Student Heritage Presenter

Parks Canada - Visitor Experience

Location: Banff (Alberta)

Term: Various position lengths commencing May to September 2025

Salary: $22.56 to $25.87 per hour

Closing date: 2 March 2025 - 23:59, Pacific Time

Who can apply: Parks Canada Agency considers applications from students who have legal status to work in Canada. Please indicate in your application the reason for which you are entitled to work in Canada: Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status, or work permit.

To be considered for employment under one of the student employment programs, the individual must be:

• registered as a full-time or part-time secondary or post-secondary student in an accredited academic program
• participating in adult education and retraining programs at the secondary level, operated under the authority of an accredited academic institution
• should meet the minimum age requirement to be employed in the province or territory of work

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.

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

Important Information and Instructions

1. Applications for this inventory competition will be pulled on January 14, 2025. Subsequent applications will be pulled if and when required.
2. Students will be required to cover all travel expenses to and from the location of work.
3. Living accommodations may not be provided.
4. When submitting your application, you will be required to answer screening questions to demonstrate how you meet the essential qualifications (education and all essential experiences).
5. Your job application must clearly demonstrate that you meet all the pre-screening requirements in order to move on to the next step.

Duties

• Delivering interpretive activities and presentations to provide visitors of Banff National Park with opportunities to discover, appreciate, learn about and enjoy the place and its natural and cultural resources.
• Engaging hundreds of visitors per day at busy day-use areas.
• Sharing the importance of proper food storage while picnicking as well as safe wildlife viewing practices.
• Spending significant time driving vans.
• Assisting with facilitation of safe wildlife viewing opportunities for visitors.

Work environment

This could be your workplace; Rocky Mountain peaks, turquoise glacial lakes, a picture-perfect mountain town, abundant wildlife, and scenic drives come together in Banff National Park - Canada’s first national park.

As a student heritage presenter, you will work with a team to deliver important stories to visitors on various topics including human wildlife coexistence and responsible park stewardship.

Intent of the process

The results may be used in the future to fill other temporary student vacancies that may arise in the Banff Field Unit.

Information you must provide

• Your résumé.
• Contact information for 3 references.

Essential qualifications

• Open to students currently enrolled in secondary or post-secondary school in an accredited institution.
• Experience in public speaking.
• Experience in providing front line customer service.

Conditions of employment

• Successful completion and maintenance of reliability security clearance.
• Willing and able to wear a Parks Canada uniform and safety equipment.

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