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Thank you for your interest in employment with The District Municipality of Muskoka (District).

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All available employment opportunities are listed below. The recruitment status of each job opportunity is included in the charts.

Why Work at the District?
The District hires for full-time, part-time, temporary, seasonal, casual and student jobs. This gives you many options on how to join our team. If you want to work for an employer who cares about you and your community, join the District team! The District offers interesting and engaging work, competitive pay, excellent benefits, and a professional team atmosphere. Our core values include Staff Development and Teamwork. We have a strong focus on health, safety and wellness, as well as community involvement. The people who work here are passionate about the communities they live in.
What Do We Look For?
The District's services are broad, so we look for many different skill sets. From nursing to finance, engineering to social work, planning to road maintenance, or water & wastewater operations, your skills may fit our needs! Our core values encompass customer service, innovation and continuous improvement. Because of this, we look for people who strive for high standards and look to improve ways to deliver our services and programs within our communities. At minimum, you must be legally eligible to work in Canada and have successfully completed your Grade 12 (or equivalent) education. Further requirements are listed on each job posting. We want employees who are passionate about what they do. Every employee contributes to the team!

Why Work at the District?

The District hires for full-time, part-time, temporary, seasonal, casual and student jobs. This gives you many options on how to join our team.

If you want to work for an employer who cares about you and your community, join the District team!

The District offers interesting and engaging work, competitive pay, excellent benefits, and a professional team atmosphere.

Our core values include Staff Development and Teamwork.

We have a strong focus on health, safety and wellness, as well as community involvement. The people who work here are passionate about the communities they live in.

What Do We Look For?

The District's services are broad, so we look for many different skill sets. From nursing to finance, engineering to social work, planning to road maintenance, or water & wastewater operations, your skills may fit our needs!

Our core values encompass customer service, innovation and continuous improvement. Because of this, we look for people who strive for high standards and look to improve ways to deliver our services and programs within our communities.

At minimum, you must be legally eligible to work in Canada and have successfully completed your Grade 12 (or equivalent) education. Further requirements are listed on each job posting.

We want employees who are passionate about what they do. Every employee contributes to the team!

Please read the How to Apply Instructions before you apply for a job. We request applications to be sent in a specific format, which is outlined in the instructions.

How to Apply

To submit your application electronically, please click on the button under "Apply Now" beside the job. An email message will automatically open and you will attach your resume and cover letter to it. If we are no longer accepting resumes for the job, there will be no button beside the job.

All applications require a cover letter and resume. Please submit these as one file, not two separate documents. Acceptable file formats for applications are .doc, .docx or PDF files.
Your email subject line should include the following information:
- Last Name, First Name - Job Title
- For example: Doe, Jane - Receptionist
You must submit an application for each job you are interested in.
Please apply before the posting deadline noted on each opportunity.
All resumes must be received through Human Resources. Resumes sent directly to managers will not be accepted.
If you cannot send your resume and cover letter electronically, please visit our FAQ page for alternate methods to submit your application.

