North Columbia Environmental Society ,Community Garden Coordinator Jobs in Canada

munity Garden in Revelstoke,
B.C.

This contract will run from April 25 – October 15, 2015.

Duties include:
• Promote and process memberships for the Downtown Community Garden.
• Provide orientation for garden members.
• Coordinate minimum of 4 work parties: garden set-up, planting,
infrastructure installation and fall clean-up.
• Coordinate the Weeder-of-the-Week Program (or like-program),
engaging members to learn about and perform weekly garden maintenance
and harvest.
• Coordinate the harvesting and delivery of garden produce for the
Revelstoke Food Bank.
• Coordinate community-building exercises such as pot-luck parties or
socials for garden members throughout the season to promote community.
• Ensure the maintenance of a tidy, productive garden.
• Maintain garden supplies/materials in a manner that is compatible
with the Revelstoke United Church representatives.
• Work together with the other Local Food Initiatives contractors
(where applicable) to link up other programming efforts for garden
members and the community at large.
• Coordinate the collection of garden yield data and activity information.
• Weekly contributions to the NCES Local Food Initiative Facebook
page. Share interesting information and initiate garden-related
discussions on the Facebook page.
• Document the program through photographs and at least one article to
be used in media promotions.
• Maintain a contact database of garden members.
• Conduct all administrative tasks associated with the project,
including careful management of project budget.
• Keep digital records of program documents on NCES file-sharing platforms.
• Provide monthly updates to the LFI Chair (and or the NCES Board of
Directors) on garden activities.
• Prepare a report on garden activities by October 15, 2015.

This position will report to the Local Food Initiative Coordinator and
will be rewarded $2000 (80 hours at $25/hour) and will have a
materials budget of $500.

Desired skills and attributes for all of these positions:
• Ability to engage volunteers and members of the public in society work.
• Experience and knowledge of sustainable living practices, and
understanding of the concepts around Food Security and the value of a
locally produced food as it relates to health, climate change, etc.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organized, ability to prioritize, work efficiently, and manage budgets
• Skilled at garden planning, basic knowledge of construction (of
garden beds, for example), landscaping, gardening, etc.
• Proficient use of email, word processing, and Microsoft Excel

These positions are open to NCES members only. Please visit
http://www.northcolumbia.org to become a member.

Please provide a cover letter and resume stating your contact
information, which position(s) you are applying for and relevant
experience in relation to the project(s) of interest. Please submit
your letter no later than April 13, 2015.

Email your letter to: revelstokeLFI@gmail.com with the subject heading
“contract application.” Requests for further information can also be
sent to this email address.