Summer Job – Community Garden Intern
Posted: May 22, 2012
Categories: News from Sustain Ontario
Timeframe: 30 hours per week for 7 weeks (24 hours at CCG, 6 hours at Seeds For Change)
Pay: $10.25 hour
Application Deadline: Monday, May 28, 2012
Start Date: ASAP
This is a position funded by Canada Summer Jobs and requires that the candidate be:
(a) between 15 and 30 years of age (inclusive) at the start of employment;
(b) registered as a full-time student during the preceding academic year and intend to return to school on a full-time basis during the next academic year;
(c) a student in a post-secondary program;
(d) a Canadian Citizen, permanent resident, or person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act;
(e) legally entitled to work
The Carville Community Garden (CCG) is a unique community garden model that operates as a cooperative small farm where all members work together on 1.5 acres to grow food using organic and biodynamic principles. The CCG is looking for a motivated and well-qualified summer student interested in learning these techniques and principles. During the time of employment the mentoring will occur in the garden and the student will get continuous hands-on training regarding biodynamic/organic farming practises
Responsibilities:
The position acts as assistant to the Lead Gardener and their tasks and responsibilities include:
- Learning organic and biodynamic gardening techniques from Lead Gardeners
- Assisting in the assessment of garden and crop and work priorities or other activities as directed from our Lead Gardeners
- Reporting status of garden tasks verbally, email and updating our task priority list to Lead Gardener and organizers
- Sharing information with members around work priorities
- Supporting and working with a team of gardeners from diverse backgrounds and varying degrees of gardening experience in garden maintenance tasks (weeding, watering, harvesting, etc.).
- Garden maintenance and bridging task-times with other garden members, with the ability to work independently.
- Assisting in general orientation to newer garden members.
- Communicate status of garden tasks both.
- Helping to set up community and educational events and doing promotion
Seeds For Change, a grass-roots community organization growing healthier neighbourhoods through school and community gardens. We need a motivated and well-qualified summer student who can lead volunteer days in planting, weeding and harvesting in the three gardens based in Thornhill.
Responsibilities:
Tasks and responsibilities include:
- Coordinate a schedule for each garden, work with volunteers from diverse backgrounds and varying degrees of gardening experience in garden maintenance – Be available at least one weekend day for 2 hours (anytime before 3:30 or after 5:30) for the firehall and 1 session – early evening (after work hours) – a total of 4 hrs. a week at the firehall, 1 hr at Stately Way and 1 hr at Seedlings.
- Co-develop children’s gardening activities and program components with Founder and School Liaison
- Garden maintenance and bridging task-times with other garden members, with the ability to work independently.
- Assist in general orientation to newer garden members.
- Help set up community and educational events and promote.
- Take photos, weigh and record produce
Qualifications:
- Strong interest in learning sustainable agriculture and learning biodynamics with CCG
- Strong interest in teaching sustainable agriculture for Seeds For Change
- Ability to identify plants, have basic garden knowledge
- Effective communication skills with both children and adults
- Proven team player
- Ability to conduct manual gardening tasks which require a level of physical exertion.
- Be able to work flexible work schedules
- Out-going personality
Applications Process:
Please send a cover letter and c.v. to the attention of Leslie Atkinson by email to ccg2011organizers@gmail.com specifying Summer Student application in the subject line of all correspondence. Please outline your interest and qualifications for this position. Applications will be accepted only by email. No phone inquiries please.
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