NorWest Co-op Community Health is looking for a Garden and Food Skills Programmer for the NorWest Community Food Centre project. The NorWest Community Food Centre is a new initiative which offers a shared meal program, cooking, gardening and advocacy programs that improve access to healthy food in a way that maintains dignity and builds community. We ask that applicants share our commitment to community development, food security and social justice.
Responsibilities:
The Garden and Food Skills programmer will be responsible for urban agriculture activities at and around the Community Food Centre site during the summer months. The candidate will support community members including volunteers, program participants, vulnerable adults, seniors, children and youth to use and maintain community gardening space. Thus, this dynamic position will involve hands on gardening skills (planting, weeding, watering, harvesting) and the facilitation of garden and food based educational activities (to build skills and knowledge around gardening, composting, food production and food systems).
Other tasks include operating pizza-making sessions at an outdoor bake oven, conducting garden tours, organizing special community events such as field trips and workshops as well as community outreach.
During winter months and as needed this position will support on site food skills development and cooking programs.
Qualifications
- Post-secondary degree in a related field of study
- 3 years of experience with program development, group facilitation, community outreach
- Experience in organic gardening (through paid employment or volunteer work)
- Ability to work outdoors May – September, physical labour necessary, in hot or inclement weather
- Experience working in a leadership capacity with volunteers and community members
- Demonstrated ability to move people from knowledge to action; ability to inspire, teach and empower community members to engage in positive change
- Demonstrated ability to work with and show sensitivity to those who experience poverty/discrimination
- Commitment to social justice and knowledge of food system issues
- Demonstrated ability to work with diverse communities
- Commercial food preparation experience and knowledge of nutritional issues an asset
- Safe food handlers training required
- Salary range $20.083-$23.282/hour and benefits as per CUPE
More information:
Submit application by June 20, 2014 in confidence to
Kristina McMillan, Director, NorWest Community Food Centre
NorWest Co-op Community Health, kmcmillan3@norwestcoop.ca
We thank everyone who expressed interest but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Deadline:
20 Jun 2014
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NorWest Co-op Community Health
Winnipeg Manitoba
Canada