We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.
🏆 The Parks Canada team is proud to be recognized by Forbes as one of Canada's Best Employers (2024).
📢 We will only accept online applications received via the jobs.gc.ca site.
Persons who are unable to apply on-line must contact the person listed below prior to the closing date.
For tips to navigate the application process step by step, refer to the following short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GW7P3g9hhI.
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.
📢 Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates must include in their application a valid email address and ensure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure that any changes to their personal information be provided to the email address indicated on this job advertisement.
• Organize and provide administrative services in Townsites and Realty.
• Complete administrative documentation/requests and apply Agency and central agency administrative policies, directives and procedures.
• Attend and document governance meetings, compose summary documents, summarize information from various sources.
• Compose administrative memos and correspondence; input/format documents, reports, tables and presentations; provide quality control services; and review documents, reports and correspondence.
• Analyze operational requirements; evaluate and propose solutions to deal with administrative issues and requirements; and propose modifications to internal administrative procedures and practices.
Our dedicated, multidisciplinary teams work together to maintain and improve our unique infrastructure to ensure long-term environmental sustainability, conservation of built heritage, and great visitor experiences.
Top reasons to work for Parks Canada:
⚖️ Work-life balance
📅 Paid vacation and leave
💰 Pension and retirement benefits
🩺Health and dental benefits
📚 Training and professional development
🏞️ Working in beautiful locations
🤝 Diverse and inclusive workplaces
The results of this process will be used to fill a term vacancy and may be used in the future to fill permanent or temporary vacancies that may arise at the Administrative Services Officer I (AS 01) group and level, in the same, or other, areas within the Parks Canada Agency with full or part-time hours for various tenures, such as: Indeterminate, Term, Acting Assignment or Assignment at level, depending on status of the selected candidate.
Positions to be filled: 1
Your résumé.
Contact information for 3 references.
Failure to clearly demonstrate in your application how you meet the Education and Experience factors found on the Statement of Qualifications may result in the rejection of your application.
EDUCATION
• A secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training, and/or experience in a field relevant to the position being staffed.
EXPERIENCE
• Recent* experience in providing administrative support services in an office environment including activities such as creating and maintaining electronic and paper files, scheduling, preparing and revising routine reports, financial tracking and entry, correspondence and responding to request for information
• Experience providing client service in a front-line setting, representing the authority having jurisdiction
• Experience working in a fast-paced office environment
* Recent experience is defined as normally acquired within approximately the past two (2) years. Please indicate when and for how long you acquired your experience.
English essential
Information on language requirements
KNOWLEDGE
• Knowledge of administrative procedures and practices
ABILITIES
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to research, gather and assemble information from different sources
• Ability to efficiently use email, Internet and standard office software (i.e. MS Word, MS Excel)
• Ability to verify information for completeness and accuracy
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
PERSONAL SUITABILITY
• Exercises sound judgment
• Personally connects with people
• Makes things happen
• Takes responsibility
OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
• Willingness to wear a Parks Canada uniform
• Willingness to work irregular hours, overtime, weekends and/or statutory holidays and provincial/territorial holidays
• Willingness to travel throughout the Lake Louise, Yoho & Kootenay Field Unit and in various weather conditions
• Obtain and maintain Reliability Status security clearance. Learn more about Security Screening (https://parks.canada.ca/agence-agency/emplois-jobs/securite-security).
• Possession and maintenance of a valid class 5 driver’s licence*** or provincial equivalent.
***A non-learner graduated driver’s licence might be considered.
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
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.
Parks Canada 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. Parks Canada 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.
Each person is 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.