Maintenance Worker II - INVENTORY

Maintenance Worker II - INVENTORY

Reference number: CAP24J-022167-000072
Selection process number: 2024-CAP-CBC-EA-109 Parks Canada - Coastal BC Field Unit
Colwood, BC
(Various work locations across the field unit may also be considered as positions arise)
GL-MAN-03 - Maintenance Worker II
Indeterminate, Seasonal, Term, Acting Assignment
$27.30 to $29.69 per hour

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Closing date: 31 March 2026 - 23:59, Pacific Time

Who can apply: Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad. Please indicate in your application the reason for which you are entitled to work in Canada: Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status or work permit.

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.

📌 If at any point you are struggling with your application or have questions about what we are asking for, please reach out to the contact listed at the bottom of this poster. Persons who are unable to apply on-line must contact the person listed below prior to the closing date.

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📌 Tips for applicants:
• Please provide complete and thorough details of your 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.

📌 Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values. Diverse teams bring different perspectives and creative ideas that benefit our clients, the communities we serve and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from individuals with diverse abilities and from all backgrounds and identities.

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. Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values.

🏆 The Parks Canada team is proud to be recognized by Forbes as one of Canada's Best Employers (2024).

Intent of the process

📣 The intent of this process is to fill vacancies of various tenures as they arise. Tenures could vary depending on the position being staffed (i.e. year-round indeterminate, seasonal, acting, assignment, part-time or full-time terms, casual, etc.)

A list of qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff identical or similar positions within the Parks Canada Agency.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

English essential

EXPERIENCE:
• Experience in a team atmosphere (professional, volunteer, hobby, etc.)
• Experience in the performance of general grounds maintenance activities (including but not limited to: lawn mowing, weed whipping, landscaping, painting, cleaning facilities, and trail maintenance)

KNOWLEDGE:
• Knowledge of basic grounds maintenance
• Knowledge of basic safety work practices and procedures

ABILITIES:
• Ability to correctly use and maintain a variety of tools and/or equipment
• Ability to perform work according to specifications/instructions and safe worksite practices
• Ability to effectively perform physically demanding general maintenance work, primarily outdoors

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
• Gets along well with others
• Dependable
• Shows Initiative
• Exercises sound judgement

Conditions of employment

• Obtain and maintain a reliability security clearance (done at the time of hiring)

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Willingness to work irregular hours, overtime, weekends and/or statutory holidays and provincial/territorial holidays, when required
• Willingness to travel and work in various terrain and weather conditions for long periods of time
• Willingness to wear the appropriate Parks Canada Uniform and safety equipment, including steel-toed boots and follow safety procedures
• Willingness to perform certain physical tasks as per job requirements (e.g. lifting up to 20 kg)
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule to meet program delivery requirements
• Willingness to obtain other certification as required and identified by the field unit

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.

📌 Parks Canada is committed to the principles of diversity and employment equity under the Employment Equity Act and strives to ensure that our workforce reflects the diverse nature of Canadian society. We encourage women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of a visible minority group to self-identify in their application.

📌 Parks Canada 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. Parks Canada 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.

📌Each person is entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

📌 You may be assessed using a variety of assessment tools, such as, but not limited to: written exams, interviews, reference checks, recent and past performance assessments, self-assessments, and candidate achievement records, among others. All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the candidates.