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Interpretation & Visitor Experience Assistants - Student & Youth

1 month ago


Pender Island, Canada Parks Canada Full time

Parks Canada - Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
North Pender Island (British Columbia), Saturna Island (British Columbia), Sidney (British Columbia)
SU-01, SU-02
Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, 12-14 weeks, from mid-May to end of August 2025
$24.18 per hour (Starting salary. An increase may be offered based on education level and previous Parks Canada experience.)
For further information on the organization, please visit Parks Canada

Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) Program

**Closing date: 5 January 2025 - 23:59, Pacific Time**

Note: It is not required that participants be students.

**Important messages**:
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.

Assessment accommodation

Who can apply? To be eligible to the YESS program, you must be:

- Between 15 and 30 years old; and
- A Canadian citizen, permanent resident or person who has been granted refugee status in Canada.

Note: It is not required that participants be students.

Parks Canada housing is not available for youth/students occupying positions in Sidney or on Pender Island. However, affordable Parks Canada housing may be available for positions on Saturna Island. Youth/students are responsible for their own food, transportation, and other costs.

**Duties**:
INTERPRETATION ASSISTANT (SU-01)
At Parks Canada, presenting, educating and sharing the stories of national parks and historic sites to the public is a key part of what we do. In a typical week as a member of the Interpretation team, you may find yourself at the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea creatively engaging with visitors about the amazing ecosystems found within GINPR; on a weekend you may find yourself preparing in the office then heading out to deliver an entertaining and educational interpretive program at Pender Island, Mayne Island or Sidney Island; or you may attend outreach events in the Gulf Islands community, such as markets or fairs. Every day is an adventure with Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

Your duties will include:

- Delivery of different styles of interpretation programming (e.g., scheduled programs, roving, tabletop, etc.).
- Representing Gulf Islands National Park Reserve at partner venues such as the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea and at outreach events in the island communities.
- Assistance with special events, and programs.
- Responding to public questions, comments and concerns.
- Create engaging social media content. E.g. Facebook, X (formerly known as Twitter).
- VISITOR SERVICES ASSISTANT (SU-02)

Gulf Islands National Park Reserve’s Visitor Services team is looking for individuals who are passionate about the outdoors, demonstrate a high degree of customer service, and are keen on educating visitors about the local natural and cultural history of one of Canada’s most unique places.

As a Visitor Services Attendant, your work is focused on facilitating exceptional national park experiences by:

- interacting with local and international visitors,
- selling camping permits and firewood,
- registering boaters at mooring buoys and docks,
- cleaning and maintaining campgrounds,
- as well as providing information about the park reserve in person, by phone and electronically.

Your daily schedule involves working closely with other team members regularly on evenings and weekends as you travel by vehicle or boat to campgrounds and mooring locations throughout the national park reserve, the majority of which are in stunning and remote island locales.

**Work environment**:
✨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.

As part of the Visitor Experience team, you will deliver meaningful, captivating, and enjoyable interpretive presentations, programs and activities that provide visitors with opportunities to develop meaningful connections to the natural and cultural landscapes of Gulf Islands National Park Reserve.

Are you motivated? Creative and energetic? A strong communicator? Do you enjoy nature and history? A summer job with Parks Canada’s visitor experience team might be right for you

**Intent of the process**:
The intent of this process is to hire students and youth for the summer 2025 (approximately 13 to 15 weeks between May and August, 2025).

**Positions to be filled**: 6

**Information you must provide**:
Your résumé.

EXPERIENCE:

- Experience providing information to and/or resolving complaints/problems for the public.
- Experience working in a team environment.
- Experience working, volunteering, or recreating