Summer job: Ecological Demonstration Garden Assistant
summer
Vancouver, BC, CA
15,83 $ / heure (estimé)
Temporaire
Temps plein
SUMMER STUDENT JOBS
Duties and Responsibilities :
- Assist in maintaining the Earthwise Agassiz Demonstration Garden as a destination community resource, ensuring that it is inviting and welcoming for visitors
- Greet visitors to the garden, provide information to the public on ecological gardening, deliver educational tours of the garden areas
- Assist with the delivery of gardening education programs for youth, adults and seniors
- Assist with maintaining composting systems on site
- Help with plant propagation from seeds and division, maintain plant starts
- Assist with special events at Earthwise or in the community
- As part of a team, assist with tasks related to organic farming, including planting, maintenance, and soil amendment, harvesting and post harvest handling of produce
- Assist with marketing initiatives including the farm store and CSA
- Assist with Earthwise Agassiz food security programs
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications :
- Be currently a full-time student who will be returning to college or university in the fall
- Be enrolled in a program related to environmental studies, horticulture, or similar
- Be self-motivated, flexible, willing to take initiative, work well independently and in a team environment
- Be physically fit and enjoy working outside in all kinds of weather
- Have experience gardening and / or a strong personal interest in organic gardening
- Proven ability in working effectively with volunteers and / or co-workers
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident and aged 30 or younger (Service Canada requirements)
This is an 8-week temporary position with a flexible start date sometime between late May through June. Accommodations may be available on site.
Weekend work will be required.
If interested please submit a cover letter and resume to : [email protected]
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Pay : 17.40 / hr
Il y a 14 jours