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$16.84 High School
$20.80 to $26.46 University/College
Salary to be determined at time of hire and based on current academic level and previous work history with the Government of Canada. https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/pay/rates-pay/student-rates-pay.html
Parks Canada is a champion of the Youth Employment and Skill Strategy (YESS), and is committed to helping youth, particularly those facing barriers to employment, build their work experience. In support of this initiative, preference may be given to qualified candidates who self-identify as indigenous youth, black and other racialized youth, 2SLGBTQI+ youth, youth with disabilities, youth who are early leavers from high school, youth living in low-income households, youth experiencing houselessness or precarious housing, and youth living in rural, remote, Northern, or fly-in communities.
Students will work on the Resource Conservation Team, providing support to a variety of wildlife and vegetation programs. Students typically work in groups, and are split between 90% fieldwork, and 10% office work. Fieldwork often requires the ability to hike up to 15km a day while carrying heavy equipment to remote locations within the park. Students must bring strong communication and teamwork skills to plan and complete their field tasks. Successful students are adaptable as field work plans often change due to unforeseen weather or equipment challenges. Duties may include:
• Assisting invasive plant monitoring and control (e.g. mechanical and chemical methods) while wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (e.g. masks and goggles).
• Conducting vegetation sampling using Robel poles, quadrats, and vegetation keys
• Supporting native prairie restoration activities such as seed collection and restoration field monitoring.
• Assisting burrowing owl monitoring, greater-short horned lizard surveys, rodent disease monitoring, and native songbird monitoring.
• Conduct data entry, clean field equipment, process native plant seeds, process invertebrate samples, and classify wildlife camera monitoring photos.
Grasslands National Park is a relatively young park which was established in 1981. With over 30 rare or protected species, free roaming bison, and fossilized dinosaur bones, it is a unique location to gain valuable work experience. On a normal summer day in Grasslands National Park you can encounter vivid flowering cacti, walk through majestic rolling hills, and listen to coyotes sing at dawn. Grasslands National Park also hosts interesting visitor experience events that students can attend including Fossil Fever and Beyond the Big Dipper.
Grasslands National Park is composed of two distinct sections: the West and the East Block. The head office is based out of the village of Val Marie, which is a 10-to-30-minute drive to the West Block and a 2-hour drive to the East Block. Staff must find their own accommodations, and there are a limited number of houses to rent for a reasonable price. While the majority of the work will be based out of Val Marie, some overnight camping or stays at Parks Canada accommodations may be needed for work taking place in the East Block. Weather conditions can be extreme in southwest Saskatchewan and students need to be prepared for cool mornings and hot daytime temperatures.
Positions to be filled: Number to be determined
Your résumé.
A full-time student currently enrolled in an accredited institution; currently recognized as having full-time student status by the academic institution in which you are presently enrolled.
Various language requirements
English Essential and/or Bilingual Imperative (--B/--B)
Information on language requirements
OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Willingness to wear a Parks Canada uniform
Willingness to work irregular hours, overtime, weekends and/or statutory holidays
Willingness to work and/or travel in varied terrain, weather conditions, isolated locations and by various means of transportation.
Reliability Status security clearance
Obtain and maintain valid class 5 driver’s license or equivalent throughout your employment.
The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.
Information on employment equity
The Parks Canada Agency is established as a separate employer in the Federal Public Service under the Financial Administration Act. Persons appointed to the Agency remain to be part of the Public Service. The Parks Canada Agency operates under its own human resources framework, outside the Public Service Employment Act, and in line with the values of fairness, competence and respect, and its operating principles.
In accordance with Article 8(2)(a) of the Privacy Act, information or material, whether provided directly by the candidate or otherwise obtained by the selection board, used during the selection process for the purpose of assessing a candidate may be used as part of the selection review and recourse processes. Such relevant information may be provided to third parties, such as other candidates or their representatives, who have legitimate reasons to be aware of that information.
Persons who have a priority entitlement as defined by the Parks Canada Agency Priority and Guidelines will be considered first.
Persons who have received an overpayment in lieu of unfulfilled surplus period, a Transition Support Measure (TSM) or an Educational Allowance and are re-appointed to the Parks Canada Agency are required to reimburse an amount corresponding to the period from the effective date of such reappointment or hiring, to the end of the original period for which the TSM and education allowance was paid. Please contact Leanne Carlson, Human Resource Manager, if you are one of these individuals to find out how this applies to your particular situation.
Persons who are in receipt of a Canadian Public Service pension and are considering this employment opportunity with the Parks Canada Agency, should contact the PWGSC Public Service Pension Centre (1-800-561-7930) in order to determine the impact of an appointment on their pension benefit entitlements.
Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.