Indigenous Programming Supervisor

Job Title:

Indigenous Programming Supervisor

Department:
Indigenous Programming and Experience

Position Type:
Permanent Full‑Time

Hours:

35 hours per week

Final date to receive applications:
March 4, 2026

We invite someone who carries their teachings with care, walks with humility and strength, and is ready to share, listen, and grow alongside community. This role is about weaving Indigenous voices into the fabric of Heritage Park, so that every visitor experiences not only history, but living culture.

The Indigenous Relations & Programming department supports Heritage Park’s commitment to truth and reconciliation, cultural inclusion, and authentic storytelling. It develops and delivers Indigenous‑led programming, community partnerships, and advisory structures that strengthen relationships with Treaty 7 Nations, Métis communities, and urban Indigenous groups.

The portfolio integrates Indigenous knowledge, protocols, and perspectives into the Park’s operations, guest experiences, and long‑term planning.

It also embraces oral storytelling practices, supporting the sharing of existing knowledge and the creation of new understandings. These stories inform and evolve the Park’s smudge protocol, becoming part of the living truth.

Through this process Heritage Park defines and shares lessons learned from new knowledge, contributing to enriched teachings and deeper understanding, moving collectively through levels of learning within the circle of jurisdiction and spirit.

• Carry your own story and teachings with integrity.
• Have experience working with Indigenous communities and building respectful partnerships.
• Be comfortable guiding conversations about history, culture, and reconciliation.
• Bring creativity, adaptability, and a willingness to learn.

• Relationality:
  Working together, guided by respect, reciprocity, and responsibility.
• Decolonial practice:
  Moving beyond institutional check boxes, centering Indigenous perspectives in decision‑making and storytelling.
• Storytelling:
  Honoring oral traditions and recognizing that stories are teachings, not just entertainment.
• Community connection:
  Valuing lived experience, cultural knowledge, and relationships as much as formal education.

• Carry stories:
  Share Indigenous knowledge, teachings, and perspectives through programming, interpretation, and events. Know and understand the difference between oral narratives and storytelling.
• Build relationships:
  Work with COOK Circle, Guest Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers, and like‑minded community partners to ensure programming is respectful, reciprocal, and rooted in Indigenous ways of knowing.
• Guide learning:
  Support staff and visitors in understanding Indigenous histories and contemporary realities, fostering relational dialogue rather than transactional.
• Hold space:
  Create opportunities for Indigenous voices to be heard and celebrated, ensuring programming reflects diversity across Nations and communities.

Under the direction of the Senior Advisor, Indigenous Relations & Programming, the Indigenous Programming Supervisor supports the day‑to‑day delivery and coordination of Indigenous programming across the Park. This role focuses on operational execution, cultural integrity in program delivery, and front‑line support of seasonal staff and volunteers. While not responsible for sustained supervision or strategic direction, the Supervisor plays a key role in ensuring Indigenous programming is carried respectfully, consistently, and in alignment with teachings and protocol.

It acts as a working lead within programming spaces, supporting logistics, mentoring in‑the‑moment, and ensuring daily readiness of land‑based and storytelling experiences.

• Support delivery of Indigenous land‑based and oral storytelling programming in alignment with established teachings and direction from the Senior Advisor.
• Assist in coordinating daily staff and volunteer coverage within Indigenous programming spaces.
• Prepare materials, spaces, and logistical elements required for programming and events.
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