Education Interpreter, Maple Syrup Festival
4 weeks ago
**Position Details**:
**Current Rate of Pay**: Min = $23.91/hr, Max = $25.92/hr
**Employment type**: Temporary Contract
**Duration of employment**: 5 weeks
**Hours of work**: Variable, up to 40hrs/week, occasional evening and weekends required
**Work location**: Bruce’s Mill Conservation Area
**Division**: Education and Training
**Business unit**: Education and Training
**Travel**: None
**Remote Work**: None
TRCA’s Maple Syrup Festival - 2023
Each year in Ontario, a remarkable natural event takes place as maple sap, frozen solid over the long, cold winter, starts to thaw and the maple tapping season begins.
Come work on our 2023 Maple Syrup Festival. We have opportunities to work on our demonstrations, on engaging in activitiesand, of course, to talk about real maple syrup Special family fun activities on weekends and March break.
**Work Locations**:
- Bruce’s Mill Conservation Area - 12 vacancies
**By working at TRCA you will**:
- Work outdoors in beautiful natural areas.
- Gain valuable experience working at a conservation authority.
- Get a free Conservation Ontario annual pass.
- Get access to TRCA’s Reciprocal Program (discounts across various Ontario attractions).
**How you will contribute as part of the TRCA team**:
The Education Interpreter delivers hands-on environmental, cultural heritage, nature and recreation programs to visitors and visitor groups at Bruce’s Mill during the Maple Syrup Festival.
The Education Interpreter plays an active role in customer service ensuring all visitors and external clients have a positive experience.
**Major Responsibilities**:
**Perform the following tasks under general supervision**:
- Learns program content to be able to effectively deliver interactive programs to various audiences.
- Guides and leads visitors and visitor groups along the Maple Syrup Trail to educate them about the historical process of making maple syrup and related topics.
- Leads a station along the Maple Syrup Trail and delivers interactive programming during the festival
- Provides support in program development by sharing knowledge of the content
- Ensures program equipment and supplies are well maintained, clean and appropriately stored
- Follows all safety policies, operating procedures and guidelines as outlined in TRCA Safety Procedures.
**What will you need to succeed**:
Education (degree/diploma/certifications)
- Actively pursuing or possess a post-secondary degree/diploma in a related field.
- Active and current First Aid and CPR certificate is an asset
Experience
- Two years’ experience working with children in a group setting.
- Experience working with large groups in delivering programs and activities required.
- Previous experience delivering environmental, nature or historical programs.
Knowledge/Skill/Ability
- Strong public speaking and communication skills
- Excellent organization and time management skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with colleagues
- Ability to deliver programs to audiences of various ages, adapting style to ensure audience appropriateness
- Advanced knowledge of natural history, maple syrup production or environmental related disciplines is an asset
- Strong customer service skills
- Willingness to wear uniform or possibly costume related to programs as required
- Successful completion of a Vulnerable Sector Screening is required
While the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) thanks all applicants for their interest, only those under consideration will be contacted for interviews. Please be advised that successful incumbent(s) may be required to undergo a vulnerable sector screening and/or driver’s abstract check as a part of the final step in the hiring process.
Personal information you provide through the TRCA recruitment, selection and onboarding process is collected under the authority of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.27. Collection of this personal information is necessary for the proper administration of this recruitment process for employment and volunteer positions with TRCA. Personal information is protected from disclosure pursuant to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Any questions regarding this collection activity should be directed to the Supervisor of Records, 101 Exchange Avenue, Vaughan, Ontario, L4K 5R6, (416) 661-6600 extension 5216.
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