Type: 24 hours a week (16 weeks summer contract, beginning April or May)
Organization: Evergreen
Location: Woodbine Racetrack, Rexdale, Toronto, Ontario
Evergreen is a not-for-profit organization that makes cities more livable. By
deepening the connection between people and nature, and empowering Canadians to
take a hands-on approach to their urban environments, Evergreen is improving
the health of our cities – now and for the future.
Overview: We are seeking Garden Program Assistant to work with the Lead Hand in
support the community food project at the Community Food Garden (CFG) at
Woodbine Racetrack. The Gardening Assistant provides support for Evergreen’s
Community Garden Program focusing on external partners. The Gardening Assistant
will work under the direction of the Lead Gardener to implement garden and
greenhouse plans and programming.
Key Responsibilities:
• Work alongside the Lead Hand to implement garden and greenhouse plan and set
and achieve production goals
• Perform gardening duties planting and maintenance of garden beds, digging,
mulching, watering, weeding, bed preparation, watering and green house
maintenance
• Provide admin support towards creating outreach materials, program resources
and evaluation plans for community programs
• Deliver and facilitate workshops and programs with community members and the
public in urban agriculture, food growing, healthy eating and issues pertaining
to sustainable food systems (i.e. harvest festivals, garden groups, community
gardening workshops; etc.)
• Coordinate harvest and delivery of produce to community partners
• Maintain garden cleanliness, garden equipment and promote a safe community
garden
• Interest in community gardens, health, nutrition and food security
Competencies:
Models Evergreen’s Core Values
• Attention to detail. Does not let important details slip through the cracks.
• Calm under pressure. Demonstrate composure in stressful situations.
• Speak, listen and write in a clear, confident, respectful, thorough and
timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and
techniques.
• 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.
• 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.
Guidelines:
Reporting Relationships:
• Supervised by:Project Manager, Community Programs
• Supervises: Partner participants and community volunteers
Qualifications:
• 1-3 years’ experience in gardening, gardening methods and techniques
• Knowledge of native plants and vegetables and how to maintain healthy growth
• Experience with community-based outreach initiatives, urban agriculture,
food/native plant gardening
• Ability to lead gardening group activities and discussions with diverse
individuals
• Access to a vehicle, an asset
Working conditions:
• Outdoors in all weather conditions
• Lifting heavy objects on a regular basis
24 hours a week (16 weeks summer contract, beginning April or May)
Cover letters and resumes can be submitted by e-mail to: humanresources@evergreen.ca
Please Reference “Executive 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.
