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Heritage Presenters are storytellers!
Do you have a passion for nature, history, and culture? Join our interpretation team at Green Gables Heritage Place, Province House National Historic Site or Prince Edward Island National Park.
We are seeking passionate presenters who speak both French and English, who inspire visitors, provide orientation services, lead guided tours, love the outdoors, and serve to meet the needs of any who visit our sites.
You will help visitors connect with these places by:
• Having conversations that foster understanding and appreciation of nature, history and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples
• Making connections between the past and the present
• Delivering programming and guided tours for visitors that is informed, dynamic, and entertaining
Be part of our Parks Canada team on Prince Edward Island, contributing to the enjoyment and protection of world-class destinations.
Find yourself inspired each day by the Island’s beautiful landscapes. The protection of these places is the core of what the Parks Canada team achieves, with care for the culture and environment, and in communicating to our visitors the value of these treasured places.
Diversity and inclusion are at the core of our values. Diverse teams bring different perspectives and creative ideas that benefit our clients, the communities we serve and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from individuals with diverse abilities and from all backgrounds and identities.
The results from this competition may be used to fill term positions at PEI National Park and Green Gables Heritage Place, Province House National Historic Site in 2025 and future operational seasons.
A list of qualified candidates will be established, and may be used to fill similar positions of various tenures (temporary, indeterminate, full-time, part-time) and work locations.
Positions to be filled: Number to be determined
Your résumé.
Contact information for 3 references.
EDUCATION
A secondary school diploma (Gr12) or an acceptable combination of education, training, experience or traditional knowledge relevant to position.
EXPERIENCE
EX1: Experience in paid or volunteer work that requires direct contact and communication with the public
EX2: Experience in delivering information to groups with the purpose of education, engagement, entertainment and/or motivation
Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)
Parks Canada, as required by the Official Languages Act, provides services to visitors in English and French. Qualified candidates must obtain successful second language evaluation results in reading, writing and speaking in their second language (English or French) prior to hiring.
Information on language requirements
ABILITIES
A1: Teamwork - Working collaboratively with others to achieve organizational goals
A2: Communication through interpretation: listening to others and communicating articulately to inform
PERSONAL SUITABILITY
PS1: Communicates effectively
PS2: Personally connects with others
PS3: Exercises sounds judgment
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
AEX1: Experience in theatre/performing arts, heritage interpretation, museum education or story telling
AEX2: Experience working in Prince Edward Island National Park and/or National Historic Sites administered by Parks Canada, PEI
ADDITIONAL KNOWLEDGE
AK1: Knowledge of techniques used when communicating and presenting to the public, such as storytelling, demonstrations, theatre programs or guided programs.
ADDITIONAL ABILITIES
AA1: Ability to play an instrument that is solo and mobile (such as, but not necessarily limited to, the fiddle or guitar)
AA2: Ability to sing and/or dance
AA3: Ability to act and/or perform in character roles
OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
• Work shift-work, weekends, and statutory holidays
• Wear a Parks Canada uniform as per the uniform policy and/or dress in period costume as per Parks Canada requirements
• Work and/or travel in varied terrains, weather conditions, isolated locations and by various means of transportation
• Reliability security clearance status
• Possession of a valid class 5 Driver’s Licence (PEI National Park only)
• Valid First Aid & CPR certification
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
Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.
Parks Canada is committed to the principles of diversity and employment equity under the Employment Equity Act, and strives to ensure that our workforce reflects the diverse nature of Canadian society. We encourage women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of a visible minority group to self-identify in their application.
Only screened in candidates will be contacted for further assessment.
• Written test(s) may be administered.
• Interviews will be conducted.
• Reference checks will be sought.
In accordance with paragraph 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 a legitimate reason to be aware of that information.
Persons who have a priority entitlement as defined by the Parks Canada Agency Priority Policy and Guidelines will be considered first.
Persons who have received pay 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 Kim Frost, Human Resources 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 Government 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.
We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.