Dear Farm Friends,
The Intergenerational Landed Learning Project is currently looking to hire one inspiring and motivated garden-loving youth worker for the Sustainable Opportunities for Youth Leadership (SOYL) summer internship, an environmental leadership program for secondary students. If you are a UBC student looking for summer work, or know someone who is, please forward this on to them. For more information about SOYL, please visit our website. Apologies for cross-postings
Thanks!
Stacy
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SOYL Youth Garden Worker
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The deadline for applications is Sunday, April 21, 2013
Please send cover letter and resume to landedlearning@gmail.com
Requirements
- Must be a registered UBC student who will be continuing as a full time student in the 2013-14 school year
- Must be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment (May 27. 2013)
- Must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- Have experience in garden planning and maintenance
- Have prior experience working with adolescent youth
- Have experience using Word, Excel, and Internet Applications, Web design a plus
- Have a valid drivers license
- First Aid Certification (not essential)
- Subject to a criminal record check
Job description
Hours:
Part time—20 hours/week for 8 weeks (May 27-July 19, 2013) (+ 20 hours/week directed study possible)
Full time—40 hours/week for 6 weeks (July 22-August 30, 2013)
Responsibilities:
- Summer program planning (workshops, orientations, and celebrations)
- curriculum development in collaboration with Program Manager and Youth Garden Coordinator
- scheduling and communication with community partners
- Liaising with schools, garden clubs, and program staff to assess school garden
- Assisting with youth selection
- Summer program facilitation
- Some supervision of volunteer and youth garden work
- Some direct instruction of agricultural concepts and skills and leadership skills
- Communicating with community partner organizations/advisors to seek advanced garden advice, as needed
- Documentation of daily activities and group dynamics
- Garden management
- Sourcing seeds and other materials (through donation or purchase)
- Watering and maintenance of school gardens outside of internship hours (in the weeks preceding and following the summer internship)
- Garden planning and documentation for four school gardens in preparation for growing, and on-goingly, during the summer of 2013
- Administrative support (post- and pre-program)
- Assistance in planning events (orientation, acknowledgment ceremonies, etc…)
- Assistance in grant applications
- Assistance in writing post-summer feedback report
Compensation
$13.27/hour
To Apply
Please send cover letter and resume to landedlearning@gmail.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
The deadline for applications is Sunday, April 21, 2013