Seasonal Interpreters St. Albert (4 positions)

Term: May 4, 2026, to September 7, 2026 

Job Type: Seasonal, full time (35 hours weekly)

Location: St. Albert’s Historic River Lots + Grain Elevators, 4 Meadowview Drive, St. Albert, AB

Workdays: 5 days a week. The work schedule requires weekend work, holiday Mondays and occasional evenings.

St. Albert’s Historic River Lots & Grain Elevators is home to four historic buildings connected to St. Albert’s Métis and Francophone histories, two provincially designated grain elevators and train station.  Interpreters share the rich history of St. Albert’s agricultural, fur trade, Métis, and Francophone communities at this location by assisting with the educational and community programming, tours and special events.

The Seasonal Historic Interpreters support the organizational vision of engaging and embracing local heritage.  As members of the interpretive team the interpreters will focus on the interpretation and visitor experience by leading prebooked school, day care and day camp programs, planning special event and drop-in activities, supporting preregistered courses and providing informative, engaging tours of the heritage buildings and historic site.

Further details about our site can be found at artsandheritage/.ca

Duties include:

• Opening and closing of the historic buildings. 
• Ensuring materials are prepped for school and community programs at the site.
• Collaborate with the larger interpretive team (Heritage Sites Manager, Programs Supervisor, interpreters) to plan summer programs, weekly drop-in activities and special events.
• Organize personal daily work schedules based on the posted interpreter schedules to ensure programs and activities re prepared for booked programs and special event.
• Use the posted job schedules to plan work time to ensure the assigned tasks are completed, including delivering programs, development of resources, writing reports, dusting of historic homes, hosting weddings and photo bookings.
•  Ensuring historic buildings and the surrounding site is kept clean and safe for visitors and staff and reporting concerns to the Heritage Sites Manager.
• Writing, submitting, and following up on incident reports when required.
•  Support the gift shop at the Visitor Centre by processing sales, updating inventory, and merchandising.
• Ensure daily statistics are reported, participate in weekly team meetings, encourage visitors to submit comments in the guest book or on comment cards.
• Draft social media posts.

Ideal candidate profile:

•  Background or interest in history, museum studies, education, Indigenous studies, theatre or anthropology. 
•  Experience interacting with children.
•   Experience leading programs and activities in group settings for all ages.
•    Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
•    Collaborative skills to work in a team environment.
•   Current First Aid Certificate.
•     Experience with Indigenous programming for youth and families.
•  Creativity and a passion for history and museums.
•  Collaborative skills to work in a team environment.
•  Flexible and adaptable. 
• Language skills in French, Cree and /or Michif are assets.

While the historic interpreters are expected to interpret all the buildings, each interpretive position takes on specialized areas of the heritage site. When applying please indicate on the application form which position (s) you are interested in. You only need to put in one application.

Position 1 – River Lot 24 interprets St. Albert’s Métis history

•  Providing visitors with guided tours of Cunningham House and Belcourt House on River Lot 24 and sharing our community’s rich Métis History.
•  Research and develop relevant material on local Métis history to support the interpretation of the Métis River Lot for visitors and staff.
• Language skills in French, Cree and /or Michif are assets

Position 2 – Grain Elevator Site interprets the agricultural history 

• Providing visitors with guided tours of the 1906 Brackman Ker and 1929 Alberta Wheat Pool grain elevators, sharing the rich agricultural history of St. Albert.  
• Research and develop relevant materials and resources on local agricultural history to support the interpretation of the grain elevators and associated agricultural equipment. 
• Language skills in French, Cree and /or Michif are assets.

Position 3 – River Lot 23 interprets St. Albert’s Francophone history

• Providing visitors with guided tours of maison Chevigny and the Brosseau Granary to share the rich Francophone history of St. Albert. 
• Research and develop relevant materials on local Francophone history to support the interpretation of River Lot 23 for visitors and staff. 
• Language skills in French. 

Position 4 –  Interprets the Train Station and Visitor Centre

• Welcomes and orientates visitors to heritage sites .
• Provides visitors with family friendly weekly craft afternoons and activities.
• Develops new activities to engage the public with the heritage buildings and St. Albert’s history 

These positions are funded by Young Canada Works (YCW)  and Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) and are anticipated to last 18 weeks (pending grant funding approval). Candidates must meet the following criteria:

• Must be between 16 and 30 years of age.
• Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada.
• Have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and are legally entitled to work in Canada.
• Are a high school, college or university student (YCW only).

All applicants must be prepared to obtain security checks including a criminal records check

and a vulnerable sector check.

Deadline for applications: 12:00 AM (Midnight) MST, March 22, 2026.

Interviews will take place the week of March 30. 

Only applications submitted through our website will be

accepted. Inquiries can be directed to museum@artsandheritage.ca or 780-459-1528.

Arts and Heritage St. Albert is committed to the principle of equity in employment and to fostering a workplace that demonstrates our values of inclusion, integrity, innovation and cooperation. We welcome applications from Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minority groups and those with a diversity of experience, background and ideas. We believe there are many ways you could be qualified for this position - we value what you have learned in the classroom and outside, equally. In your cover letter, let us know your relevant experience and knowledge and why you are suited to this position. Accommodations are available during the hiring process, upon request.