Summer Job Opportunity: Recreation Association Information Officer 
📍 Charlottetown, PEI | 💰 $18/hour | 🗓 Start Date: June 29, 2026
Want a summer job that mixes tech, creativity, and real-world experiences across PEI? This role is a unique blend of data + social media + community events—perfect if you like variety and want to build practical skills.
Recreation PEI is hiring a Youth Information Officer to help grow recreation opportunities across the province.
🌟 What You’ll Be Doing
This role is about 50% data-focused and 50% community + content work:
💻 Data & Tech
- Contribute to a growing national recreation infrastructure database
- Manage and organize large data uploads
- Ensure accuracy and quality of information (details matter!)
- Support data collection through outreach (including by phone and email)
🎥 Community, Events & Content
- Travel across PEI to attend community events and programs
- Capture photo and video content for social media
- Promote recreation programs and opportunities
- Represent go!PEI—including appearances as our mascot Trax 🐾
- Participate in activities and experience recreation firsthand
🚀 What We’re Looking For
We’ll provide training and mentorship—you just need the right mindset:
- Comfortable working with data, spreadsheets, and details
- Strong communication skills and confidence on camera
- Interest in social media and content creation
- Organized, reliable, and able to manage your time
- Energetic, outgoing, and positive
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
Bonus: Experience with video editing or content creation tools and Excel
✅ Job Requirements
- Willing to be on camera for social media
- Able to travel across PEI (with staff support)
- Comfortable participating in physical activities
- Flexible schedule (some evenings/weekends)
🕒 The Details
- Duration: 8 weeks (35 hours/week)
- Pay: $18/hour
- Location: Charlottetown-based, with travel across PEI
- Schedule: Mix of office, remote work, and events
🎥 How to Apply
Send us:
- Your resume
- A short video or cover letter telling us why you’re a great fit
📧 [email protected]
📅 Deadline: May 22, 2026
We thank all applicants—only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Recreation PEI is provincial non-profit organization that promotes, coordinates and encourages
all facets of recreation, physical activity and facility management on Prince Edward Island.
This position is supported by Canada Summer Jobs, a federal government initiative to create youth jobs. This program encourages hiring youth (between 15 and 30 years of age) with a focus on those who experience barriers to employment.
To be eligible for Canada Summer Jobs, you must:
- be between 15 and 30 years old at the start of their summer job
- be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the job and
- be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations
- This includes having a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of their summer job
