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Discover Parks Ambassador (Kamloops) Jobs in Kamloops, BC at BC Parks Foundation
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Job Title:Discover Parks Ambassador
Reporting To:Manager, Discover Parks
Purpose:To excite, engage and educate park visitors
Dates:May 22 to August 29, 2024
Parks:Paul Lake and Lac le Jeune Provincial Parks
Position Description
Discover Parks Ambassadors work in provincial parks across BC to create amazing experiences that inspire, educate, and empower people to appreciate, enjoy, and care for British Columbia’s parks and protected places. We are seeking energetic, motivated individuals with a deep respect for the natural environment to deliver educational experiences in Paul lake and Lac le Jeune Provincial Parks, ensuring a welcoming and engaging experience.
What does a typical day look like?
While in parks daily tasks include, program promotion, delivering programs, engaging with visitors, program planning, and collecting and reporting program metrics. You will always be interacting with visitors, sharing insight about the park’s biodiversity and inspiring environmental awareness. Your weekly schedule will include at least one weekend afternoon and evening shift to facilitate the much-loved evening educational amphitheatre programs. On your work from home days, you will collaborator with your teammates to, research program updates, plan for the upcoming week, and submit reports on program performance, supplies and equipment.
Responsibilities:
Interact with visitors
Educate visitors on how to enjoy parks responsibly
Do your own research to become an expert on flora and fauna in your Parks
Run activities and games for children and families in Parks
Present daytime and evening family-friendly interpretive programs in parks
Learn existing Jerry’s Rangers programs and develop new programs
Promote iNaturalist to visitors
Monitor and report daily interaction statistics
Collect iNaturalist observations with a mobile device
Contribute to safe work environment
Perks of the Job:
Industry standard interpretive training provided
Standard first aid training provided, if needed
Staff activities and competitions
Discounts on BCPF merchandise
You get to spend an amazing summer in BC’s beautiful parks having a positive impact on people’s visits!
Work Environment:
This is a full-time seasonal position, 35 hours/week. Schedule is Wednesday to Sunday, 9am – 4:30pm and 12pm – 7:30pm once per week
The position will work a hybrid schedule working outside in parks in your region (4 days/week); Working at a computer in your home workspace (1 day/week)
Requirements:
A love of the environment and the outdoors
Comfortable making presentations, talking to visitors, and leading tours
Enjoy interacting with large crowds and having lots of conversations, sometimes back-to-back, throughout the day. Some BC Parks get very busy, and your team might have 100+ conversations with visitors in a day
Experience working or volunteering with children
Ability to work in a remote environment, while staying connected with your team online
Driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle for accessing the parks and moving program equipment
Personal computer with video conferencing capabilities and strong internet connection
Personal mobile phone
Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Search (will be completed during the hiring process)
Skills and Experience Considered an Asset:
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Title: Discover Parks Ambassador (Kamloops)
Company: BC Parks Foundation
Location: Kamloops, BC
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