{"id":1095,"date":"2021-02-06T11:28:44","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T16:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/?page_id=1095"},"modified":"2025-11-20T13:35:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T18:35:09","slug":"obw-algonquin-park-position","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/ouinternational\/obw-algonquin-park-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Position in Algonquin Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Each summer The Friends of Algonquin Park (FOAP)<\/a> and the Ontario\/Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg Student Exchange Program (OBW) invite applications for a paid summer position as a German-Language Visitor Services Specialist in Algonquin Provincial Park<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Algonquin is the oldest of Algonquin\u2019s Provincial Parks and one of the largest (7,630 km2). The Friends of Algonquin Park (FOAP) is a non-profit organization tasked with helping to provide visitor services, including natural heritage education. As a member of the FOAP team, the German-Language Visitor Services Specialist will be an ambassador for Algonquin Provincial Park, eager to explore the Park\u2019s many aspects and interpret and convey them to others. More important than specific expertise are 1) a passion for the natural park experience in all its facets; 2) energy, spontaneity and flexibility; 3) a strong desire to learn new things; 4) the ability to deal with the unexpected; and 5) the capacity both to work well with fellow students and professionals and to relate well to Park visitors of all ages and backgrounds. <\/p>\n\nResponsibilities<\/strong>\n