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Heritage Presenter at Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site

Reference number : CAP24J-023208-000093

Selection process number : 2024-CAP-MFU-AEP-0641 Parks Canada - Manitoba Field Unit

Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site (Manitoba), St. Andrews (Manitoba)

GT-01 - Heritage Presenter

Temporary, 0.4 FTE, full-time, May – September

50,905 to $57,305 (based on year-round, full-time employment)

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Closing date : 31 March 2025 - 23 : 59, Pacific Time

Who can apply : This posting is open to persons self-identifying as Indigenous

• Indigenous is the collective term in Canada to include First Nations, Inuit and Métis.

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.

The Manitoba Field Unit is looking for Heritage Presenters to support the integration of Indigenous perspectives, knowledge, and practices into the Visitor Experience team. We're looking for candidates with a passion for customer service and working to bring history to life!

There are three ways to apply

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The Indigenous Career Navigator (ICN) at Parks Canada provides professional career support to Indigenous employees, Indigenous students and Indigenous peoples currently working in or seeking employment with the federal public service. Please contact a for advice and assistance applying for this position.

An assignment or an acting appointment is a temporary resourcing option. The approval of your substantive manager will be required before an offer can be made.

Duties

The GT-01 Heritage presenter role delivers interpretive presentations, programs, and activities to visitors at Parks Canada Sites in Manitoba South.

We’re looking for candidates with customer or client oriented service skills, who are comfortable sharing their perspectives and lived experiences to fill these positions.

Work environment

A passionate, diverse group of people from a variety of functions, work together as the Manitoba Field Unit. The field unit manages seven national historic sites and one national park which are broadly dispersed throughout southern and northern Manitoba. These are : Wapusk National Park; Prince of Wales Fort National Historic Site; York Factory National Historic Site; Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site; St. Andrew’s Rectory National Historic Site; The Forks National Historic Site; Riel House National Historic Site and Linear Mounds National Historic Site. The Manitoba Field Unit south is responsible for developing and delivering programs and visitor experiences at six of these National Historic Sites. The team works collaboratively with Indigenous partners such as the Treaty One Nation, and the Manitoba Métis Federation to ensure all perspectives are considered.

Intent of the process

This process will be used to staff GT-01 Heritage Presenter positions in various tenures in the Visitor Experience South Team of the Manitoba Field Unit. A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may also be established to staff similar or identical positions at Parks Canada with various linguistic profiles as well as tenures, location across Canada and / or security clearance, which may vary according to the position being staffed.

Positions to be filled : 1

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)

A secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination

AS WELL AS :

Successful completion of a minimum of one (1) course relevant to the duties of the position (e.g., courses taken through continuing education facilities, colleges, universities, professional or governmental organizations or employers including training provided by Indigenous elders or group that may include but are not limited to courses in education, tourism, recreation, leisure studies, heritage interpretation, communications, public speaking, performing arts).

EXPERIENCE

Experience sharing the cultural teachings of Prairie or Anishinaabe First Nations groups.

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

English essential

KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge of traditional teachings from Anishinaabe, Cree, or Sioux culture.

ABILITIES

Ability to communicate effectively orally.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Demonstrating integrity and respect.

The "Core Competencies" listed above will form the foundation of the assessment process - you will be screened based on the responses to the experience questions; you will be assessed during the interview phase on how you demonstrate these core competencies; and, we may use the core competencies to confirm references.

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

ASSET EXPERIENCE

Depending on the position to be staffed, other qualifications may be used by the hiring manager(s). If so, candidates will be provided with the opportunity to submit all relevant information and will be informed prior to being assessed in relation to other qualifications that may apply.

Experience in theatre / performing arts, heritage interpretation, adult education museum education or story telling.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Obtain and maintain Reliability Status Security Clearance

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Stand / walk for prolonged periods while delivering tours or interpretive programming.

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.

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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