We are hiring!!
Seasonal Staff - 2024
The Village of Pugwash is an equal opportunities employer, offering seasonal employment that starts in early May. Funding assistance regulations may affect eligibility with preference given to students or young adults aged 16-30.
All job descriptions have been updated and some are completely new.
Please send a resume and covering letter to the contact information given.
Click on the name of the job that interests you for a job description and more information.
Applications are due Thursday, March 28th 2024.
Assistant to the Administrator and Events Coordinator
A fun office space to hone your office skills and learn so much more! Help prepare for the County's biggest Canada Day celebration, assist with recreation programming and office administration. Must have very strong computer skills, organizational abilities, be a problem solver and work with the public. To start April 2024.
Visitor Information Councilor
The traveling public want to know all about what is going on in the area. Bring your local knowledge and welcoming smile to the Village VIC. May include additional administrative duties. Conversational level French an asset. To start May 2024
Parks Maintenance - new position!
We are looking for a gardener and groundskeeper all rolled into one. Be prepared to be busy in the growing season and willing to help out other team members when required. Bring a strong back, nimble knees and new ideas to be part of the team that keeps the Village looking so beautiful through all the seasons. Starts in May part time and will quickly become full time as the flowers (and weeds) start growing!
Public Works Assistant - new position!
Expect a wide variety of jobs coming your way as you assist the Public Works supervisor and the Parks Maintenance staff. Hours will depend on growing season weather conditions and festival preparation.
The Village of Pugwash is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Harrassment and Discrimination Policy clearly states that there shall be no discrimination on the basis of (for example) age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
We are an inclusive organization and actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential. We welcome all applications from a wide range of candidates. Selection for roles will be based on individual merit alone.
Although experience is appreciated, previous employment with the Village is no guarantee of future hiring.
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Pugwash is Number One!!
First conference on nuclear disarmament - Thinkers Lodge, Pugwash 1957
Pugwash Conference shares Nobel Peace Prize - 1995
First community in North America with bilingual street signs - 1951
First memorial to a Canadian-born female in Canada - 1870
Only underground salt mine in Nova Scotia - since 1959
Oldest Silver Spray Rebekah Lodge in Atlantic Canada, second oldest in Canada - 1887
Home of the award winning Supertunia Bordeaux petunia - 2004
Communities in Bloom - National winner 2014
- Five Blooms, Silver 2017 and 2022
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Free Wifi service
Pugwash Village Hall, 124 Water Street
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Password: freewifi
The old CN Train Station, 10222 Durham Street
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No password required
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