Student, Recreation Advisor, Foster Creek (May 2027)

Worker Type: Student

Job Post End Date: 10/24/2026

Job Description

Start Date: May 2027

Location: Foster Creek, AB

Length of Term: 8 months

About this opportunity

Are you looking for an exciting student opportunity full of meaningful, diverse, and challenging assignments working alongside industry leading professionals? You will be part of a driven, and collaborative team completing important projects while receiving the mentorship, knowledge, and experience to develop the skills you need to build an exciting career.

We are seeking a motivated and organized individual to support the Field Accommodation Recreation Team in Foster Creek through managing and enhancing recreational projects and processes on site.

Foster Creek

• Fly-in/Fly-out and busing arrangements are available for this position, making it accessible to individuals outside the local area
• Working rotation: 8 days on and 6 days off
• Foster Creek has full-service camp facilities (private room/bathroom, extensive recreational facilities/dietary offerings)
• Air transportation to/from site is offered from designated departure points in select locations. Foster Creek is serviced by flight Hubs in Calgary and Edmonton

Note: The application deadline for this position is Friday October 23rd, 2026 at 11:59 PM (MST).

What you’ll do

• Create new and support existing projects/processes within the Cenovus Recreational Department
• Perform quality assurance and quality control
• Conduct inventory control and document management
• Organize recreational events, liaison with volunteer groups, and directly work with contractors

Who you are

Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum qualifications:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada full-time for the duration of your work term and able to produce documentation upon application (e.g., work visa)
• Available to begin work in May 2027
• Able to effectively manage fluctuating workloads and set priorities to meet deadlines.
• Work independently and/or function in a team environment, concentrating on team goals and objectives.
• Ability to, motivate, coach, and teach others.
• Strong communication, organizational, time-management and decision-making skills
• Have good working knowledge of computers and Microsoft Office

We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

Education

• Must be enrolled in a Tourism, Hotelling, Hospitality Undergraduate Program at an accredited post-secondary institution at the time of intended work term and returning to full-time studies after the work term OR registered in an accredited post-secondary co-op or internship program for the duration of the work term
• Candidates currently enrolled in either a Masters or Ph.D. program at an accredited post-secondary institution may also be considered
• New graduates are not eligible for student opportunities.

Working Conditions

• May include frequency of travel, sitting, standing, computer work, lifting, driving, working at site, etc.

Safety Sensitive

• Safety sensitive positions require the operation of a motor vehicle, applicants are asked to provide a recent (i.e., issued within the previous 4 weeks) original driver’s abstract, for the preceding 5-year period, if offered the position. A valid Canadian class 5 Driver's License with no restrictions (i.e., non GDL) is a requirement for this role