Category: Work Opportunity

Cats and Birds Project, Stewardship Centre for BC

Are you passionate about bird conservation? Do you love working with people and pets? Are you keen to talk science and share excitement about wildlife? Then this position is for you!

Position Overview

Stewardship Centre for BC is looking for an on-the-ground engagement leader for community-based outreach as part of the Cats and Birds project in the Greater Vancouver area. The work will be based on a comprehensive outreach strategy that promotes responsible pet ownership, bird-friendly practices and stewardship actions that help to make communities safer for wildlife, people and the environment. More details here. 

Contract Details

This part-time position will begin as soon as a successful applicant is found with a mutually agreeable start date in September and will run until February 28, 2022. The work will be completed in the Greater Vancouver area, BC. Reliable transportation is required.

Application Deadline: 5 pm; September 12, 2021

To apply, send Cover Letter and CV to: dg@stewardshipcentrebc.ca

BC Dairy is hiring two new on-farm validators. This is a casual, part time position with lots of flexibility. Successful candidates will set their own schedules based on the farms assigned to them each month. Preferred location is within the Fraser Valley but with the ability to travel to other parts of the province as needed. Ideal applicants will have a deep knowledge of the dairy industry in BC and a desire for a long-term role within the dairy community.

The positions will remain open until suitable candidates are found.

Read more about this position and find out how to apply.

 

 This position at Gordon Neighbourhood House works under the Director of Community Development to advance a principled, evidence-based and strengths-based approach to food justice and poverty reduction in the West End. This position takes a systems-level focus on the causes and context of poverty and food insecurity in Vancouver’s West End. This includes undertaking policy, research and evaluation functions, including working with the project team to conduct community-based research and analysis. The successful candidate will play a direct role in translating research into new Neighbourhood House initiatives responding to poverty and food security in the West End. As such, this role is appropriate for a person with a passion and skill in community mobilization and program delivery. 

Gordon Neighbourhood House has a commitment to inclusion, anti-racism, decolonization and social justice. We work alongside a broad range of community members, including LGBTQ+ community, households that speak many different languages, Indigenous community, racialized community, seniors, people with disabilities, newcomers, people who use substances and lower income households. The ideal candidate works through an intersectional, critical lens and has a strong understanding of anti-oppressive practice. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from everyone. 

Deadline: Aug 18 2021 

See here for more info and to apply. 

Food is at the heart of Strathcona Community Centre. It brings us together, fuels our bodies, and connects us to the land. 

The Food Security Manager will oversee the community centre’s food security programs, which include Breakfast Program, Backpack Program, community kitchens, farm trips and various food skills and land-based workshops. This team leader also develops and oversees food supports for other community centre programs including centralized food purchasing, menu planning, snack production, food and nutrition resources and food-related infrastructure such as kitchen equipment. The Food Security Manager collaborates with neighbourhood and citywide partner organizations to address food insecurity through food access and community capacity building. This position reports to the Community Recreation Supervisor (Park Board) and the Strathcona Community Centre Association (SCCA) and will work closely with recreation programmers and other association staff. 

Deadline for application: August 18, 2021 

See here for more information and to apply.