Job Description

Job Information
Job Title: Seasonal Interpreter (Multiple Positions)
Job Requisition ID: 79553
Ministry: Arts, Culture and Status of Women
Location: Oil Sands Discovery Centre, Fort McMurray
Full or Part-Time: Wage
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Temporary Wage – Until September 7, 2026
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: February 24, 2026
Classification: Subsidiary 01B 3625 Administrative Support 2
Salary: $ 21.27 to $ 26.92 Hourly

The Ministry of Arts, Culture and Status of Women works to improve Albertans' quality of life through support of cultural development, historical preservation and increased gender equality. The museums and historic sites managed by the ministry are dedicated to preserving Alberta’s rich history and sharing it with visitors in an interactive and engaging manner. For more information, please visit https://www.alberta.ca/historic-sites-museums

To learn more about the Oil Sands Discovery Centre and what it has to offer, follow this link: https://oilsandsdiscovery.ca/

Role Responsibilities

The Oil Sands Discovery Centre is seeking qualified applicants for Seasonal Interpreter positions. These are full-time temporary positions from May 4 through September 7, 2026 at the Oil Sands Discovery Centre.

Working within a small team environment, the successful candidates will provide high quality interpretive and visitor services to the general public. This includes presenting scheduled interpretive programs such as films and demonstrations, leading guided tours, delivering education programs and children’s activities, planning and delivering children’s science day camps, providing general oil sands information to visitors, and answering visitor questions.

Other duties include the collection of admission fees and visitor statistics. This position requires weekend work and occasional evening work.

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf

• Drive for Results: Actively sets goals and remains open to advice on reaching them
  
  
• Creative Problem Solving: Is open to new ideas and breaks problems down to identify solutions.
  
  
• Develop Self and Others: Develops own career and reduces barriers for others.
  
  
• Agility: Understands need for change and manages own emotions.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• High School Diploma or greater
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Confident, creative presentation skills and/or desire to acquire skills in a supportive setting
• Experience providing high-quality customer service to the general public
• Experience working with children ages 4-12 in an organized program setting
• Ability to work within a small team environment
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to work weekends and occasional evenings
• Basic computer skills

Assets:

• First Aid certification
• Education or experience in science, tourism, recreation, education, interpretation, museums, drama, or child care
• Experience in program development
• Ability to speak a second language
  
  

Equivalency: Directly related experience considered on the basis of one year of experience for one year of education.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.
Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards

Notes

These are temporary positions from May 4 through September 7, 2026. Hours of work are 36.25 hours weekly.

These positions require availability for weekday, weekends and holidays.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates will be required to have their own transportation for getting to and from work.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.

How To Apply
Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.

Candidates are required to apply for a job online. Please visit https://www.alberta.ca/job-application-resources#before for more information. Please visit Recruitment Principles, for more information.

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. For example, January 2006 - June 2009 (part-time). This example is provided for illustrative purposes only. Applicants are encouraged to present their information clearly and thoroughly, using a format that best conveys their experience.

It is recommended applicants who have completed post-secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)(https://www.alberta.ca/international-qualifications-assessment.aspx) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information ( https://canalliance.org/en/default.html).

It is recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.

Closing Statement
This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

If you require any further information on this job posting or require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Shannon Rowe at Shannon.Rowe@gov.ab.ca