Seasonal Lead Park Rangers - North Vancouver, Canada - District of North Vancouver

District of North Vancouver

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North Vancouver, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Status

Auxiliary
About Us
If you are civicminded and interested in making an impact on people and businesses on the beautiful North Shore, consider working for the District of North Vancouver.
Home to vast parkland and attractions including Grouse Mountain, Lynn Canyon and Capilano Suspension Bridge, the District of North Vancouver is inspired by nature, and enriched by people. Designated one of

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BC's Top Employers for 4 years, the District offers exciting professional development opportunities and a competitive total compensation package. This is an exciting time to join the District, as we embark on a range of initiatives to transform digital service delivery, customer experience, and our approach to climate action. Known for being a flexible, family-friendly employer with an inclusive workplace culture, the District of North Vancouver offers an exceptional workplace culture. If you are civic-minded and interested in making an impact on people and businesses on the beautiful North Shore, consider working for the District of North Vancouver.
Position Overview

Our Parks Department currently has auxiliary opportunities for Lead Park Rangers. This is lead hand, regulatory, enforcement and public relations work to ensure public compliance with regulations and bylaws within District parks. The incumbent will be responsible for scheduling, assigning and reviewing work and providing day to day direction to a group of seasonal park rangers. This position involves considerable public contact which requires the exercise of tact, discretion and sound judgement.
Duties include providing information and direction to park users about park facilities, trails, natural history and park ecology. You will inspect park facilities and report damage, monitor park usage to prevent overcrowding, inform users of park regulations, patrol park areas to prevent and/or stop inappropriate behaviour, and contact appropriate authorities when necessary. Duties also include interacting, working and coordinating with the homeless. You have exceptional customer service skills in order to respond and problem solve with tact and diplomacy. You will exercise independent judgement and perform the duties within policy and regulation limits. You will also prepare and maintain a variety of records and reports as required.
Hours of work for these positions may be any day of the week and may vary between the hours of 7:00am and 10:00pm.

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It is anticipated that these positions will start in early to mid
April.

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_Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis as positions become available._

We respectfully acknowledge the Coast Salish peoples, specifically the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), on whose ancestral lands the District of North Vancouver is located.- We thank you for your interest in employment with the District of North Vancouver and advise that only those shortlisted for an interview will be contacted_.

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