Trails Specialist

at  Government of Alberta

JOB INFORMATION

Job Requisition ID: 66097
Ministry: Forestry and Parks
Location: Kananaskis Region – Bow Valley, Peter Lougheed and Elbow/Sheep
Full or Part-Time: Full-Time
Hours of Work: 40 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Temporary – Wage, Seasonal
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: February 18, 2025
Classification: Maintenance Service Worker 2
Salary: $23.28 - $28.34 per hour

In addition to regular wages, regular Wage employees receive 11.2% in lieu of benefits and vacation leave:

• 5.2 percent of regular wage earnings instead of paid holidays.
• 6 percent of regular wage earnings instead of annual vacation pay.

In addition to the regular wages and the additional pay in lieu of benefits and vacation, regular wage employees are entitled to shift premium pay:

• $3.25 per hour for weekends and holidays.
• $2.75 per hour for evenings.

The Government of Alberta is committed to a diverse and inclusive public service that reflects the population we serve to best meet the needs of Albertans. Consider joining a team where diversity, inclusion and innovation are valued and supported.
Provincial Parks are essential to the quality of life that Albertans enjoy. They conserve our natural landscapes and wildlife habitat and offer a broad range of nature-based outdoor recreational opportunities. Alberta’s parks inspire people to discover, value, protect, and enjoy the natural world and the benefits it provides for current and future generations.
For more information on Park locations visit:
Kananaskis County, located in and adjacent to the Rocky Mountains, stretches from the continental divide in the west to the foothills west of Calgary and from Canmore and the Bow Valley in the north to the Highwood River and areas southwest of Longview.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Some high school education and one year of related experience.
• Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of one year of education for one of experience; or one year of experience for one year of education.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

If you appreciate picturesque mountain landscapes and have an interest in helping to maintain the intrinsic beauty of Kananaskis, Alberta Parks may have a seasonal employment opportunity for you!
With upwards of five million annual visitors appreciating the beauty of Kananaskis Country, the trails and backcountry facilities require maintenance and construction staff to ensure Alberta Parks’ visitors can discover or re-discover what makes these places special and learn to value and protect these spaces for current and future generations.
Working on our Trails and Backcountry Team, you will have the opportunity to conduct aerobically demanding work, travel significant distances in remote mountain environments on foot, off-highway vehicles and occasionally bicycles, learn trail maintenance and building techniques and potentially gather experience working in and around helicopters.

PRIMARY DUTIES ARE LISTED BELOW. AS A TRAILS SPECIALIST YOU MAY ALSO BE PERFORMING SOME ADMINISTRATIVE AND VOLUNTEER SUPERVISION DUTIES.

• Conduct routine trail inspections and maintenance projects.
• Construction of trails and associated infrastructure such as bridges, walkways, retaining walls, staircases, handrails, culverts and other drainage devices.
• Routine inspections, cleaning and maintenance of backcountry campgrounds and facilities.
• Operate equipment such as loaders, excavators, skid-steers, etc.
• Operate chainsaws, brushsaws and other higher risk equipment.
• Assists with hazard tree management and invasive plant management programs.
• Install and maintain signage.
• Perform routine and preventative maintenance on infrastructure, vehicles and equipment.
• Assist with water and wastewater system start-up/shut down and operation at backcountry patrol cabins.
• Assist with helicopter servicing of backcountry campgrounds and trail infrastructure.
• Being familiar with and practicing all pertinent Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) policies, procedures and protocols as well as with the Facility Emergency Response Plan and protocols.
  This position is a 40 hour per week condensed work schedule with 9-hour workdays Monday to Friday with alternate Fridays as a rest day. There may be the requirement to work some weekends. You must have good physical stamina to be able to perform manual duties outdoors and in any weather conditions, rain or shine.
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