| How to Apply to Become a Lighthouse Keeper
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Because this website on BC lighthouse keeper memories is read by many people, I occassionally receive questions about how to become a lighthouse keeper. The first task is to read the job description given here which I found on the Careers in the Public Service website. Most of the highlighted links on this page should still work even if the competition has closed. Grades(and pay scales) run from one to nine with a principal keeper usually starting at grade 5 or 6. For a full list of the latest pay scales please click here. This shows the wages from the latest Collective Agreement with the Treasury Board of Canada. FAQs: 1. Can a husband and wife team be hired these days? Yes, but only one of them will be on pay. 2. Can a wife find work on the lighthouse? Yes, usually when the station is short one person due to holidays or sickness. 3. Can a woman become a lighthouse keeper? Yes, the PSC "promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman". 4. If I indicate that I am a woman, does this give me more of an advantage? No, the PSC selects each person based on knowledge, ability and personal suitability. 5. If my wife and I both applied and won would we be sent to the same lighthouse? No, there is only one principal and one assistant keeper per station. 6. If my wife and I were sent to different lighthouses could we have time off together? Yes, if approved by the department and if it fit in with other station leave plans. 7. Is a lighthouse lonely? Only if you make it so. Please let me know if any of the active links on this page are not working. I will try and keep it updated. | |
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| John Coldwell (retired BC lighthouse keeper) Galvanistrasse 8 A-4040 Linz, Austria Tel: +43 (732) 750515  |