Special Events Program Planner
Special Events Program Planner
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Special Events Program Planner
Job Title: Special Events Program Planner
Hourly Rate: $16.50
Contract Term: 8week term starting May 16 2025
Hours of Work: 35 hours per week
Position Type: Canada Summer Jobs contract
Eligibility Criteria:
The candidate must meet the criteria below to qualify for roles funded by Canada Summer Jobs.
- The candidate must be between the ages of 15 and 30 at the beginning of the employment period.
- The candidate must be a Canadian citizen permanent resident or a person who has been granted refugee status in Canada
- The candidate must have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment
What we offer:
- Flexible work arrangements where no day is similar
- Working in a beautiful park setting
- Free entrance to the Park including our many public special events
- Employee discounts on food and retail items and free parking
Who We Are:
Heritage Park is Canadas largest living history museum offering visitors a chance to experience life in Western Canada from the 1860s to the early 1950s. The park features historical buildings costumed interpreters working antiques and various exhibits that provide insight into the regions past. Please visit our website for details.
The Special Events Program Planner works with the Special Events team to deliver programming for the summer events at Heritage Park. Responsibilities for this position include:
- Acting as an onsite liaison for contracted performers on their performance dates
- Completing setup and teardown work
- Assisting with volunteer supervision
- Liaising with other internal departments
- Ensuring Marketing has the correct information regarding all events
Required Qualifications:
- Must meet the Canada Summer Jobs eligibility criteria
- Enrolment in or completion of postsecondary education in Event Management Volunteer Management Communications Marketing or another related field
- Prior experience in customer service communications event coordination or tourism is preferred
- Prior experience with an online volunteer management system as well as scheduling or supervising volunteers is an asset
- Prior customer service experience is an asset
- Able to work collaboratively as part of a team
- Proactive solutionfocused able to take ownership and accountability to ensure task completion
- Strong time management skills and the ability to prioritize tasks
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- High level of integrity and trustworthiness in handling confidential organizational information
- Commitment to continuous learning and development
- Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills in a clientfacing setting
- All successful candidates over the age of 18 will be required to go through a Police Information Check (Vulnerable Sector Screening if working with minors) as a condition of employment.
Please visit our careers page to see more job opportunities.
Employment Type
Temp
