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2020 Student Ranger Program...
• Provide short-term employment opportunities for students, to be exposed to working for the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy at BC Parks.
• Offer student workers a diversity of experiences and training opportunities to develop their knowledge and/or skill sets.
• Facilitate Indigenous student involvement in projects within BC Parks protected areas that are being undertaken on culturally significant sites and traditional territories of Indigenous communities across the province.
• Provide student workers with an opportunity to foster their interest in caring for B.C.’s natural spaces.
• Align crew projects with the BC Parks’ strategies and related regional priorities to maintain and enhance BC Parks natural and cultural values and recreational opportunities and assets.
• Promote the Ministry and BC Parks as an employer of choice for future career planning.
Student Ranger Crews:
This season, twelve Student Ranger crews will be formed across the province. Each crew will consist of 1 Crew Lead and 3 Crew Members, with Crew Leads working May 4th to August 29th, and Crew Members working May 25th to August 29th. Crews will be based out of the following locations: Victoria (Goldstream Provincial Park Office), either Black Creek (Miracle Beach Provincial Park Office) or Tlell in Haida Gwaii *, Maple Ridge (Golden Ears Provincial Park Office), Penticton, Nelson, Sechelt (Porpoise Bay Provincial Park Office), Kamloops, Williams Lake, Smithers, Terrace, Fort St John and Prince George. Each crew will work within various parks and protected areas on recreation, conservation, Indigenous relations, and public outreach projects and education projects.
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Qualifications & Experience:
Please see attachment for information of qualifications and how to apply!