Organization: Evergreen
Location: Evergreen Brick Works, Toronto, Ontario
Evergreen is a charity that inspires action to green cities. Evergreen strives
to solve pressing urban environmental issues by bringing people together,
inspiring them with possibilities and engaging them in identifying solutions
and taking action.
Overview: This role is responsible for delivering inspiring and educational
outdoor activities for visitors at Evergreen Brick Works, encompassing a range
of nature-based themes in alignment with Evergreen’s priorities. S/he will work
flexible schedules on weekdays, week nights and weekends, supporting public
festivals, events, site-wide activations, weekly drop ins, camps and other
on-site programs.
Responsibilities:
• Deliver engaging public and private educational programs, primarily outdoor
nature-based activities for children and families;
• Support site-wide programs at festivals and special events;
• Take on leadership of specific program areas at Evergreen Brick Works
• Ensure safe delivery of programs according to Evergreen policies, procedures
and training;
• Provide a welcoming experience for the general public and clients and act as
an ambassador for Evergreen Brick Works;
• Create written summaries of program statistics, highlights and experiences to
supervisor;
• Model leadership, team work, and a contagious curiosity about the natural
world.
• Crafting with natural materials including wood and clay
• Share Knowledge of local food systems and/or urban agriculture/food growing
Competencies:
Models EG’s Core Values: behaviours all EG staff must demonstrate to meet
objectives
• Communication. Speak, listen and write in a clear, confident, respectful,
thorough and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools
and techniques.
• Flexibility/adaptability. Flexible, versatile and/or tolerant in a changing
work environment while maintaining effectiveness and efficiency. Adjust quickly
to changing priorities and conditions. Cope effectively with complexity and
change.
• Proactivity/Enthusiasm/Persistence. Act without being told what to do.
Passionate and excited over work. Can-do attitude. Tenacious and goes the
distance to get something done.
• Calm under pressure. Demonstrate composure in stressful situations.
• Customer-focus. Anticipate, understand, and respond to the needs of internal
and external customers/donors to meet or exceed their expectations and receives
positive feedback from internal and external customers/donors.
• Other. Able to work independently on specific projects
Guidelines:
Reporting Relationships:
• Supervised by: Program Coordinator
• Supervises: Volunteers and Interns
Qualifications:
• Education or experience in children’s environmental education and recreational
programming, community engagement and education, youth engagement, and/or
community services
• Background in Ecology, Biology, Environmental Sciences and experience with
stewardship and restoration
• Experience with (or willingness to learn) safe use of simple hand tools
• Experience with stewardship and ecological restoration
• Current standard first aid & CPR training
• Possess or willing to obtain vulnerable sector police reference check
• Experience working in the ‘8 shields mentoring model’ is an asset
• Experience cooking outdoors over an open fire is an asset
Working conditions:
• Able to endure rain, heat, cold and other inclement weather conditions
• Working primarily outdoors with a variety of people, including children
• Available Monday to Sunday on a part-time basis
• Shifts of 4-8 hours
Physical requirements:
• Standing for extended periods of time
• Lifting heavy objects on a regular basis
Terms of contract: Part Time
Must be legally able to work in Canada
A Police Record Check is required for this position
Cover letters and resumes can be submitted by e-mail to:
humanresources@evergreen.ca
Please Reference “Outdoor Programs Animator” in the subject line
By Mail to Attention: Human Resources
Centre for Green Cities, Suite 300
Evergreen Brick Works, 550 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M4W 3X8
Evergreen welcomes applications from persons of diverse backgrounds and is an
equal opportunity employer.
Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required
under Evergreens Accommodation policy. Applicants please make your needs known
in advance.
We sincerely thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those
selected for an interview will be notified. No phone calls please.
