BC Parks has created the BC Parks Student Ranger Program to promote outdoor youth employment opportunities across the province.
This BC Parks Student Ranger Program will see a minimum of 48 students employed across the province. Eligible candidates for the 2022 season are legally entitled to work in Canada, are between the ages of 18 and 30, and have been enrolled in full-time studies at an accredited institution within the past 6-months. Additional requirements and criteria can be viewed in the job postings. BC Parks strongly encourages students from Indigenous backgrounds to apply for these positions.
This season, a minimum of twelve Student Ranger crews will be formed across the province. Confirmed crews will be based out of the following locations: Victoria (Goldstream Provincial Park), Black Creek (Miracle Beach Provincial Park), North Vancouver, Squamish, Nelson, Penticton, Kamloops, Williams Lake, Prince George, Fort St John, Smithers, and Terrace. With additional crews being considered in Dease Lake, Mount Robson, Muncho Lake/ Liard River Hot Springs, Hagensborg, and Port Renfrew. Each crew will work within various parks and protected areas on recreation, conservation, Indigenous relations, and public outreach projects and education projects.
The competitions for these positions are now posted to the BC government job board and the application deadline is January 9th, 2022. Please visit the BC Parks Student Ranger Program web page (https://bcparks.ca/employment/student-ranger/) for more information on how to learn more and to apply for these job opportunities.
Please contact the BC Parks Student Ranger Program Coordinator with questions Parks.StudentRangers@gov.bc.ca
