Amended - STEWARDSHIP YOUTH RANGERS

What can I expect to do in this role?

As a Stewardship Youth Ranger (SYR), you will work as part of a team with four Rangers under the direction of one Team Lead. Rangers work on natural resource management projects in their own communities. Rangers meet at a central work location daily. Most projects will be outdoors and could involve rough terrain and a variety of weather conditions.

For more information: Please link to our SYR program page.

How do I qualify?

Mandatory requirements:

• You must have been born in 2000. This means that applicants may be 16 or 17 at the time of hire, but not turning 18 before December 31, 2017.
• You must be a student.
• You must be an Ontario resident.
• You must be eligible to work in Canada.

Team skills:

• You have demonstrated the ability to build and maintain effective relationships working in a team (e.g. at work, at school, in other personal activities) to achieve a common goal.
• You have personal leadership skills (e.g. organization skills, accepts responsibility) to initiate and complete tasks in a timely manner.
• You have oral communication skills to speak with co-workers, supervisors, members of the public, and media.

Natural resource knowledge:

• You have knowledge, experience and /or interest in natural resources and the outdoors (e.g. work or volunteer experience, school courses, or personal activities).

Please be advised that the results of this competition may be used to form an eligibility list of qualified candidates to potentially fill future vacancies represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). In accordance with the Collective Agreement, eligibility lists are shared with OPSEU representatives. By applying to this competition, you are providing consent that your name may be shared with OPSEU representatives.

Collection of Information

Your personal information is being collected and will be used to determine your qualifications for employment with the Ontario Public Service, and for recruitment modernization initiatives. OPS Careers is an authorized common service in accordance with s. 6 of the Ministry of Government Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.25 and this collection of personal information is necessary to the proper administration of OPS Careers.

Please do not provide more personal information than what is asked of you. For example, do not include your social insurance number, photograph, or banking information, etc. with your application. We strongly encourage you not to provide us with information beyond that which is requested in the job posting.

If you have any questions about the collection, use, disclosure, or retention of your personal information, please contact us.

All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

Remember: The deadline to apply is Friday, April 28, 2017 11:59 pm EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.