12-week term (30 hours/week) Green Team Position

Daniel McIntyre / St. Matthews Community Association (DMSMCA) is a non-profit community renewal organization. We work with residents and stakeholders towards social, cultural, economic and environmentally sustainable renewal and revitalization of the Daniel McIntyre / St. Matthews neighbourhoods.

Job Objectives:

The Community Gardens Assistant will help to manage the DMSMCA community gardens program, which has over 60 garden plots at 4 different community garden sites.

Job Responsibilities:

• Assisting with planning, developing and implementing a garden maintenance plan;
• Assisting with repairing and painting raised beds and compost bins;
• Assisting with planting, growing, weeding and harvesting the gardens;
• Assisting in liaising with individual gardeners;
• Assisting in helping with the turning and layering of compost bins in the community gardens
• Assisting in running gardening activities for kids and teens
• Assisting with the planning, developing and implementing of summer events

Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience:

• Knowledge of and experience with gardening and composting
• Ability to do daily physical labour
• Experience with power tools and construction would be an asset
• Strong organisational skills
• Knowledge and experience in Community Development approaches and practices
• Positive attitude, works well independently as well as in a team environment
• Can work individually as well as cooperatively, inclusively and effectively with others
• Ability to work evenings and weekends
• Experience and confidence cycling and access to a bike a must

Assets:

• Knowledge of the Daniel McIntyre/St. Matthews, West Central area and inner city issues
• Knowledge of CED principles
• Ability to speak another language would be an asset
• Providing an up-to-date child abuse registry check and a criminal record check

Other Information:

• Must be between the ages 16-29.

DMSMCA is an equity employer; members of a visible minority, of Aboriginal descent, are newcomers to Canada or live in the inner city are encouraged to apply.

Wage: $11.50 / hour
Hours of Work: 30 hours/week; some evening and weekend hours required. This is a 12-week term position.
Start date: June 4, 2018

Please submit resume and cover letter by Monday May 21, 2018 at 4 pm to:

Jesse Gair
Executive Director
Daniel McIntyre / St. Matthews Community Association
823 Ellice Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3G 0C3
Email: director at dmsmca.ca
Website: www.dmsmca.ca

Thank you to all those who apply, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.