Rideau Hall Visitor Services and Interpretation Program

Reference number: GGS08J-009309-000094

Job Title: Guide-Interpreters

Organization: Office of the Governor General's Secretary

The organization will make the majority of requests for referrals by:

January 16, 2009

Job Description: Rideau Hall has been the official Ottawa residence and workplace of every Governor General of Canada since Confederation. It is also a national historic site where thousands of visitors visit each year. As a Guide-Interpreter, you will be asked to greet visitors and attend to their needs, conduct guided tours while interpreting various themes and present interpretative programs to a diversified clientele in both official languages. It is vital that you possess excellent oral communication skills in both English and French.

Work location:

Ottawa (Ontario)

Hourly rates of pay: To be determined based on Treasury Board Secretariat student rates of pay.

Duration of employment: May 01 2009 to September 03 2009 (approx.)

Academic Level: Post-Secondary

Specializations:

Various

Skills:

Language Requirement:

Bilingual - imperative

Be bilingual and possess excellent oral communication Skills in both English and French.

Information to be provided:
You must provide the following information when submitting your application:

• Your résumé.

Additional Information and Conditions of Employment:

• 1. A language proficiency test will be administered during the selection process.
  
  2. Students have the option to extend employment on a part-time basis from September 03 2009 to May 15, 2010.
  
  3. Must wear a uniform.
  
  4. Must be willing to work variable schedules.
  
  5. Must be willing to work weekends.

Important messages

Successful completion of both an FSWEP work assignment and your educational program may lead to temporary or permanent federal public service positions for which you meet the merit criteria and conditions of employment.

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Questions regarding travel and relocation.

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Date modified:

2023-08-09