Coastal Stewards

Parks Canada - Coastal BC Field Unit
Pacific Rim (Ucluelet) (British Columbia)
SU-01 - Student & Youth
Full-time work for May to August 2025 / 37.5 hours per week
$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

**Closing date: 2 February 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, 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. Applicants are responsible for their own housing, food, transportation and other costs. Applicants are responsible for their own transportation to and from work.

Employees will be required to cover all travel expenses to and from the location of work.

**Duties**:
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve is seeking independent and highly motivated students to work within a team of Coastal Stewards in the Resource Conservation department. These stewards will also collaborate with Visitor Experience, Visitor Safety, and other team members, as required for their work. The primary duties are to patrol the coastal areas of the Long Beach Unit to provide prevention and education messaging related to common coastal risk factors to visitors. Duties will include assisting in delivering coastal safety/CoastSmart programs through prevention, education, and outreach activities. The students will engage visitors, stakeholders and outdoor enthusiasts to promote personal preparedness and encourage safe practice of outdoor activities.

Coastal Stewards will be exposed to significant visitor safety incidents. The team provides early incident recognition, reports emergency situations to higher trained response staff, and provides scene support during serious incidents.

As part of our fun and dynamic team, you will be ensuring compliance with Parks Canada regulations throughout their shifts. Ultimately our goal is to provide a safe aquatic environment and a quality visitor experience for all park reserve users. This is a fast paced, challenging and engaging work environment. You will be working outdoors in all conditions, with variable shifts. If you enjoy working outside while promoting coastal safety, and feel that your knowledge, skills and abilities would be a good fit for this position, we would like to hear from you

**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.

Are you motivated and energetic? A strong communicator? Do you enjoy nature? A summer job as a Parks Canada team member might be the right for you

**Intent of the process**:
**Positions to be filled**: 8

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

Contact information for 3 references.

EXPERIENCE:

- Experience conducting field work/and or working outdoors
- Experience interacting with the public in a prevention/education context
- Experience in coastal recreation activities such as surf sports, kayaking, hiking etc.

**The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)**:
Various language requirements
- English essential
- French as a second language is an asset

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:

- Knowledge of the drowning prevention chain and risk management strategies
- Knowledge of the coastal environment and associated hazards
- Knowledge of the Pacific Rim region

ABILITIES:

- Work within a team environment
- Communicate effectively orally and in writing
- Follow procedures and protocols
- Recognize risky visitor behaviour and address unsafe conditions
- Assist in response to emergency situations, and perform under stress
- PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

- Exercises sound judgement
- Is responsible/accountable
- Personally connects with others

**The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)**:
The following is not essential to the job but would be an asset in carrying out the duties of the position. It may be used in screening, assessment or determining right fit for this selection process:
EDUCATION:
Currently enrolled in secondary or post-secondary school and/or participating in adult educat