Type: summer job /summer student position
Organization: Kawartha Land Trust
Website: http://www.kawarthalandtrust.org
Location: Peterborough and Kawartha Region, Ontario
Kawartha Land Trust (KLT) is seeking a motivated, practical and
organized individual for the position of Conservation Assistant to be
based out of Peterborough. Travel to properties in our region required
on a regular basis. The Assistant will report and provide direct
assistance and support to KLT’s Stewardship Coordinator. The
position’s wage is $11 per hour for 30 hours a week for a period of 8
weeks. Start date negotiable.
The Assistant will help KLT maintain and research rural properties and
enhance their ecological and cultural features. The conservation
assistant will:
• Arrange, equip and lead field visits, events and work activities
• Provide effective site and volunteer coordination to ensure that:
• Site activities are planned and managed safely and efficiently
• Transportation of volunteers and adequate equipment to the site is arranged
• Visitors are introduced to the properties and their natural and
cultural features
• Carry out identified property work activities, such as developing
and maintaining trails, planting and clearing vegetation, maintaining
signage and buildings, and control of invasive plants
• Maintain relevant information and equipment for the assigned property
• Assist senior staff to identify, map, research and achieve
conservation land opportunities in the Kawarthas, including strategic
land acquisition, planning and landowner agreements
• Research and compile land data to foster database development and analyses
Requirements and assets for the Conservation Assistant position include:
• A valid driver’s licence, daily access to use of an automobile, and
a boating licence
• Understanding of and experience with conservation programs
• Practical field and property maintenance skills and experience
• Willing and able to work outdoors and perform tasks involving manual labour
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Plant and animal field identification, inventory and research skills
• Self-starter who is organized and able to work independently.
• computer skills, including for databases and Geographical
Information Systems (GIS)
IMPORTANT:
Applications will be accepted if received by email at:
info@kawarthalandtrust.org
and received before 5:00 pm on Monday May 4, 2015. Applications must
reference the applicant’s name and the position in the subject line of
the email and may contain only one attached document to a maximum of 6
pages, such as a combined cover letter and résumé. In your application
please clearly indicate how you meet the eligibility requirements of
the Canada Summer Jobs Program listed below.
We are committed to health, safety, sound environmental management and
providing equity through our employment practices. All eligible
applicants are encouraged to apply. We will only be able to respond to
applicants selected for interviews. Thank you for your interest.
Canada Summer Jobs Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, students must:
• be between 15 and 30(inclusive) years of age at the start of the employment
• have been registered as full-time students in the previous academic
year and intend to return to school on a full-time basis in the next
academic year
• be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee
protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee
Protection Act3; and,
• be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant
provincial/territorial legislation and regulations.
