Type: summer job with room, board, weekly stipend (see below)
Organization: Camp Amy Molson | Farm Program
Location: Montreal and Grenville-sur-la-rouge, Quebec
Contract Details: 8-12 weeks
Start date: June or July 2015
End date: August 2015
Acting Supervisors: Fa
rm Program Co-ordinator and Program Director, Camp Amy
Molson
The Farm Educator position is a unique opportunity for someone passionate about
food and environmental education to be a part of an innovative program that
engages urban Montreal children with food and sustainability issues, developing
healthy habits and furthering their relationship to nature.
About our organization:
Camp Amy Molson (C.A.M.) is a non-profit sleepover camp for Montreal children,
aged 5 to 13 years old, located in the beautiful foothills of the Laurentians
in Grenville-sur-la Rouge, Quebec, just over an hour west of Montréal. We
strive to make our camp accessible to all groups by operating on a sliding
scale. Our mission is to provide children with a happy, outdoor experience
where campers can build self-esteem, form positive relationships and develop
healthy habits.
CAM’s Farm Education program started in 2012 and has been growing steadily
every year. The latest additions have been a chicken tractor, vermicompost, a
young entrepreneurs program, local organic farm field trips and a
mini-greenhouse. Our gardens use organic farming methods as an avenue for
children to play, interact with and recognise plants (edible, wild, medicinal),
learn to grow vegetables, and use their five senses to discover how they fit in
with the natural world.
Summer Season 2016
The main camp season is from June 24 to August 19 during which the Farm
Educator will take a large role in coordinating educational activities with the
help and support of the rest of the farm team. There is also the opportunity to
assist with the preparation and late-season activities at the farm in May/June
and September as well.
Tasks will include but not be limited to:
• developing and delivering activities to engage kids of all age groups in the
garden
• harvesting and preparing produce in interactive ways
• composting food waste from the kitchen
• helping put up the greenhouses and fencing
• seeding, transplanting, watering, weeding
• assisting in other aspects of camp life (carnival days, participating in
evening program, keeping the peace in the dining hall)
We are seeking candidates with:
• A passion in environment, education or agriculture. Past working experience
on farm is helpful but not necessary
• Energy to keep with with our campers and enthusiasm for working with children
from different backgrounds
• Initiative to brainstorm ideas and execute them
• Adaptability to the often fluid demands of farming and working with youth
• Fluency in English
We encourage applicants from underrepresented or margnialised communities to
apply.
A salary of $1800-$2000 will be given for the main 7-week camp season. For farm
work during May/June or September, room and board will be provided as well as a
stipend of $150 per week.
Please send your CV and cover letter to:
garden(AT)campamymolson.com
