Assistant Park Superintendent

About the job

• Assist in providing leadership and supervision to a team within the parks as you deliver the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks / Ontario Parks mandate with a focus on ecological sustainability and outdoor recreation.
• Assist in the planning, organizing, and implementation of business, resource management and operational activities.
• Provide assistance on human resources activities such as recruitment, training and evaluation of staff, assigning work schedules and managing performance.
• Monitor Park programs through an audit process to ensure compliance with cash handling policies, Park Discovery Program guidelines, public health regulations, compliance with accepted enforcement practices and techniques and regard for employee and public safety.
• Prepare procurement documents and purchases materials, maintains expenditure control against allocated budget, administers service contracts and concession agreements.
• Participate in the preparation and updating of the risk management plan and direct the implementation of action identified to ensure duty of care with respect to the public use.
• Take enforcement action as required as a Park Warden involving violations as well as providing leadership during park emergency situations.

What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

• You can be designated and perform the work as a Park Warden and can meet the Ministry's standards in the use of force training.
• You must possess a valid class ‘G' driver's license or equivalent, as recognized by the province of Ontario.
• You possess or can obtain a valid First Aid certificate.
• You can work shifts, weekends, and statutory holidays per schedule.
• You have the ability to operate ATVs, UTVs, boats, canoes, and snow mobiles.

Leadership Skills:

• You demonstrate the ability to provide leadership, monitor performance and promote excellence in customer service and team performance.
• You have been successful in promoting equitable practices that value diversity and inclusion into your work environment and that support employee engagement.
• You have experience motivating and inspiring staff to achieve results in a rapidly changing environment.

Program Management and Coordination Skills:

• You have a good understanding of accounting, revenue practices, expenditure control, managing budgets and contract management.
• You possess analytical skills and the ability to work independently and use good judgment.
• You can set priorities, meet tight deadlines, work under pressure and maintain a high level of accuracy.
• You have organizational skills to prepare schedules, organize and implement work and special projects.

Communication, Relationship Management and Interpersonal Skills:

• You have strong communication skills to provide advice and recommendations to senior managers and staff.
• You can prepare correspondence and develop/maintain operating and emergency plans.
• You possess relationship building skills to foster and manage relationships with staff, volunteers, visitors, service providers, stakeholders and other government agencies.

Technical Skills:

• You have knowledge of backcountry route planning, general facility, grounds keeping, utility and equipment maintenance.
• You have knowledge of capital development to understand site development and construction plans.
• You possess knowledge of resource and ecosystem management principles related to park management, operations and planning.
• You can apply and interpret relevant legislation, policies and procedures and possess working knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Don't meet every qualification?

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• accessibility
• Anti-Racism Policy

Additional information:

• 1 English Permanent, 227 Howey St, Red Lake, North Region, Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check (Fingerprint Based)

Note:

• About security checks:
  A criminal or other federal offence record does not automatically disqualify you from the position. We consider each situation based on the position's responsibilities.
  If a check is needed and you've lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for 6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you'll need to provide an out-of-country police clearance certificate from the country you lived in.
  Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them strictly confidential.
• N-ET-233098/25

How to apply:

Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.

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