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📌Northern Allowances (rates and conditions subject to change and vary depending on number of dependents):
▻ Isolated Post Allowances: Approximately $13,022/year to $29,078/year
▻ Vacation Travel Assistance: approximately $2,418 per year for each eligible member of the household
📢 We also offer:
▻ Housing: Federal government housing may be available
▻ Relocation assistance: Applicants may be eligible for relocation assistance and may wish to review the Relocation Directive: https://www.njc-cnm.gc.ca/directive/d6/en
▻ Training, development & education opportunities: Multi-year career development plans which include opportunities for education assistance funding and training opportunities
▻ Pension & benefits: Advantageous pension regime and health benefits. For more information, see: https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/topics/pension-plan.html
▻ Flexible work arrangements: Relative to operational requirements, flexible hours, compressed work weeks, and hybrid working arrangements may be possible
The duties will include a mix of work out on the land, and in the office. Our team works on many projects such as monitoring rivers, understanding how climate change is impacting plants, and keep staff and park visitors safe. During the summer (June – August) we spend a lot of time on the land in small teams (about 4 people) doing short and long trips to the park.
Some fun activities that you may find yourself doing on the job include:
• Travelling on the land and water by foot, canoe, jet boat, helicopter, float plane;
• Collecting information about the water, land, and animals in Nahanni National Park Reserve;
• Setting up camps and contributing to field camp life;
• Using monitoring equipment e.g., remote cameras, GPS, audio recorders;
• Training in wilderness first aid and incident response;
• Experiencing and seeing come of the most spectacular scenery in Canada;
• Working in a positive team setting with people who love the outdoors and nature.
Additional activities that you may find yourself doing in the office include:
• Assembling and preparing equipment;
• Organizing information collected on the land and entering it into a computer;
• Working with team members to write or update reports;
• Learning to work in a team setting to plan field work and team safety;
• Learning about emergency response services;
• Doing Duty Officer shifts where you’ll be the contact for staff and visitors in the park;
• Communicating with the public about our work.
There are limited facilities and buildings in the park, so work out on the land will involve overnight camping. Nahanni National Park Reserve is primarily a fly-in park, so you must be comfortable flying in small planes and helicopters. Some locations in the park are accessible by boat or truck, and trips might also involve accessing sites via hiking, canoe, or ATVs.
We provide lots of training and opportunities for development. The most important thing is that you are curious, motivated and hard working!
The intent of this process is to staff a full-time term position from May to October 2025.
This selection process may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level with various linguistic profiles and security requirements, conditions of employment as well as various tenures (such as Indeterminate, Specified Period, Acting, Deployment, Assignment and Interchange).
Due to the operational nature of this position, remote work options are not available.
Positions to be filled: 1
Your résumé.
Contact information for 3 references.
🎓EDUCATION:
• Completion of two years of a post-secondary program related to environmental and/or natural sciences (e.g., biology, ecology, geology);
OR
An acceptable combination of education, training and experience in a field related to the position.
🏕️EXPERIENCE
• Experience travelling, living, or working on the land for long periods of time (e.g., more than 4 days);
• Experience using computer programs (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, databases, geographic information systems).
English essential
Information on language requirements
🔎 ABILITIES
• Ability to follow instructions for gathering information and working in the field;
• Ability to communicate effectively with supervisors and team members.
🙂PERSONAL SUITABILITY
• Exercises sound judgment;
• Takes responsibility;
• Works well with others;
• Strives for excellence.
🌲ASSET EXPERIENCE
• Training or experience in visitor safety operations (e.g., wilderness first aid, bear safety, safe firearms use, swiftwater rescue, incident response, evacuations, firefighting, search and rescue);
• Experience and training in firearms safety;
• Experience observing the environment (plants, animals, weather, etc.) and/or collecting samples or information about the environment using different tools and equipment;
• Experience working in northern Canada.
📖ASSET KNOWLEDGE
• Knowledge of Nahʔą Dehé Dene and Dehcho Dene culture, communities, society, and economy;
• Knowledge of environmental characteristics of the Nahanni National Park Reserve and its surrounding area.
ASSET LANGUAGE
• Fluency in Dene Zhatié
🦺OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Willingness to complete Duty Officer shifts;
• Willingness to travel extensively by aircraft and/or watercraft including small fixed wing aircraft and helicopters;
• Willingness to work and/or travel under challenging conditions (including varied terrain, weather conditions, isolated locations and by various means of transportation) for extended periods of time;
• Willingness and ability to hike long distances including multi-day hikes
• Willingness to work irregular hours, overtime, weekends and/or statutory holidays and provincial/territorial holidays, when required;
• Willingness to obtain certification in the operation of various forms of ground (e.g., all-terrain vehicles) and marine/moving water (motorized and non-motorized vessels) transportation as required.
• Obtain and maintain a reliability level security clearance;
• Possession of a valid Class 5 Driver’s licence;
• Willingness to wear a Parks Canada uniform and prescribed protective equipment
• Required to undergo and pass pre-placement and periodic medical checks (when position is located in an area classed as isolated and remote, a pre-employment medical examination of an individual and his/her dependants may be required).
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
HOW TO APPLY
You may apply online
OR
send an email to Stephanie Marshello at
OR
visit the Fort Simpson Parks Canada office (10005 100th Street Fort Simpson, NT) to pick up an application package.
1. SCREENING QUESTIONS
All candidates must clearly demonstrate in the screening questions how they meet the education and experience factors listed in both the essential and asset qualifications listed.
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. Provide concrete examples of WHEN, WHERE & HOW.
Failure to clearly demonstrate how you meet the Education and Experience factors may result in the rejection of your application.
Normally, applicants will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.
Candidates will be asked to provide proof of their education credentials at a later date.
2. RESUMES
Resumes will be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described in the screening questions and/ or email - as appropriate.
3. REFERENCES
Three (3) references are required, including one from a supervisor.
4. CURRENT POSITION (FOR Government of Canada Employees) (if applicable)
Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application and/or email.
ASSESSMENT
∙ An interview will be administered
∙ A written assessment may be administered
∙ Reference checks will be sought
Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.
Parks Canada Agency considers applications from all individuals 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.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
PLEASE NOTE: Our intention is to communicate with candidates via e-mail for competition purposes.
Please provide a valid e-mail address. It is the candidate's responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement.
The essential qualifications that are listed in the poster are mandatory. A pass mark will be established for each.
Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the conditions of Employment throughout their employment.
Persons who have received pay in lieu of unfulfilled surplus period, a Transition Support Measure (TSM) or an Educational Allowance and are re-appointed to the Parks Canada Agency are required to reimburse an amount corresponding to the period from the effective date of such reappointment or hiring, to the end of the original period for which the TSM and education allowance was paid. Please contact Wanda Burdett, Human Resources Manager, if you are one of these individuals to find out how this applies to your particular situation.
Persons who are in receipt of a Canadian Government Public Service pension and are considering this employment opportunity with the Parks Canada Agency, should contact the PWGSC Public Service Pension Centre (1-800-561-7930) in order to determine the impact of an appointment on their pension benefit entitlements.
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.
We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.