Salty The Seagull Mascot

**Student employment: Salty the Seagull Mascot**

Do you want to work in an environment with talented people to represent Canada’s largest port and one of Vancouver’s iconic landmarks, Canada Place?

We are passionate about the work we do and what it contributes to our local communities, the region, and our country. This is reflected in our values of collaboration, continuous improvement, accountability, and customer responsiveness.

Be a part of a team that advances initiatives to promote economic prosperity through trade, a healthy environment and thriving communities for the future generations of Canadians. It’s a workplace where the intrinsic value of your contribution to help foster the continued growth of the Canadian economy becomes a tangible reality. Bring your unique strengths, perspectives and experiences to the port authority and join us in charting a course toward a sustainable future.

Salty (the seagull) is the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s mascot. Alongside the Community Relations Staff (CRS), Salty attends over 50 community events each year. It is no surprise that Salty is a well-recognized character in the community and always receives a lot of attention. Salty is a loveable, friendly seagull who enjoys meeting new people, giving them high-fives, and posing for photos.

**In this job you will**:

- Participate in a training session with the community relations staff during the first two weeks of May
- Attend community events throughout the Lower Mainland with the CRS team
- Dress in the Salty mascot costume and:

- Greet community members with handshakes, hugs, and high-fives
- Be enthusiastic and animated
- Perform funny activities
- Pose for photos
- Participate in the Canada Together mascot dance-off
- Learn to adapt to different situations with children, teenagers, and adults, including gauging social cues to understand the level of interaction with children and visitors to the event
- Be responsible for the costume - help the CRS pack up the costume and ensure it’s taken care of properly
- Create lasting positive impressions for children and families.

**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION**
Salty is accompanied by a handler at all times. The handler will act as your eyes and ears and help navigate you through the sometimes-challenging environments at events.

A typical Salty shift is between four (4) and eight (8) hours. Within that shift there will be approximately one interactive set per/hour lasting approximately 20 to 30 minutes with a 10-to-20-minute break between each interactive set.

**NORMAL HOURS OF WORK**: Averaging approximately four (4) to sixteen (16) hours per weekend, from May to December.

**RATE OF PAY**: $21.74 per hour. 1% of earnings will be deducted in accordance with the collective agreement.

**DURATION**: Weekends from May through September and occasional weekends from October to December 31).

**About the Port of Vancouver**

The Port of Vancouver is Canada’s largest and most diversified port, and the third largest tonnage port in North America. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is responsible for facilitating Canada’s trade with more than 170 world economics by managing the federal land and waters at the Port of Vancouver. We oversee the efficient and reliable movement of goods and passengers, and integrate environmental, social, and economic sustainability initiatives into all areas of operations at the Port of Vancouver.

Located in the heart of Vancouver’s waterfront, Canada Place is an iconic landmark and venue for world-class events and inspirationally Canadian experiences. Canada Place is home port to the Vancouver-Alaska cruise, and houses Vancouver Convention Centre East, Pan Pacific Hotel, FlyOver Canada, World Trade Centre, and Indigo. Canada Place is a port experience, owned and operated by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.

**To learn more about the Port of Vancouver, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and Canada Place**:

- Check us out online
- Watch our YouTube channel
- The health and safety of our employees is a priority, and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is committed to ensuring a safe workplace. Vaccinations, in combination with other preventative health and safety measures, offer the best available protection against COVID-19 and that is why port authority employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Providing proof of vaccination against COVID-19 is a condition of employment._
- The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is dedicated to employment equity and a workplace reflective of the diversity of our community._