Community Garden Coordinator

Community Gardens

About Building Roots

Building Roots is a community-based organization rooted in Moss Park, working to increase access to healthy food, strengthen community connection, and support dignity, belonging, and local leadership.

Our Community Garden is a shared space for growing food, learning together, and building relationships that foster a supportive, inclusive community.

Position Overview

The Senior Coordinator, Community Garden plays a central role in supporting the Moss Park Community Garden as a welcoming, inclusive, and community-led space. This role focuses on garden workshops and events, peer-led activities, food growing and harvesting, and broader community engagement connected to Building Roots’ programs.

Working closely with the Coordinator, Community Garden, Director, Community Engagement and Manager, Food Programs, the Senior Coordinator helps ensure the garden is accessible, well-animated, and responsive to the needs and interests of community members with a strong emphasis on outreach, relationship-building, and community presence on weekends.

Key Responsibilities :

Garden Programming & Workshops

• Develop, coordinate, and facilitate community garden workshops and seasonal events
• Deliver beginner- to intermediate-level workshops on topics such as :

Plant care, soil health, and basic food growing

Harvesting and seasonal garden maintenance

Pollinator plants and / or other topics related to local plant and food growing

Peer-Led & Community-Led Activities

Garden Operations & Food Growing

Community Engagement & Documentation

Position Details :

Must be available to work Saturdays, and Sundays as needed, throughout the growing season, including some holiday long weekends.

Additional weekday hours will be scheduled in coordination with the Garden Coordinator, garden open hours, and program needs

Skills & Experience

We are looking for someone who brings practical skills, strong communication, and a community-centred approach. Formal accreditation is not required.

Required / Strongly Desired :

Assets :

Equity & Hiring Statement

Building Roots is committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We strongly encourage applications from Black, Indigenous, and racialized people, people with lived experience of poverty or food insecurity, newcomers, people with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ individuals, and others who may contribute to the diversity of our team.

We intentionally deprioritize paid accreditation in our hiring process and prioritize lived experience, community knowledge, and transferable skills. While formal training and certifications may be considered, they are not required and will not be used to exclude candidates.

How to Apply

Please submit a brief cover letter or written statement outlining why you are interested in the role as well as a resume or summary of relevant experience.

Submit your application by email to : hiring@buildingroots.ca

Applications accepted until 5pm est February 27, 2026.

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