Senior Park Clerk

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Apply By: Thursday, November 27, :59 pm EST

Senior Park Clerk (Seasonal)

Job ID:

236411

Posting status:

Open

Organization:

Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

Division:

Ontario Parks - Rushing River Provincial Park

City:

Longbow Lake

Position(s) language:

English

Job term:

1 Temporary - seasonal, annually recurring contract for up to 42 weeks per year (Jan to October)

Job code:

08OAD - Office Administration 08

Salary:

$ $31.31 Per hour*

*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

Support the heartbeat of Ontario's parks by keeping operations running smoothly and services accessible to all.

As a Senior Park Clerk, your behind-the-scenes leadership helps protect natural spaces and ensure visitors enjoy safe, memorable experiences. Your work supports conservation efforts and public access to Ontario's treasured landscapes.

Rushing River Provincial Park is a scenic gem in Northwestern Ontario, known for its waterfalls, sandy beaches, and family-friendly trails. With its vibrant summer atmosphere and strong community spirit, it's a place where nature and people come together.

About the job

In this role, you will:

• perform a variety of administrative, financial and clerical tasks to support the Park Superintendent and a multi-disciplinary parks team
• prepare correspondence, assist in the preparation of revenue forecasts monthly reconciliation functions, develop work plans, and monitor the budget and expenditures for multiple parks
• assist with day-to-day group leadership of park attendants and gatehouse operations
• create correspondence, schedules, reports and use various computerized systems to ensure continual operation of the park
• provide customer service to internal and external clients

NOTE: The successful candidate will work 36.25 hours per week and is required to work shifts, weekends and statutory holidays.

What you bring to the team
Mandatory requirements

You must have a valid class 'G' driver's licence or equivalent, as recognized by the Province of Ontario.

Technical Expertise:

• You have knowledge/ability in administrative, human resources and hiring processes, protocols, and procedures.
• You have knowledge of computers and software such as word processing programs, spreadsheets, databases, electronic mail and the internet.
• You have knowledge of budgeting, forecasting and reconciliation of expenditures, work planning and mathematical/cash handling practices.
• You have experience with park operations, procedures and policies including gatehouse operations, reservation systems (ex. CAMIS), store operations, merchandise sales and park programming.
• You have an understanding and experience working with electronic and manual filing systems.

Leadership and Organizational Skills:

• You have group leadership skills to provide direction to clerical and gate staff by assigning work, training and monitoring performance.
• You have skills to organize work, set priorities and complete work in a timely and efficient manner.
• You have ability to work with minimal supervision and under pressure while maintaining high levels of accuracy.

Interpersonal and Communication Skills:

• You have proven interpersonal skills, tact, discretion and judgement to deal effectively with public, ministry officials and staff.
• You have demonstrated communication skills.
• You have well-developed customer service skills.

Don't meet every qualification?

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• accessibility
• Anti-Racism Policy

Additional information:

Apply by:

Thursday, November 27, :59 pm EST

Position details:

• 1 English Temporary - Seasonal, duration up to 42 weeks, 1100 Hwy 71, Rushing River Provincial Park, Longbow Lake, North Region

Compensation group:

Ontario Public Service Employees Union

Work hours:

Schedule 3.7

Category:

Parks

Posted on:

Thursday, November 13, 2025

How to apply:

• You must apply online.

• Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.

• Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.

• Read the job description to make sure you understand this job.

• OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.

• If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please Contact Us to provide your contact information. Recruitment services team will contact you within 48 hours.

Language requirements and assessment:

All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:

Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.

Strengthening Ontario, together

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