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When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.
We will accept on-line applications received via the Public Service Resourcing System (GCJobs site) or via email at . If you are applying by email: you will need to provide a cover letter outlining how you meet each of the “Essential Qualifications”. You must provide specific examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and the experience requirements listed under "Essential Qualifications".
We can’t make any assumptions about your experience. Simply saying you have the required qualifications or listing your current duties is not enough. Instead, provide concrete and detailed examples that clearly explain where, when, and how you gained the experience. We’ll only use your résumé as a secondary source of information. If you don’t clearly demonstrate you have the required experience, we won’t ask for additional information and you may be screened out.
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Since management may decide to view job applications at any time, it is best to submit your application as soon as possible.
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If at any point you are struggling with your application or have questions about what we are asking for, please reach out to one of the contacts listed at the bottom of this poster.
This position provides cleaning and sanitation services to Parks Canada buildings and offices. Visitors to Parks Canada sites, rank clean bathrooms as one of the most important aspects that enhance their visitor experience.
🏆 Parks Canada is proud to be recognized by Forbes as one of Canada's Best Employers.
Why work at Parks Canada?
⚖️ Work-life balance: We prioritize your well-being with an organizational culture and policies that support a balanced lifestyle.
📚 Training and professional development: Our commitment to continuous learning ensures you can grow and advance in your career.
🌄 Beautiful work locations: With offices and sites in some of Canada's most breathtaking landscapes, your work environment may be as inspiring as the work itself.
↗️ Transfer and promotion opportunities: We provide room for career growth, with opportunities to explore diverse roles within Parks Canada.
Parks Canada is a federal government agency responsible for the protection and presentation of Canada’s outstanding natural and cultural resources through a system of national parks, national marine conservation areas and national historic sites in all regions of Canada.
Anticipatory/Seasonal/Term
Part-time work can be considered.
This process is intended to fill existing vacancy(ies) and may be used to fill anticipated seasonal vacancy(ies) with the same work description.
This process is an inventory. We will be extracting the first round of applications for the 2025 operational season on June 20, 2025.
This process will be used to create a pool of qualified candidates to staff similar positions with various tenures, security levels or linguistic profiles in same or other parts of the country.
In support of achieving a representative workforce, preference may be given to qualified candidates who self-identify as belonging to an employment equity group such as Indigenous, Visible Minorities, or Persons with Disabilities.
*We will conduct an initial screening of applications on June 20, 2025.*
Positions to be filled: Number to be determined
Your résumé.
Contact information for 3 references.
EXPERIENCE
• Experience cleaning in a commercial or institutional environment.
• Experience working on a team.
English essential
Information on language requirements
KNOWLEDGE
• Knowledge of how to read and follow instructions for the use of cleaning products.
• Knowledge of health and safety procedures.
ABILITIES
• Client Focused: Providing service excellence to internal and external clients.
• Initiative: Dealing with situations and issues proactively and persistently, seizing opportunities that arise.
• Problem solving: Identifying problems and the solutions to them.
• Communications: Ability to communicate clearly.
• Team work: Ability to navigate relationships with coworkers in a respectful and professional manner.
PERSONAL SUITABILITY
• Makes things happen.
• Exercise sound judgment.
• Communicates effectively.
• Takes responsibility.
• Effective interpersonal relationships.
Reliability Status security clearance
Possess and maintain a valid Class 5 driver’s license or equivalent.
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.
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.
Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice.
You may be assessed using a variety of assessment tools, such as, but not limited to: written exams, interviews, reference checks, report examples etc. Please note that your overall conduct and communications, including email correspondence, throughout the entire process may be used in the assessment of qualifications.
Tips for applicants:
• Please provide complete and thorough details of your education and experience.
• Do not assume that the screening board has any previous knowledge of your background, qualifications, or work history. You must be specific and provide concrete examples/details for each Experience element, as applications will be screened only on the information provided.
• Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being screened out of the competition.
We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.