Current Opportunities

Job Title and Department	Closing Date	Status	Apply Now
Locks Master (Seasonal) Engineering and Public Works Temporary Full-Time	Wednesday, February 26, 2020 @ 12:00 NOON	currently accepting resumes	Apply Now
Survey Assistant (Seasonal) Engineering and Public Works Temporary Full-Time	Wednesday, February 26, 2020 @ 12:00 NOON	currently accepting resumes	Apply Now
Equipment Operator (Seasonal) Engineering and Public Works Temporary Full-Time (4) Temporary Part-Time (1)	Wednesday, February 26, 2020 @ 12:00 NOON	currently accepting resumes	Apply Now
Labourer (Seasonal) Engineering and Public Works Temporary Full-Time	Wednesday, February 26, 2020 @ 12:00 NOON	currently accepting resumes	Apply Now
Locks Attendant (Seasonal) Engineering and Public Works Temporary Full-Time	Wednesday, February 26, 2020 @ 12:00 NOON	currently accepting resumes	Apply Now
Corporate Communications Coordinator Administration Temporary Full-time Job Description	Wednesday, February 19, 2020 @ 12:00 NOON	currently accepting resumes	Apply Now
Coordinator, Records Management Administration Temporary Full-time Job Description	Wednesday, February 19, 2020 @ 12:00 NOON	currently accepting resumes	Apply Now
Manager, Housing Development Community and Planning Services Permanent Full-time Job Description	Tuesday, February 18, 2020 @ 12:00 NOON	currently accepting resumes	Apply Now
Primary Care Paramedic Health Services Temporary Part-time Recruitment Package Recruitment FAQ's	Wednesday, February 19, 2020 @ 12:00 NOON	currently accepting resumes	Apply Now
Operator Engineering and Public Works All Statuses Job Description	this posting has closed	resumes under review
Manager, Infrastrucure Engineering Engineering and Public Works Permanent Full-time Job Description	this posting has closed	resumes under review
Commander Health Services Permanent Full-time Job Description	this posting has closed	resumes under review
Finance Clerk 2 Finance and Corporate Services All Statuses Job Description	this posting has closed	resumes under review
Assistant Director of Care Health Services Permanent Full-time Job Description	this posting has closed	interviews in progress
Manager, Planning Community and Planning Services Permanent Full-time Job Description	this posting has closed	interviews in progress
Law Clerk Legislative Services Permanent Full-time Job Description	this posting has closed	interviews in progress

Current Opportunities - 2020 Student Opportunities are OPEN
ALL STUDENT POSTINGS ARE SUBJECT TO BUDGET AND COUNCIL APPROVAL

Summer Student Recruitment

Job Title and Department	Closing Date	Status	Apply Now
Maintenance Summer Student Health Services - The Pines	Friday, February 14, 2020 @ 12:00 NOON	currently accepting resumes	Apply Now
911 Verification Summer Student Community and Planning Services	this posting has closed	resumes under review
Activity Assistant Summer Student Health Services - The Pines	this posting has closed	resumes under review
Admin Support Summer Student Engineering and Public Works	this posting has closed	resumes under review
Airport Summer Student The Muskoka Airport	this posting has closed	resumes under review
Biomonitoring Technician Summer Student Community and Planning Services	this posting has closed	resumes under review
Environmental Services Labourer Summer Student Engineering and Public Works	this posting has closed	resumes under review
Finance Summer Student Finance and Corporate Services	this posting has closed	resumes under review
ITS Summer Student Finance and Corporate Services	this posting has closed	resumes under review
Port Carling Locks Summer Student Engineering and Public Works	this posting has closed	resumes under review
Roads and Traffic Summer Student Engineering and Public Works	this posting has closed	resumes under review
Social Integration Summer Student Community and Planning Services	this posting has closed	resumes under review
Water Quality Summer Student Community and Planning Services	this posting has closed	resumes under review
Water and Wastewater Summer Student Engineering and Public Works	this posting has closed	resumes under review

Current Opportunities - The Pines Long Term Care Home (ongoing)

Job Title and Department	Closing Date	Status	Apply now
Food Service Worker Health Services - The Pines	open recruitment	currently accepting resumes	Apply Now
Personal Support Workers Health Services - The Pines	open recruitment	currently accepting resumes	Apply Now
Registered Practical Nurses (RPN) Health Services - The Pines	open recruitment	currently accepting resumes	Apply Now
Registered Nurses (RN) Health Services - The Pines	open recruitment	currently accepting resumes	Apply Now

Current Opportunities - Partner Area Municipalities

On occassion, we will include postings for our Partner Area Municipalities in this section.

Area Municipality and Job Title	Closing Date	Status	Apply Now

We thank all applicants who apply, however, only those under consideration will be contacted for additional information or an interview.

We do not accept unsolicited resumes. You must send your resume to a current/ open job opportunity.

Any personal information submitted will be managed in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and will be used only to determine eligibility for employment.

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage all applicants to apply to jobs they are qualified for.

Accessibility

The District is committed to meeting it obligations under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require disability related accommodation to participate in our recruitment process, please contact Human Resources. Accommodation may be provided in all steps of the hiring process.