Government of Alberta - Junior Forest Rangers
We are currently recruiting Crew Leaders for the 2025 season (JFR Crew Leaders and Sub Leaders Job Details | Government of Alberta).
The JFR program is an incredible summer employment opportunity for post-secondary students and graduates. We have up to nine crews stationed in the ten different forest areas across Alberta each year, consisting of a Crew Leader and Sub Leader (post-secondary students or graduates), as well as six Crew Members (high school students). Our crews live on an Alberta Wildfire base and take part in a wide variety of hands-on work projects and educational opportunities, such as tree planting, trail building, shadowing a Fish and Wildlife Officer, stream assessments, outdoor recreation, and wildfire education.
Job Link - JFR Crew Leaders and Sub Leaders Job Details | Government of Alberta.
JUMP! Foundation - Program Director
JUMP! is seeking a dynamic, experienced, and visionary Program Director to lead our transformative summer programs in the heart of the British Columbia wilderness. As the Program Director, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of JUMP! Canada, overseeing all aspects of program operations, from recruitment and training to logistics and participant experience. Your passion for outdoor education and your ability to inspire others will be essential to our continued success.
Job Link - Program Director
JUMP! Foundation - Outdoor Instructor
JUMP! Canada is looking for dynamic, passionate, and hardworking facilitators to deliver transformational, fun, and safe courses for youth at our wilderness site near 100 Mile House, BC.
Job Link - Outdoor Instructor
Windigo - Tour Leaders and Adventure Guides
Are you passionate about the outdoors, adventurous, have strong leadership skills that inspire confidence and, most of all, like to share your knowledge? If you said yes to any of those then, becoming a Windigo Guide is the perfect opportunity for you!
Job Link - Windigo Tour Leader and Adventure Guide
National Capital Commission - Manager, Outdoor Activities - Chelsea, Quebec - Full Time - Indeterminate
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Visitor Experience, the Manager, Outdoor Activities will lead a team and be responsible for planning and implementing orientations for recreational activities and other public participation programs that are respectful to the environment, for Gatineau Park and the Quebec Urban Lands.
Job Link - Manager, Outdoor Activities
BC Parks - Recreation Section Head - Regular Full Time Opportunity
The Section Head, Recreation has full responsibility for the design and development of strategies - both short and long term - to deliver BC Parks’ recreation goals in a region. The position analyzes park management plan recommendations and develops recreation objectives that can be achieved within a short and medium time frame. The position has full responsibility for determining how capital investments in recreation facilities can help BC Parks meet its strategic recreation goals, both regionally and provincially. The position seeks input from regional staff when developing both short term and long term capital investment strategies that meet BC Parks’ recreation goals. The position develops and prioritizes capital investment proposals for regional review and support, program review and support, and final executive approval.
Job Link - Recreation Section Head
Summer 2023 - Fort St. James District - Summer Recreation Program
Summer Recreation Day Camp Leader
The Summer Recreation Day Camp Leader is responsible for facilitating the summer recreation program day camp. Day camp leaders will work with the team leader to organize and implement daily camp activities throughout the 2023 summer.
Summer Recreation Day Camp Team Leader
The Summer Recreation Team leader is responsible for planning and implementing the District of Fort St. James’ summer recreation Day camp program. The Team leader will research camp activities, operate within the recreation budget, and provide leadership support to three Day camp leaders
Summer 2023 Westcoast Connection Positions
WANT TO BE A BETTER EDUCATOR? WANT THE MOST INCREDIBLE SUMMER JOB OF YOUR LIFE? Westcoast Connection is hiring staff for summer 2023! Speaking from experience, there is no better way to spend your summer! Apply online at https://www.westcoastconnection.com/about/jobs/current-opportunities/ and send me a message with any questions! #opportunity #summer #travel
Summer 2023 - City of Burnaby - Parks, Recreation and Culture
Recreation Instructor (Biking) - Two Positions
Our Parks, Recreation and Culture Department are looking for Contract Biking Instructors to work out of Mountain Air Bike Skills Park to lead participants in learning mountain biking skills in a safe and enjoyable environment. If you’re passionate about mountain biking and teaching, this is a fantastic opportunity to share your knowledge in the great outdoors!
City of Burnaby - Recreation Instructor (Biking)
Recreation Instructor (Canoe) - Two Positions
Our Parks, Recreation and Culture Department is looking for Contract Canoe Instructors to provide lessons to children and adults. Canoe Instructors ensure participants learn canoeing in a safe and enjoyable environment while planning creative and fun lessons that incorporate specific canoeing skills. The canoe program operates out of Deer Lake. Programs include group and semi-private lessons and guided tours for youth and adult participants as well as day camps and school out trips for children.
