Heritage Presenter

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Duties

All Heritage Presenter streams will deliver interpretive presentations, programs and activities to provide visitors of the park/site with opportunities to discover, appreciate, learn about, and enjoy the natural and cultural heritage of Jasper National Park or Fort Saint James National Historic Site. This includes hands-on and participatory activities, visitor centered activities, and story sharing.

Please indicate on your application which stream(s) you are interested in being considered for.

Stream 1 - Jasper - General Interpreter:

Your role focuses on the delivery of formal interpretive programs in the town, campgrounds, and day-use areas. You will learn and use effective and dynamic communication techniques and skills to engage and inspire visitors from around the world. Program topics may include but are not limited to fire and forest health, human-wildlife coexistence, glaciers and climate change, species at risk, and aquatic invasive species

Stream 2 – Jasper - Living with Wildlife Interpreter:

Your role focuses on human-wildlife coexistence and visitor engagement. You will drive a lot while on patrol, looking for, and responding to wildlife traffic jams and unattended wildlife attractants. At wildlife jams, you will communicate safety messages with visitors so Wildlife Management Officers can focus on the animals. You will also provide safe wildlife viewing opportunities, activity stations, roving, and work at special events. This work requires effective and dynamic communication skills to keep you, your co-workers and wildlife safe.

Stream 3 - Fort St-James - Costumed Interpreter:

Your role focuses on bringing the fort alive by providing 1st and 3rd person interpretive programming. Fort St. James National Historic Site is one of western Canada’s oldest fur trading posts. The site includes a museum, cafe, original and replica log buildings, a garden and live animals that bring to life the fur trade world of New Caledonia in the 1890s.

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.

Jasper is the largest and wildest of the Rocky Mountain National Park, extending over 11,000 square kilometres. Over 2 million visitors a year come to explore the glaciers of the Columbia Icefield, hot springs, lakes and waterfalls and the twinkling galaxy of stars.

Fort St James is a small community on the on the shore of Stuart, or Nak’albun Lake, in central British Columbia. Stunning natural beauty and a tightly knit community provide a rich quality of life.

If you have a passion for the outdoors, come live and work in this beautiful place and explore these extraordinary mountains, we offer a work life balance that will enable you to spend your free time hiking, biking, skiing, camping or just taking in the beauty of your surroundings.

Be part of a dedicated team who works hard to protect and restore our national parks and historic sites. Play a role in enabling people to further discover and connect with our parks and heritage now and for generations to come.

Intent of the process

This process will be used to fill anticipated vacancies for 2025.

This process may be used to create a list of qualified candidates to staff similar positions with various tenures, security levels or linguistic requirements in same or other parts of the country.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION:
A secondary school diploma/high school diploma according to provincial standards or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience.

Degree equivalency:
An acceptable combination of individual courses or experience relevant to the position (i.e. interpretation, performing arts, public speaking, dramatic arts, museum studies, traditional Indigenous teachings, history or other discipline relevant to the position) may be considered.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
• Experience working in the fields of natural and/or cultural interpretation, theatre/performing arts or public communications;
• Experience delivering messages and information to public audiences (not academic course related audiences) in face-to-face situations with the purpose of engagement, entertainment and/or motivation;
• Experience in customer service, including but not limited to: information services, safety messaging, compliance/prevention duties, addressing complaints and concerns.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

ASSET EXPERIENCE:
• Experience facilitating interpretive activities that are holistic, participator, dialogic and/or visitor centered.
• Experience in driving on busy roads/highways in all types of weather conditions; minimum 2 years driving experience.
• Experience working near wildlife.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
• Interpretive theory and techniques such as storytelling, demonstration, theatre programs or guided walks;
• General knowledge of Canada’s natural and/or cultural heritage as it relates to Jasper National Park or Fort Saint James National Historic Site.

ABILITIES:
• Client Focus – Providing service excellence to internal and/or external clients;
• Communication through Interpretation – Listening to others and communicating articulately to inform, influence and involve;
• Teamwork – Working collaboratively with others to achieve organizational goals;
• Initiative - Dealing with situations and issues proactively and persistently, seizing opportunities that arise.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
• Exercises sound judgment;
• Communicates effectively;
• Personally connects with others.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

• You will be required to possess and maintain a valid Class 5 driver’s licence recognized by the province/territory applicable to this offer of employment.
• You must be willing to work overtime.
• You will be required to work shift-work, and/or weekends, and/or statutory holidays and provincial/territorial holidays as scheduled by your delegated manager. Compensation will be as prescribed in the Terms and Conditions of Employment applicable to you.
• You must be willing to work and travel in a variety of terrains and weather conditions in the performance of the duties.
• You will be required to work in adverse weather conditions.
• You may be required to wear a uniform while performing your duties. In this case, Parks Canada will provide you with the uniforms you require in accordance with the Parks Canada Uniform Policy.

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

For tips to navigate the application process step by step, refer to the following site: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GW7P3g9hhI.

Please submit your completed application, including all of the above-mentioned documentation. Failure to do so may result in your application being rejected.

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 operating principles.

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Tips for applicants:
• Please provide complete and thorough details of your education and experience.
• Do not assume that the screening board has any previous knowledge of your background, qualifications, or work history. You must be specific and provide concrete examples/details for each Experience element, as applications will be screened only on the information provided.
• Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being screened out of the competition.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

Travel cost for individuals who are not Federal Public Servants will not be covered.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Contact information

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