Student Heritage Presenter: Post-secondary

Parks Canada
Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site (Manitoba), The Forks National Historic Site (Manitoba), Winnipeg (Manitoba)
SU-01 - Student - Heritage Presenter
May to September 2025
$17.36 to $21.13 per hour
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**Closing date: 10 January 2025 - 23:59, Pacific Time**

**Who can apply**: Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

**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

Applications for this inventory competition will be pulled on:
December 13, 2024
January 10, 2025

✔ Applicants can be notified electronically of tests or interviews and results.

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.

**Duties**:
The majority of our team is based out of Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site, the old stone fort beside the Red River just five minutes south of the City of Selkirk. A smaller team is based out of the Forks in downtown Winnipeg.

The student Heritage Presenter at Lower Fort Garry will gear up into historic costume to be posted on the historic grounds and take on the role of someone from the 1850s. This unique style of presentation called heritage interpretation aims to connect our visitors to Manitoba's captivating stories.

At the Forks National Historic Site in Winnipeg, our team proudly wears the Parks Canada uniform and offers public programs to share hidden history reaching over 6000 years into the past.

During May and June, our team is largely focused on delivering school tours and workshops at Lower Fort Garry and the Forks. In July and August, both sites cater to a broad demographic of visitors.

Our staff are truly outstanding and remarkable because they are willing to learn and try new things. At our heritage places, student Heritage Presenters are passionate about their work and share their passion with colleagues, Manitobans and visitors from around the world.

We look forward to meeting the next group of bright students that will become our fantastic team

**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.

**Intent of the process**:
The intent of this process is to hire students for the spring and summer of 2025. Please ensure you clearly demonstrate that you meet the experience and education criteria in your answers to the screening questions.

**Positions to be filled**: 12

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

Contact information for 2 references.

Education:

- Enrolled in post-secondary education or a High School student.

Degree equivalency

Experience:

- Experience working with young people;
- Experience in public speaking;
- Experience in working with the public.

**The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)**:
Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative
English Essential

Information on language requirements

**The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)**:
Operational Requirements
- Willingness to wear Parks Canada uniform and historic costume;
- Willingness to work varied hours, weekends, evenings and holidays;
- Willingness to stand or walk for long periods of time in varied terrains and weather conditions.

**Conditions of employment**:

- Reliability Status security clearance;
- Must possess valid Manitoba Class 5 drivers license.

**Other information**:
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

Manitoba Field Unit does not offer staff housing.

The Parks Canada Agency 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. The Parks Canada Agency 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 operat