Various Student Positions - Fort St. James National Historic Site

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Assessment accommodation

In your cover letter, tell us about yourself and why you are interested in working at Fort St. James National Historic Site. Tell us what skills and experience you will bring to the team and what you would like to learn from working at Fort St. James.

Please confirm you are registered as a full-time student in a recognized institution (high school, CEGEP, College, University, etc.) and returning to full-time studies for the next academic term (Fall 2024).

Please also indicate whether or not you have experience in working in team environments.

If you have experience in any of the following, please let us know: in food preparation and/or cooking; in performing basic maintenance tasks such as groundskeeping, painting, using handtools for simple repairs; in using computer programs including Microsoft Access, Word and Excel and in typing, or; in customer service and/or working with the public.

Applicants must list these factors in their cover letter, and then write one or two paragraphs for each demonstrating how they meet these factors by providing concrete examples. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that these factors are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities.

Duties

The duties for student positions at Fort St. James National Historic Site vary. This process may be used to staff café workers, maintenance assistants, as well as students to help at the front desk or with heritage presenter or administrative duties.

Café Worker
Working in the café at Fort St. James National Historic Site. Duties include: taking meal orders, preparing, plating, and serving food, cleaning, washing dishes, gardening and maintaining a running inventory. Interacting pleasantly with visitors while providing excellent customer service.

Maintenance Assistant
Duties include lawn care, painting, animal care and assisting the maintenance person in basic site maintenance such as fence and boardwalk repair, cutting splitting and hauling firewood and driving the site truck on short errands.

Front Desk
Working at the front desk of the Visitor Reception Center at Fort St. James National Historic Site. Duties include greeting visitors, taking payments, working a POS system, selling gift store items, helping visitors with questions/directions, light housekeeping/cleaning duties as required. There are opportunities to participate in interpretive activities.

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.

Fort St. James National Historic Site, with the largest collection of original fur trade buildings in Canada, its remarkable view out over beautiful Stuart Lake, and authentic, entertaining execution of a day in the summer of 1896, is one of Canada’s premiere fur trading posts. Attracting both local and international guests in the summer season, it contributes to a diversified economy and provides community leadership in celebrating and protecting the cultural heritage of Fort St. James. The site offers one of the best opportunities to connect northern British Columbia residents to their nationally significant heritage and to provide them with a Parks Canada experience.

Intent of the process

This process will be used to staff student vacancies for the 2025 operating season (May-September 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 the same or other parts of the country.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter "In your cover letter, tell us about yourself and why you are interested in working at Fort St. James National Historic Site. Also tell us about your experience in any of the following areas: - Working in a team; food preparation and/or cooking; performing basic maintenance tasks such as groundskeeping, painting, using handtools for simple repairs; - Customer service - Storytelling or providing information. Please provide concrete examples. It is not enough to only state that you meet these factors. Tell us where or how you learnt them. Maximum two pages, double spaced, in length. Please also indicate which type of job you are interested in: Café, maintenance, or front desk/interpretation. - Contact information for 2 references."

Contact information for 2 references.

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

EDUCATION

• Registered as a full-time student in a recognized institution (high school, CEGEP, College, University, etc.) and returning to full-time studies for the next academic term (Fall 2025).

Degree equivalency

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

EXPERIENCE

• Experience in working in team environments.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

• Makes things happen;
• Exercises sound judgment;
• Takes responsibility;
• Personally connects with people.

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

ASSET EXPERIENCE

• Experience in food preparation and/or cooking.
• Experience in basic maintenance tasks such as groundskeeping, painting, using handtools for simple repairs.
• In presenting natural or human history interpretation to the public.
• Experience in using computer programs including Microsoft Access, Word and Excel and in typing.
• Experience in customer service and/or working with the public.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - You are required to obtain and maintain this security level throughout this employment at Parks Canada Agency.

Other Conditions of Employment:
• You may 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

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.

In accordance with paragraph 8(2)(a) of the Privacy Act, information or material, whether provided directly by the candidate or otherwise obtained by the selection board, used during the selection process for the purpose of assessing a candidate may be used as part of the selection review and recourse processes. Such relevant information may be provided to third parties, such as other candidates or their representatives, who have a legitimate reason to be aware of that information.

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.

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

Contact information

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