PARKS
PARTNER PROGRAM LEADER
Regular Full-Time
About Us
One of BC’s Top Employers, the City of Coquitlam
offers meaningful career opportunities to make a difference within the local community.
As the sixth largest city in BC, we are home to more than 150,000 residents.
Our diverse municipality is a great place to work as it continues to grow
through innovative urban design, inspiring arts, culture and recreation
programs, and state-of-the-art transportation systems. Our brand is built on
managing our resources in a responsible and sustainable manner, while
supporting a vibrant, growing regional urban centre. We envision a bright future in Coquitlam that
we hope includes you!
About You / What We Are Looking For
Are
you passionate about Parks and excited about working with community volunteers
to bring Coquitlam Parks alive? Your
experience in park operations, landscape horticulture, urban forestry, and
volunteer management will make you a great candidate for this role. As part of the Coquitlam Parks team,
reporting to the Parks Partner Program Supervisor in the Urban Forestry team,
this position will be responsible for implementing an expanded volunteer
engagement initiative working with local residents, businesses, schools and
service groups to enhance Coquitlam’s parks - and have fun doing it! Your job will be to recruit volunteer Park
Partners to enrich and beautify Coquitlam parks, train and supervise volunteers
and plan and organize activities to connect residents with their parks. We have
exciting initiatives in 2026 including our Tree Spree program, Bad Seed
program, Adopt A Trail program and many more community based initiatives.
This
is hands on work that includes working outside in all types of weather, the
ability to support volunteers engaged in a variety of Parks and Urban Forestry
focused initiatives. This position will build relationships with community
organizations and work with Park Operations staff to schedule and deliver
specific volunteer experiences.
Minimum Qualifications
Applicants
should have education and training in volunteer management and support, and
experience working in a parks operations role, as well as hold a current BC
Driver’s License (with satisfactory driving record). This position requires evening and weekend
work.
What We Offer:
This CUPE position has
an hourly rate of $35.57. The rate of
pay is based on a variety of factors including qualifications, knowledge,
experience and skills.
You will have the chance to join a rapidly growing and diverse team
dedicated to supporting the local community, and be able to engage in variety
of learning and development opportunities. Additionally, there is an
opportunity to participate in an earned day off/flex day program. The City
offers an attractive vacation and extended benefits package, including the
ability to contribute to the Municipal Pension Plan.
Accessibility / Equal
Opportunity Employer
The City of Coquitlam is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer
working towards enhancing equitable practices in our recruitment and retention
processes. As an organization we are committed to creating an inclusive work
environment to support our growing and diverse work force. To learn more about
what equity, diversity, and inclusion means, and the City’s efforts in support
of these principles, please visit coquitlam.ca/edi for more information.
If at any time during the
application or recruitment process you require additional assistance or an
accommodation, please contact our team for confidential support. Staff can also
provide in-person support if required.
Applicants under
consideration may be required to undergo and submit an acceptable police
information check.
Good people make Coquitlam great, sign up for
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opportunities within our team, or follow us on LinkedIn to learn more about
how #YouCouldWorkHere too!
Please apply online at www.coquitlam.ca/careers by 11:55 pm on May
19, 2026.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected
for an interview will be contacted.