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- Bilingual
- English
- High school diploma or GED
- Relocation assistance
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Heritage Presenter I

Parks Canada -
Whitehorse, YT

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Job details

$52,053–$58,597 a year

Qualifications

Bilingual
History
English
High school diploma or GED
Arts
Driving Licence

Full job description

Parks Canada - Yukon Field Unit

Closing date: September 1, 2026 - 23:59, Pacific Time

Reference number
CAP26J-019221-000025

Selection process number
2026-CAP-YU-SSKCT-EA-TERM-13

Location
Whitehorse (Yukon)

Salary
$52,053 to $58,597 - plus applicable Isolated Post Allowance, salary under review

Level
GT-01

Who can
Persons residing or working within 100 km radius of Whitehorse, YT, and who have a legal status to work in Canada.

Should an insufficient number of applicants from the local area be identified, then all persons who currently reside in and have legal status to work in Canada will be considered.

Please indicate in your application the reason for which you are entitled to work in Canada: Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status or work permit.

Please note: Candidates will be expected to report for work at Whitehorse, YT at their own expense.

In the spirit and intent of the Yukon Umbrella Final Agreement, candidates who meet the essential qualifications and identify as members of the Yukon First Nations will be appointed first; followed by candidates who meet the essential qualifications and identify as Indigenous Peoples. We encourage candidates to self-identify.

Organization information
For further information on the organization, please visit Parks Canada.

About the position

Duties
As a Heritage Presenter, you will help visitors enjoy and understand the cultural and natural heritage of the region. Based out of a shared visitor information centre, you will represent both the historic sites and the Yukon Field Unit by providing friendly, accurate, and engaging information.
Your main duties include:

Welcoming visitors, answering their questions, and offering helpful information about the site and surrounding area.
Delivering short interpretive presentations several times a day, focused on cultural history.
Sharing tourism information, including local attractions, services, and travel tips, to help visitors make the most of their trip.
Engaging with visitors to create a positive, memorable, and inclusive experience.
Maintaining a professional, approachable presence within the visitor centre and supporting daily operations as needed.

This role is ideal for candidates who enjoy talking with people, learning about history and culture, and contributing to a welcoming visitor experience.

Work environment

️ The Yukon Field Unit is one of the most diverse field units across the country.

Geographically dispersed over 1200km across the Yukon, northern BC, and into Alaska, we offer a one-of-a-kind experience for visitors and staff. Our sites offer diverse and varied opportunities to explore Yukon’s beautiful landscape – from the glorious SS Klondike National Historic Site in Whitehorse, to the fabled Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site, to Canada’s largest ice field and extreme peaks in Kluane National Park and Reserve, extending to the colorful Klondike National Historic Sites in Dawson, to Vuntut National Park located above the Arctic Circle.

Our Field Unit staff are truly outstanding and remarkable; over 90% of them feel their job is a good fit with their skills and interests, understand how their job contributes to larger agency goals and objectives, and truly enjoy their work.

As a Field Unit, 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.

We welcome you to be part of our fantastic team!

Intent of the process
This process is intended to staff anticipatory vacant term positions from April to September 2026.

Target Assessment dates: Applications to be reviewed as of March 16th, 2026. now!

This process may be used to create a list of qualified candidates to staff similar positions with various tenures, security levels or linguistic requirements in same or other parts of the country.

Important messages
When you to this selection process, you are not ing 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.
MORE THAN A JOB
Isolated Post Allowances: approximately $7,936 to $10,604 per year

✈️ Vacation Travel Assistance: approximately $831.60 per year for each eligible member of the household

The above rates include taxes and are subject to change.

HOW TO online – Click the link at the bottom of this page
via email – send us your resume to [email protected] and indicate the process number in your subject line. in person - Drop off your resume at our office:
Whitehorse
Parks Canada Office, Elijah Smith Building
Suite 205, 300 Main Street Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 2B1

Please note that your overall conduct and communications throughout the entire process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

Successful candidates who are hired from this process will not be relocated or considered in the job travel status and will be expected to report for work at Whitehorse, YT at their own expense.

Travel cost for individuals who are not Federal Public Servants will not be covered.

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.

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.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Learn more about security screening process.

Obtain and maintain a Reliability Status security clearance
Mobility, usually associated with a driver's license, to travel to different work sites
Must undergo and pass pre-placement and periodic medical checks (when position is located in an area classified as isolated and/or remote, a pre-employment medical examination of an individual and his/her dependents may be required)

Operational Requirements

Must be willing and able to work shift-work, including evenings and/or weekends and/or statutory holidays and provincial/territorial holidays.
Must be willing and able to wear a Parks Canada uniform as per the uniform policy and/or dress in period costume, as per Parks Canada requirements.
Must be willing and able to exert moderate physical effort to stand or walk for prolonged periods of up to seven hours per day.
Must be willing and able to work and/or travel in varied terrain, weather conditions, isolated locations and by various means of transportation

You need (essential for the job)

Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following

EDUCATION
A secondary school diploma or approved alternatives or acceptable combination of education, training, experience or traditional knowledge relevant to position.

Degree equivalency: An acceptable combination of individual courses or experience relevant to the position (i.e. interpretation, performing arts, and public speaking, dramatic arts, museum studies, history or other discipline relevant to the position) may be considered.

Learn more about degree equivalency.

EXPERIENCE

Experience in delivering messages/information to groups in face-to-face situations with the purpose of education, engagement, entertainment and/or motivation
Experience responding to visitor inquiries and providing clear guidance or information.

Applied / assessed at a later date

KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge of the natural and cultural heritage, services, activities and facilities at places administered by Parks Canada in the Yukon.
Knowledge of Yukon First Nations and the principles of Truth and Reconciliation

ABILITIES

Adaptability - Adapting in order to work effectively in ambiguous or changing situations, and with diverse individuals and groups
Teamwork - Working collaboratively with others, including teammates and external partners/stakeholders, to achieve organizational goals
Initiative – Being proactive and self-motivated, identifying and addressing problems, offering creative and innovative solutions, taking on new tasks
Communication through Interpretation - Listening to others and communicating articulately to inform, influence, and involve.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

Dependability
Personally connects with people
Takes responsibility
Strives for Excellence
Sound Judgement
Inclusiveness
Integrity and respect

Language requirements (essential for the job)

Applied / assessed at a later date

Various language requirements - -

English Essential
Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB

Learn more about language requirements.

You may need (asset qualifications)

May be applied / assessed at a later date

✨ ASSET EXPERIENCE

Experience in theatre/performing arts, heritage interpretation, adult education, museum education, or storytelling

Our commitment

We're 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 contact the hiring organization below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Learn more about assessment accommodation.

Equity, diversity and inclusion

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the population it serves. We promote employment equity and encourage you to self-declare if you belong to one of the designated employment equity groups when you .

Learn more about diversity and inclusion in the public service.

How to

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Information you must provide

Your résumé
Contact information for 3 references

We'd like to thank all those who . However, only the people selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Additional links

S.S.Klondike National Historic Site
Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site

Hiring organization contact

Name: Human Resources - Yukon Field Unit
Email address: [email protected]

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