Student Heritage Presenter

Location: Banff

Student Heritage Presenter

Parks Canada - Visitor Experience

Closing date:
January 25, 2026 - 23:59, Pacific Time

Reference number
CAP
25J
- Selection process number
2026-CAP-BNP-EA-SU-012 Location
Banff (Alberta), Banff National Park of Canada (Alberta)
Employment tenure
Various position lengths commencing May to September 2026 Salary
$23.07 to $26.46 per hour Level
ST-UDE-NT - Student Who can apply
Parks Canada Agency considers applications from students who have legal status to work in Canada. Please indicate in your application the reason for which you are entitled to work in Canada:
Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status, or work permit.

To be considered for employment under one of the student employment programs, the individual must be:
• registered as a full-time or part-time secondary or post-secondary student in an accredited academic program

• participating in adult education and retraining programs at the secondary level, operated under the authority of an accredited academic institution

• should meet the minimum age requirement to be employed in the province or territory of work

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About the position

Duties

• Delivering interpretive activities and presentations to provide visitors of Banff National Park with opportunities to discover, appreciate, learn about and enjoy the place and its natural and cultural resources and understand their significance to Canada

• Engaging hundreds of visitors per day at busy day- use areas

• Sharing the importance of proper food storage while picnicking as well as safe wildlife viewing practices, and keeping the "wild" in wildlife

• Spending a significant amount of time per day driving vans

• Assisting with facilitation of safe wildlife viewing opportunities for visitors at wildlife jams (several vehicles parked along the road, people out of vehicles blocking the flow of traffic) to ensure the safety of motorists, cyclists, pedestrians and wildlife Work environment
This could be your work place;
Rocky Mountain peaks, turquoise glacial lakes, a picture-perfect mountain town, abundant wildlife and scenic drives come together in Banff National Park - Canada’s first national park and the flagship of the nation’s park system. Over four million visitors a year travel to the park for a variety of activities including hiking, biking, skiing and camping in some of the world’s most breathtaking mountain scenery.

Banff is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks UNESCO World Heritage Site.

As a student heritage presenter, you will spend your summer learning and growing your interpretation skills in a busy and engaging environment! You will be working with a team of heritage presenters and interpretation officers to deliver important stories to visitors. Some of the topics you will discuss are human wildlife coexistence, species at risk, aquatic invasive species, fire & climate change, and responsible park stewardship.

You will work on one of the following 3 teams:
• Downtown & Day use area Interpretation:
You will be patrolling day- use areas and speaking with visitors about responsible picnicking. You will also share the importance of keeping food and other scented items secure and away from animals. You will deliver fun activity stations in downtown Banff and at day-use areas.
• Living with Wildlife Interpreters:
You will patrol secondary roadways to educate visitors on safe wildlife viewing. You will deliver drop-in programming at busy day- use areas to educate visitors about staying safe in wildlife country and how to coexist with wildlife
• Theatre interpreters:
You will deliver fun and educational stage- based evening programs daily in the campground theatres, and you will deliver drop-in programming at busy day- use areas Intent of the process
The results may be used in the future to fill other temporary student vacancies that may arise in the Banff Field Unit, in various locations, with full or part-time hours for various tenures, depending on status of the selected candidate.
Important messages

*** Important Information and Instructions
*** 1. Students will be required to cover all travel expenses to and from the location of work.
2. Living accommodations may…