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• Please provide complete and thorough details of your education and experience.
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• Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being screened out of the competition.
Based out of the town site of Waskesiu Lake in the heart of Prince Albert National Park, Saskatchewan, members of the interpretation team present a variety of engaging educational programs and experiences, including school programs, guided hikes, art projects, performances, skill demonstrations, and more! Program topics include the flora and fauna of the park, local history and culture, park conservation work, outdoor skills, and safety.
Heritage Presenters (GT-01s) take the lead on delivering these guided interpretive programs as well as staff the Nature Centre (a nature museum with interactive exhibits in a heritage building). Spend your spring and summer outdoors facilitating memorable experiences with the public!
Do you like to facilitate participatory experiences that help visitors discover and explore their connections to Canada’s protected places? Do you like to talk with and listen to people, so you can learn what most excites and inspires them to take action to protect these places? If so, then this job might be for you!
Prince Albert National Park is in Treaty 6 territory and the homeland of the Métis, in a region of Saskatchewan many don’t picture when they think of this province: the heart of the northern boreal forest. An hour’s drive north of the city of Prince Albert, or 2.5 hours from Saskatoon, it is a land of lakes surrounded by conifer and aspen trees. The town site of Waskesiu Lake is a small collection of residences and businesses on the shore of a sandy beach and a lake that stretches off into the horizon. Elk are a common sight in town. Coyotes and wolves can be heard howling at night. Many people come to camp for a few days or a few weeks at a time, in one of front country campgrounds, or escaping into the backcountry on foot or in canoes to more remote campsites. Many visitors have been coming to the park for generations, drawn back year after year like migrating birds. Visitation is busiest in the summer months, with significant visitation in the spring and fall too.
Diversity and inclusion are at the core of our values. Diverse teams bring different perspectives and creative ideas that benefit our audiences, the communities we serve and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from individuals with diverse abilities and from all backgrounds and identities.
A list of qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions within Parks Canada Agency, whose tenure could vary depending on the position being staffed (i.e. determinate period or indeterminate) and whose language requirements, linguistic profiles and security requirements could also vary.
Positions to be filled: Number to be determined
Your résumé.
Contact information for 3 references.
EDUCATION:
• A secondary school diploma or acceptable combination of education, training and experience.
OR
• Land-based/Indigenous knowledge; AND
• A minimum of eight (8) months’ experience working in the fields of outreach, communications, interpretation or education
Proof of education will be required at time of interview.
EXPERIENCE:
Experience in paid or volunteer work that entailed direct contact and communication with the public.
Various language requirements
• English essential
• Bilingual – Imperative (--B/--B) (Oral proficiency in French)
Information on language requirements
ABILITIES:
● Communicates effectively (oral)
PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
● Demonstrating integrity and respect.
● Thinking things through.
● Working effectively with others.
● Showing initiative and being action oriented.
The following qualifications may be applied and/or assessed because they are beneficial in carrying out the duties of the position. They may be used in screening, assessment or determining right fit for this selection process, so please describe how you meet any of the following criteria:
• Experience in one or more of the following: heritage interpretation, education, museums, public speaking, performing arts, or storytelling
• Experience with the Plains Cree, Woods Cree, Michif, Dene, or Dakota languages; working with or within Indigenous communities; and/or delivering Indigenous cultural programs;
• Knowledge of the natural and cultural history specific to Prince Albert National Park
Security Screening: Obtain and maintain Reliability Status Clearance.
Obtain and maintain valid class 5 license.
OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
The position requires the incumbent to have:
● Willingness to work irregular hours, overtime, weekends and/or statutory holidays and provincial holidays, when required.
● Willingness to work outdoors in natural environments in varied terrain and conditions, including but not limited to heat, rain and smoky conditions.
● Willingness to wear a Parks Canada uniform and required protective clothing.
● Be capable of using moderate to medium physical effort to carry out work tasks.
● Has reliable transportation to get to and from the workplace.
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.
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🏆 The Parks Canada team is proud to be recognized by Forbes as one of Canada's Best Employers (2024).
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 continue to be part of the Public Service. The Parks Canada Agency operates under its own human resources framework outside of the Public Service Employment Act and in line with values of fairness, competence and respect, and its operating principles.
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 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.