Careers
Huronia Historical Parks operates two of Ontario’s premier historic attractions, Sainte-Marie among the Hurons in Midland, and Discovery Harbour in Penetanguishene. Both locations are attractions of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport. We offer tremendous opportunities to work with an exciting team in a unique environment with diverse visitors from around the world.
The deadline for student applications for 2025 summer jobs is Sunday, January 26, 2025 at midnight.
Summer jobs for students
In various departments, our summer student staff gain valuable leadership, public speaking, teaching skills, customer service and, and money-handling abilities. Build experience and friendships that will last a lifetime!
Key duties and responsibilities
Under the direction of the Manager of Marketing and Visitor Services, the Student Ticket Booth Clerk will:
- greet the public and group arrivals in a professional, friendly and courteous manner
- learn the history, public programs and special events of both sites (Sainte-Marie among the Hurons and Discovery Harbour)
- promote and upsell Huronia Historical Parks’ products, ranging from season passes to area accommodation packages, special event promotions and retail sales
- acquire the knowledge of local area attractions, hotels and tourism products to promote them and provide support to the local tourism economy.
- use the visitor management system to organize and take admissions for both attractions in the form of cash, cheques, credit cards, debit purchases and invoicing
- be responsible for balancing and securing cash
- follow opening and end of the day procedures
- familiarize themselves with all site rules and regulations concerning workplace protocol standards as set by Huronia Historical Parks and the Ontario Public Service
- be willing to work weekends and varied shifts throughout the day and evening
- provide other duties as assigned
Skills and knowledge required
- ability to learn quickly and recall information
- ability to work with others in a respectful and supportive environment
- possess excellent communications and customer service skills
- ability to effectively take direction
- ability to be flexible and adaptable in the workplace
- ability to be diplomatic with visitors and fellow staff
- comfortable in a computerized environment, handling and balancing cash, cheques, debit and credit transactions
Salary
The rate of pay for Summer Student Ticket Booth Clerks is $18.05 per hour for post-secondary and high school students.
Key duties and responsibilities
Under the direction of the Manager of Operations at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons or Discovery Harbour, Student Historical Interpreters will:
- learn and practice specific facets of historical interpretation in education and public tours
- animate the site
- provide interpretive and guiding services by conducting education and public tours
- provide historical knowledge/information acquired from the site manuals internal training
- provide customer services by greeting visitors
- deliver historical interpretation services by providing hands-on activities such as blacksmithing, carpentry and clay work
- assist in the daily curatorial/maintenance of the historic buildings and furnishings
- be willing to work weekends and occasional evenings
- be willing to wear a historic costume and to adhere to the costume policy
- provide other duties as assigned
Skills and knowledge required
- ability to learn quickly and readily recall information
- ability to work with others responsibly and fairly
- possess excellent oral communication skills
- ability to address large groups
- ability to work with people of all ages, including children of various ages as well as seniors
- ability to perform all duties and tasks in period costume
- ability to take direction
- ability to be flexible and adaptable in the workplace
- ability to be diplomatic with visitors and fellow staff
- ability to carry out interpretative responsibilities with the support of ongoing training and experience
- ability to adhere to workplace safety regulations, workplace protocol standards as set out by Huronia Historical Parks and/or the Ontario Public Service
Salary
The rate of pay for Summer Student Historical Interpreters is $18.05 per hour for post-secondary students ($17.20 per hour for high school students).
Key duties and responsibilities
Under the direction of the Manager of Operations at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons or Manager of Operations at Discovery Harbour, the Student Maintenance Worker will:
- provide cleanliness of historic site by ensuring that all garbage containers are emptied daily
- cut grass on site property, water and weed flower beds
- clean all washrooms and ensure supplies are available for public use
- vacuum public and office areas on a regular basis
- feed the animals and clean stalls as required
- run maintenance errands for maintenance staff as required
- assist the full-time maintenance staff with special maintenance projects/events
- assist with set up for special events
- safely operate equipment.
- be willing to work weekends
- possess a valid Class G driver’s licence
- provide other duties as assigned
Skills and knowledge required
- ability to learn quickly
- ability to work with others responsibly and fairly
- possess good communications skills
- ability to effectively take direction
- ability to be flexible and adaptable in the workplace
- ability to be diplomatic with visitors and fellow staff
- ability to respect tools and equipment and perform physical duties
- ability to adhere to the Ontario Health and Safety Act and the workplace protocol standards as set out by Huronia Historical Parks and/or the Ontario Public Service.
Salary
The rate of pay for Summer Student Maintenance Workers is $18.05 per hour for post-secondary and high school students.
Key duties and responsibilities
Under the direction of the Manager of Operations at Discovery Harbour, the Special Event Student will:
- Assist and support the special events coordinator in day-to-day tasks
- Support the research, planning, preparation and workflow of special event projects and programming
- Welcome visitors, conduct tours, and provide historical interpretation for Ghost Tours and Escape Room bookings
- Participate in the design, development, and delivery of special events and programming
- Perform special events duties including set-up, execution, and take-down
- Perform basic administration duties including data entry functions, preparing documents, and performing research
- Maintain and manage event databases, timelines, and files
- Provide exceptional customer service to all visitors
- Be willing to work weekends and evenings
- Be willing to wear historic costume and adhere to the costume policy
- Perform other duties as assigned
Skills and knowledge required
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Suite applications and basic audio-visual understanding
- Possess excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to learn quickly and readily recall information
- Comfortable working in team environment and self-motivated to work independently
- Possess strong organizational skills
- Ability to work with various ages, from children to seniors and address large groups
- Ability to perform all duties and tasks in period costume
- Ability to take direction, problem solve, and take initiative
- Ability to carry out interpretive responsibilities with the support of ongoing training and experience
- Ability to adhere to workplace safety regulations, workplace protocol standards as set out by Huronia Historical Parks and/or the Ontario Public Service
- We welcome Francophone and/or bilingual students applicants
Salary
The rate of pay for the Special Event Student is $18.05 per hour for post-secondary students.
Proficiency in English and French is an asset. We encourage applications from Indigenous individuals. When completing the application form, be sure to upload your resume as a PDF in the form itself.
