Organization: Pigeon Lake Watershed Association
Website: http://www.plwa.ca
Location: Pigeon Lake, near Edmonton, Alberta
Application Deadline: 15-Apr-2015
Position Start Date: 01-May-2015
Position End Date: 12-Sep-2015
Minimum Education Required: Undergraduate Degree
Job Description
To organize, coordinate and implement the summer programs at Pigeon
Lake for the PLWA http://www.plwa.ca and the PLWMP http://www.plwmp.ca
working with volunteers and supported by PLWA Directors. The programs
will increase the awareness and adoption of healthy-lake stewardship
practices pertaining to living, playing or development in a watershed.
The 2015 programs topics include:
• Surface Water Quality Management (PLWA has many partners working
with us on this topic including the ALIDP)
• Healthy-lake Lawn Maintenance
• Riparian & Littoral Health
• Prevention of Aquatic Species
• Stewardship e.g. Love the Lake Fun Family Day
• Outreach increasing the number and quality of watershed resident connections
• Land Use
You will attend many events and meetings getting to know different
perspectives and experts in water related fields. You will have
significant input to the design of some of them. You will co-create
your simple weekly action plans to achieve all the goals by the end of
the summer.
Your main foci will be to further people’s understanding of both the
privilege and responsibility of living in a watershed; learning how
best to approach and motivate people to be engaged and participate in
the opportunities available.
Qualifications: While you will receive an orientation and some
training, you and your background will be such that you can quickly
understand our programs and the ecology of the watershed and lake. You
have some combination of science (Lake Ecology), Social (Adult
Learning, community development, interpersonal communications and
coaching) and Program Delivery (action planning, organization and
coordination skills). You are good with technology.
Education: You have graduated or about to graduate from a degree or
diploma program in Environmental Education, Biology, or Environmental
Sciences or a related field which has included at least the basics of
lake and aquatic ecosystems.
Disposition: Calm, positive, outgoing person, who finds it easy to
approach strangers. Loves the outdoors, nature and is passionate about
lakes.
Character: Self-reliant, reliable, trustworthy, curious, creative,
takes direction easily, gives suggestions and works well whether
independently or with others.
Experience: The following topics would be helpful: experience with
prairie lakes and/or work with wildlife, fish and/or game, working
with kids environmental programs, GIS mapping, riparian health,
landscaping, Alberta birds (shoreline/ waterfowl), and other would all
be great assets.
In addition you:
• Must be available to work almost all weekends, up to 35 hours a week.
• Have a reliable vehicle with a valid Class 5 Alberta drivers license
(in addition to salary, you will be compensated for travel)
• Have a cell phone and long distance plan (in addition to salary, you
will be compensated for PLWA related calls)
• Computer savvy user skills (office will be equipped)
• Physically able to assemble displays and move boxes, etc.
Locations
• Pigeon Lake – about one hour south west of Edmonton, about 45
minutes west of Wetaskiwin on Highway 13
• You must have a place to stay near to the lake – it is too much for
most people to commute from Edmonton each day. No guarantees but the
PLWA will help you to find a place to stay.
Additional Information: You are keen to experience a wonderful yet
challenging summer in a beautiful location.
Pigeon Lake has a trophic status of eutrophication. It is a great
place to learn about the algae dynamics; human impacts in a watershed
on a prairie lake; changing social systems to best practices and much
more. The social systems are complex yet, leaders from around the lake
are working together in a coordinated effort to address the natural
systems and watershed practices while also exploring an in-lake
sedimentary option. This experience will be a great base for any
career that looks to combine the ecology and social systems and
especially for anyone focusing on water resources.
The PLWA is seen by many to be leaders in tackling our challenges
(common across the world) and in the creation of a lake watershed
management plan based on the provinces Water-for-Life framework. A
number of studies have been conducted, and the results are helping to
target efforts.
You will have an office at Pigeon Lake and be out around the lake much
of the time.
A sense of humour and willingness to have fun will be invaluable.
Application Requirements
• Please include a covering letter.
• Please submit a resume.
Application Instructions
You may apply for this position through any of the means below.
• E-mail your application package to:
plwainfo@gmail.com
• Upload your application to: CAPS Connections
