Student Summer Job: Community Garden Assistant
Garden@Kimbourne Community Permaculture
Project
Kimbourne Park United Church
200 Wolverleigh Blvd., Toronto, ON M4C 1S2
$15 an hour / 30 hrs per week / May–Aug 2017
Garden@Kimbourne is seeking a Community
Garden Assistant to be a part of our mission to grow food and community
using environmentally responsible methods in Toronto’s Danforth East
neighbourhood.
Duties:
Work with the garden committee to plan
and implement volunteer programming; coordinate special events; liaise with
other community groups; monitor the garden and participate in physical work;
lead volunteers in gardening and garden maintenance; assist with
communication through e-newsletter, social media, and the Garden@Kimbourne
blog; maintain garden log and records; and perform various garden duties as required.
Benefits:
·
Tailoring of position to provide specific
experience relevant to your program of study
·
Mentorship under garden coordinator
·
Participation in an inspiring
community-building and earth-healing project
·
Participation in educational workshops
·
A healthy blend of indoor and outdoor work,
with flexible hours for the indoor portion
·
Access to fresh-from-the-ground fruits and
veggies!
Required Skills:
·
Working knowledge of organic food gardening
and sustainability
·
Strong oral and written communication skills
·
Leadership experience in community-based activities
·
Ability to work evenings and weekends as
required
·
Ability to work on communications tasks
independently at home, as well as in a team on-site
·
Facility with basic applications of Blogger,
Mail Chimp, word processing, and spreadsheets
·
Comfort with recruiting and directing
volunteers
·
A driver’s license and access to a vehicle are
assets
Preference will be given to applicants
enrolled in a post-secondary program with a focus on: horticulture,
agriculture, botany, agrology, environmental studies, food studies, etc.
Students in communications fields who have gardening knowledge and experience
may also be favourably considered.
Eligibilty:
This position is subsidized by Canada
Summer Jobs and is open to applicants who:
- are between 15 and 30 years of age (inclusive) at the
start of employment;
- are registered as a full-time student during the
preceding academic year;
- intend to return to school on a full-time basis during
the next academic year;
- are a student in a secondary, post-secondary, CEGEP
(Quebec only), vocational or technical program;
- are a Canadian Citizen, permanent resident, or person
on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and;
- are legally entitled to work according to the relevant
provincial / territorial legislation and regulations
Email a cover letter and résumé by
Thursday May 1, 2017 to: gardenatkimbourne@gmail.com
Only those selected for an interview
will be contacted.
Garden@Kimbourne
serves a diverse community and aspires to reflect this in our leadership. We
welcome applications from aboriginal people; people of colour; people with
disabilities; international students; LGBT individuals; and all who wish to
grow something beautiful with us.