Pacific Rim National Park Reserve currently has employment opportunities for youth in the following areas:

• Invasive vegetation management / Geomatics (GIS) support
• General Works & Maintenance
• “Honouring Ḥaḥuułi” – First Nation Liaison
• Cooperative Management – Administration Assistance
• Administrative Support
• Visitor Facilities Attendant (Janitorial)
• Visitor Services Attendant

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Parks Canada is looking for youth for jobs this year! The Youth Employment and Skills Strategy (YESS) is a Federal Government jobs initiative targeted at young Canadians aged 15 to 30. It supports the creation of job opportunities, with a particular focus on young people facing barriers. The purpose is to increase employment for youth, enabling them to gain work experience, to develop skills, and to extend their networks.

The YESS is intended to serve all youth, but with particular focus on serving youth facing barriers and under-represented youth. Youth facing barriers to employment are youth who may be at greater risk of not making a successful transition to the labour market and under-represented youth are Indigenous, LGBTQ2+, immigrant and/or refuge, living with a disability, and youth belonging to a visible minority group.

Parks Canada is really excited to participate in this initiative, and youth can make a difference in our national parks, national historic sites and our sites across Canada!

Invasive vegetation management / Geomatics (GIS) support
•Learn to identify various species at risk
•Use GPS and assist with land surveys using total stations, RTK GNSS and RPAS (drones)
•Work with landscape equipment such as trowels, shovels, rakes etc.
•Perform field work in all weather conditions
•Record detailed data onto paper or interactive forms, transcribe/transfer data into spreadsheets and databases, and edit/update existing computer mapping (GIS) interfaces

General Works & Maintenance
•Participate in general maintenance and labour services working on trails, grounds, roads and solid waste management and related facilities maintenance.
•Work with a variety of hand tools and power tools used in construction and facility maintenance
•Work with landscape equipment such as weed eaters, handsaws, chainsaws, etc.
•Participate in other general maintenance and repair requirements as directed.

“Honouring Ḥaḥuułi” – First Nation Liaison
•Youth representative to assist the First Nations Senior Liaison and First Nations dedicated coordinator(s) in the development of Indigenous-led park visitor products
•Assist with park day use site and exhibit development for the delivery of Indigenous stories to visitors, may include the design and creation of original artistic elements which will help to share these stories.
•Preference for this placement will be given to Indigenous youth.

Cooperative Management – Administration Assistance
•Youth representative to assist First Nations Program and PCA Co-Chair on administering all Cooperative Management boards
•Assist with providing researching, gathering information, reviewing documents that are developed from the CMB
•Preference for this placement will be given to Indigenous youth.

Administrative Support
•Assist with administrative support providing filing, researching materials, gathering information, organizing and disposing of paperwork appropriately etc.
•Providing asset removal support to the asset team
•Working with digital databases (informational technology), creating new filing systems where applicable and assisting teams to structure their spaces

Visitor Facilities Attendant (Janitorial)
•Cleans and maintains Green Point Campground and Day-use buildings, facilities throughout the Long Beach Unit.
•Facilities include: campground washroom and shower facilities, day-use area washroom and outhouses and other facilities.
•Interaction with visitors to provide basic information and directions.

Visitor Services Attendant
•Welcome Visitors and help visitors discover the natural beauty of the national park reserve.
•Working as front-line staff to provide information and orientation on our programs, services, features, regulations, safety and wildlife messaging, and facilities to visitors whether it is in person, over the phone or electronically.
•Part of your main duties will be to collect fees, issue permits and sell products in a fast-paced work environment. You will perform cash, credit and debit transactions, complete sales reports, stock inventory, maintain/clean facilities, compile information, create reports, respond to emails, provide feedback, and record statistical data. You will use a reservation system, a point-of-sale system and a computer.
•Rotate between different facilities/campground and perform compliance rounds throughout the national park reserve.