Science Interpreter
- Program stream:
- Young Canada Works in Both Official Languages
- Job title:
- Science Interpreter
- Organization name:
- Joggins Fossil Institute
- Job location:
- Joggins, Nova Scotia
- Length of assignment:
- 2025-05-26 to 2025-08-31 (10 weeks)
- Hourly wage:
- $17.25
Category: Student
Title of Immediate Supervisor: Director of Operations
Location: Joggins Fossil Cliffs UNESCO World Heritage Site
Hours per Week: 37.5
Wage per Hour: $ 17.25
Anticipated start date: May 26, 2025
Anticipated end date: August 31, 2025
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Purpose
Interpreters are responsible for enhancing the visitor experience by conducting guided tours of the Joggins Fossil Cliffs UNESCO World Heritage Site and the Centre, providing on-site verbal interpretation and addressing visitor enquiries. Furthermore, Interpreters will have a role to play in ensuring safe and regulated visitation to the Joggins Fossil Cliffs UNESCO World Heritage Site and Joggins Fossil Centre.
Interpreters gain experience and training in presenting thematic interpretive programs. Interpreters will become familiar with operations at the Fossil Centre, learn to identify and address safety issues when working with the public and will gain knowledge of palaeontology, coastal ecology, wildlife biology, botany, tourism and geology.
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Job activities:
1. Deliver scheduled guided experiences on a daily basis, which focus on the fossils and geology of the Joggins Fossil Cliffs,
cultural and industrial heritage, and coastal ecology. Interpreters will be expected to lead multiple tours on a daily basis.
2. Deliver educational programming (in the form of activities and games) to groups.
3. Undertake beach monitoring to ensure safe beach access.
4. Adhere to and promote provincial legislation and policies on protection of natural geological heritage and safety.
5. Provide interpretation and respond to visitor enquires.
6. Inspect and address public areas of the Centre, its grounds and the World Heritage Site to ensure cleanliness, safety standards and regulations are met or exceeded.
7. Provide safety and stewardship information that includes tide times and information on site stewardship and legislation.
8. Assist with educational programming (including assisting with children’s day camps) for child & youth visitors.
9. Perform other related duties as required.
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