Organization: Evergreen http://evergreen.ca
Location: 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: Evergreen is seeking an energetic individual with an
interest in community engagement and program development to help
deliver an environmental stewardship, food growing and Aboriginal
cultural programming.
This is a 12 month full-time contract o
pportunity offered in
partnership with Miziwe Biik Aboriginal Employment and Training and
Service Canada. The Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy
(ASETS) is an integrated approach to Aboriginal labour market
programming and ensures that Canada’s Aboriginal people can fully
participate in economic opportunities.
Applicants must be able to register at Miziwe Biik Aboriginal
Employment and Training (First Nations, Inuit or Métis background) and
have been recently unemployed or underemployed. Please self-identify
in your application.
Key Responsibilities:
• Support project manager in delivering community engagement programs
in underserviced neighbourhoods throughout the GTA, with a particular
focus on urban food growing, environmental restoration, health
promotion, and eco-Aboriginal programming
• liaise with community partners and social service agencies to plan
and deliver outreach activities including creating resources and
delivering workshops
• Assist in the development of project communication tools
• Participate in outreach and networking activities including
presentations, meetings and community/professional events
• Help implement an evaluation and reporting plan.
Competencies:
• Models Evergreen’s Core Values: Collaboration, innovation,
accountability and systems approach
• 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.
• 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
• Attention to detail. Does not let important details slip through the cracks.
• 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.
• Stakeholder relations: Identify, anticipate, understand, and respond
to the needs of internal and external stakeholders to meet or exceed
their expectations.
Guidelines:
Reporting Relationships:
• Supervised by: Project Manager, Greenspace
• Supervises: Volunteers (as applicable)
Qualifications:
• Applicants must be able to register at Miziwe Biik Aboriginal
Employment and Training (First Nations, Inuit or Métis background) and
have been recently unemployed or underemployed. Please self-identify
in your application.
• Post-secondary degree/diploma, other training, or equivalent
experience in health promotion, environmental studies, urban
agriculture, social services, community development or related
discipline
• 1-2 years work experience
• Experience working with urban Aboriginal communities
• Public and volunteer-engagement experience
• Valid driver’s license required
• Police Record Check required
Working conditions:
• This is a full-time position based in our Toronto office
• Includes working with vulnerable populations
• Requires some evening / weekend work as required
• Requires some travel to Miziwe Biik and across GTA
Cover letters and resumes can be submitted by e-mail to:
humanresources@evergreen.ca
Please Reference “Program Assistant” 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.
