Parks Canada Agency Fort St. James National Historic Site

Heritage Presenter I – GT-01 Term: June – September 2, 2014

COMPETITION #: 2014 PKS JNP ER 030 CLOSES: April 22, 2014 OPEN TO: Persons eligible to work in Canada who live within a 200 km radius of Fort St. James, British Columbia. The distance between your residence or your employment location and the position location will be determined using data provided by the Natural Resources Canada, Geomatics Canada's website. For information on how to use this website please see: http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/toporama/index.html# SALARY: $21.01 per hour SCREENING CRITERIA Applicants will be screened against the following criteria and must clearly indicate they meet those established criteria. Failure to do so may result in your being screened out. EDUCATION: A secondary school diploma or PSC approved alternatives or acceptable combination of education, training and experience in a field related to the position. EXPERIENCE:

• In dealing with the public • In the delivery of front line communication services

LANGUAGE:

• Proficiency in the use of French and English (Bilingual Imperative). To be considered for Bilingual positions, candidates must be able to: sustain an informal conversation on concrete topics, able to paraphrase when lacking in exact vocabulary, speak with some spontaneity, have concrete vocabulary for less routine work-related topics, can situate facts and events in time (i.e. has good mastery of simple verb tenses), can link sentences together into longer passages, have few difficulties understanding the assessor and can be understood by most people but repetition may sometimes be required.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: • Security Screening: Obtain and maintain Reliability Status • Willingness to work shift work, and/or statutory holidays; • Willingness to wear a Parks Canada Uniform and/or period costume.

TO APPLY, PLEASE PREPARE AN APPLICATION CONTAINING: Your résumé; Your cover letter demonstrating clearly how you meet the requirements of the position; Indicating your preferred official language for correspondence and assessment. Applicants must clearly demonstrate in their cover letter how they meet the Education and Experience factors listed in the Statement of Qualifications (see below). Applicants must list both of 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. Resumes will be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described in the cover letter. Failure to clearly demonstrate in your cover letter how you meet the Education and Experience factors found on the Statement of Qualifications (see below), may result in the rejection of your application.

Normally, applicants will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

YOUR APPLICATION MUST BE SENT TO:

Human Resources, Jasper National Park, Box 10 Jasper, AB. T0E 1E0 Fax: 780-852-6122 / Email: jasper.hr@pc.gc.ca , by April 22, 2014 (11:59pm MST).

For more information regarding these positions or the application process, please contact Heinz Penner at 250-996-7191 (ext 22).

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 Human Resources in Jasper 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. 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 cover letter. The Public Service of Canada is committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection and appointment processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to this process, please advise the organization's representative of your need for accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. 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 candidates who applied and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. Transportation to a personal interview will be at the applicant’s expense.

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STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS

Heritage Presenter I – GT-01 Fort St. James National Historic Site

APPLICANTS WILL BE SCREENED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA AND MUST CLEARLY INDICATE THEY MEET THOSE ESTABLISHED CRITERIA: EDUCATION: A secondary school diploma or PSC approved alternatives or acceptable combination of education, training and experience in a field related to the position. EXPERIENCE:

• In dealing with the public • In the delivery of front line communication services

LANGUAGE:

• Proficiency in the use of French and English (Bilingual Imperative). To be considered for Bilingual positions, candidates must be able to: sustain an informal conversation on concrete topics, able to paraphrase when lacking in exact vocabulary, speak with some spontaneity, have concrete vocabulary for less routine work-related topics, can situate facts and events in time (i.e. has good mastery of simple verb tenses), can link sentences together into longer passages, have few difficulties understanding the assessor and can be understood by most people but repetition may sometimes be required.

APPLICANTS WILL BE RATED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA AND MAY BE RATED AGAINST EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE. KNOWLEDGE:

• Of the Parks Canada Agency and its Mandate • Of the History of Fort St. James National Historic Site • Of Communication, presentation and interpretive techniques such as storytelling, demonstrations,

theatre programs or guided walks.

ABILITIES: • To create and innovate • To communicate effectively • To provide quality service to visitors • To work in a team environment

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

• Sound judgment • Personally connects with others • Make things happen • Demonstrate Integrity

SECURITY:

• Reliability clearance.

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