City of Burnaby - Recreation Instructor (Canoe)
May 2023 Wild Water Adventures - Base Manager, Sales Reservations and Driver-Trip Photographer
Wild Water Adventures is seeking Customer Service Base Managers and Sales Reservations
staff for the upcoming 2023 rafting season. Our daily trips take place on the world famous
Kicking Horse River where you will be expected to provide exceptional service to our guests
on all our Rafting Day Trips.
Wild Waters Base Manager/Sales Reservations
Wild Water Adventures is seeking Class 2 Bus Drivers for the upcoming 2023 rafting season.
Our daily trips take place on the world-famous Kicking Horse River where you will be
expected to provide exceptional service to our guests on all our Rafting Day Trips
Wild Waters Driver-Trip Photographer
April 2021 Currently Seeking - 2 Year Postdoctoral Fellow in Recreation Ecology
We are looking for a two-year postdoctoral fellow to lead phase 2 of the Recreation Ecology in Yellowstone to Yukon project. This is a joint position between UNBC and Y2Y and will be based primarily in Canmore, AB with time spent also at the UNBC campus. Read more about it here: UNBC Y2Y PDF Job Ad 2021
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What Can You Do With an ORTM Degree?
The Nature-Based Tourism degree and Wildland Conservation and Recreation Major will prepare you for a fantastic career and an awesome lifestyle in Canada or overseas. Our Faculty and students have worked here in BC, across Canada, and around the world. Conservation, outdoor recreation, and nature-based tourism offer amazingly diverse employment opportunities in pretty cool places. Moreover, these fields are filled with people passionate about the issues they are working on and solutions they are contributing to
Students and graduates work in a variety of sectors including Federal, provincial or state, and municipal governments, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), quasi-public agencies such as YMCA and Girl Scouts, industry or employee services, arts and culture, events, as well as university or college teaching, and private commercial business operations. Employment in recreation, parks and tourism is as broad and diverse as your interests and passions, and fulfills some basic human needs and desires. In addition to non-profits (e.g. Yellowstone to Yukon, WWF) and private businesses (Fairmont Hotels, mountain resorts, etc…) students and alumni have worked with BC Parks, Parks Canada, and various government ministries (e.g. Ministry of Environment, BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development; BC Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture). Some job titles include:
- Outdoor Instructor, Guide, Educator, Coach (e.g. climbing, biathlon, back-country skiing, fly fishing, mountaineering, cycle)
- Bear, whale and other wildlife viewing guide
- Sales Manager (e.g. ski hill, zip line, climbing company…)
- Recreation Director for a city, town, or private company (e.g. hotel like Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge)
- Tourism Destination marketing and communications managers
- Economic Development Officer
- Nature-based tourism and adventure photographers and filmmakers
- Environmental and Experiential Educator
- Park Interpreter
- Environmental and/or social research consultant
- Park Operator
- Recreation technician
- Park Warden, Area Supervisor
2021 Job Listings
- Pacific Adventure Learning -- Ropes Course Manager
- Bowron Lake Provincial Park -- 5 positions
- HUB Cycling -- Bike Education Instructors -- www.bikehub.ca/jobs/BikeEducationInstructor
- Jericho Beach Kayak School -- various positions -- https://jerichobeachkayak.com/about-us/jobs/
Past and Potential Employers and Job Search Links
Tourism /Adventure Businesses
Canadian Outback Adventures and Events
Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre. Assistant Marketing Position in Aboriginal Cultural Tourism
Huble Homestead -- Store Manager
Zipzone in Peachland: guides and assistant guides
Conservation/Parks Jobs
AB Tourism, Parks & Recreation -- Land Use Framework Planner
BC Conservation Foundation: Dean River Guardian Program
Fraser Valley Regional District -- Parks Assistant
Tourism Dawson Creek - Visitor Information Counsellor
Chetwynd Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Centre- Visitor Information Counsellor
Tourism Jasper -- Travel Counsellor
Recreation Planning
Barkerville National Historic Site - Special Events Coordinator
Interpretation Jobs
BC Parks Interpreters
Outdoor /Environmental Education Jobs
Stanley Park Ecological Society - Environmental Educator
Island Mountain Arts Outreach Assistant
Camp Ouareau (Quebec)
O.A.R.S. Guide School and Seasonal Internships
Job Search Links
Canadian Search Sites
WorkCabin.ca
BC Government Jobs
Canadian Government Jobs
CUSO
Go2: The resource for people in tourism
Guest Ranches in BC
Hospitality Careers
Ontario Government Jobs
Public Service Commission of Canada
Tourism BC Jobs
US Search Sites
Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education
American Zoological and Aquarium Association
Coolworks
Outdoor Education
U.S. National Park Service Careers
International Search Sites
Jobs & Careers in Outdoor, Environmental & Adventure Education