nursing practice.
    • Nursing researchers engaged in research activities related to nursing are self-employed or are employed by hospitals, public and private organizations and governments.
    • Clinical nurses provide leadership, advice and counsel on the provision of research-based care for specific patient groups within the care of particular health care organizations.

  • Secondary School Teachers

    Legacy duties

    • Prepare subject material for presentation to students according to an approved curriculum
    • Teach students using a systematic plan of lectures, discussions, audio-visual presentations, and laboratory, shop and field studies
    • Assign and correct homework
    • Prepare, administer and correct tests
    • Evaluate progress, determine individual needs of students and discuss results with parents and school officials
    • Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help
    • Participate in staff meetings, educational conferences and teacher training workshops
    • May advise students on course selection and on vocational and personal matters
    • May supervise student teachers.
    • Secondary school teachers may specialize in such areas as mathematics, English, French, special education or second language instruction. Secondary school teachers of vocational and trades subjects may specialize in areas such as hairdressing or auto mechanics.

  • Retail and Wholesale Buyers

    Legacy duties

    • Purchase merchandise for resale by retail or wholesale establishments
    • Review requirements of establishment and determine quantity and type of merchandise to purchase
    • Study market reports, trade periodicals and sales promotion materials and visit trade shows, showrooms, factories and product design events
    • Select the merchandise which best fits the establishment's requirements
    • Interview suppliers and negotiate prices, discounts, credit terms and transportation arrangements
    • Oversee distribution of merchandise to outlets and maintain adequate stock levels
    • Establish and maintain contact with suppliers
    • Supervise the work of other retail buyers.
    • Retail and wholesale buyers may specialize in a particular merchandise line.