9 WEEK TERM, 1 SUMMER POSITION AVAILABLE, STUDENT AGED 15 – 30
West Broadway Community Organization (WBCO) is a not-for-profit organization working to coordinate neighbourhood renewal in our inner-city community. WBCO works with residents and stakeholders toward environmentally sustainable, social and economic revitalization of the West Broadway neighbourhood.
WBCO supports community volunteers to manage 23 compost bins located at seven sites in the neighbourhood. This position will be supervised by the Community Gardens Coordinator.
The goals of this position are to:
- Develop and support the Community Compost Team in maintaining existing sites and develop new compost demonstration sites
- Improve the knowledge and practice of composting
- Improve communications on composting
Responsibilities:
- Work with the Community Compost Team to do regular maintenance of the community compost bins
- Work on more effective composting signage
- Assist in organizing work parties and composting workshops/information sharing sessions
Qualifications:
- Knowledge of composting, willingness to be trained in composting
- Experience with community programs/ organizing events
- Experience with diverse groups of people in the inner-city
- Problem-solving skills
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Can work individually as well as a team
- Pro-active leader, positive attitude, enjoys taking initiative
- Enrolled in post-secondary education
- CPR/First Aid preferred.
- Willing to consent to a criminal record check
Salary and hours of work:
- $12.50/hour; 35 hours/week for nine weeks, June 27th-August 26th, 2016. Monday-Friday. Occasional evening and weekend hours required.
Terms of work:
This is an internship funded by Canada Summer Jobs, Service Canada. The funding stipulates that the employee must be between 15 and 30 years of age at the time of hire; and have been registered as a full-time student in the previous academic year and intend to return to school on a full-time basis in the next academic year.
Preference will be given to students living in the West Broadway neighbourhood.
How to apply:
Please submit resume and cover letter by Thursday, June 9th, 2016 to:
Zorya Arrow, Community Gardens Coordinator
West Broadway Community Organization
608 Broadway, Winnipeg, MB R3C 0W8
Phone: 204-774-7201 Ext. 4 | Fax: 204-779-2203 | gardens at westbroadway.mb.ca
Thank you to all those who apply, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
