Community Gardens Assistant

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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.

Deadline: 
21 May 2018
Region: 
Manitoba
Location: 
Daniel McIntyre / St. Matthews Community Association
Winnipeg  Manitoba
Canada
Categories: 
Environment
Food Security