Organization: Toronto District School Board
Location: Toronto, Ontario
1- Permanent Position
Strategic Building and Renewal
CUPE Local 4400, Unit C – Grade L (School Year)
$28.76 – $34.23 per hour
EcoSchools is a comprehensive program that engages staff, students, and parents in taking leadership and action to build a healthy and sustainable future. The program includes a certification process for schools wishing to assess their environmental performance in a limited number of areas.
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Sustainability, the EcoSchools Certification Specialist will provide support to schools working towards becoming certified as a bronze, silver, gold or platinum EcoSchool.
Summary of Duties:
• Manage all aspects of the EcoSchools certification process including:
– receiving and evaluating certification applications submitted from schools
– providing a summary of recommendations for each school
– conducting on-site audits
– organizing and assisting with the facilitation of workshops and other related professional development sessions
– updating the scoring system annually
• Develop ongoing rapport (e.g. determining and documenting best practices, answering questions, providing advice) with individual EcoTeams in schools through individual on-site consultations, phone conversations and e-mail exchanges;
• Make general presentations about EcoSchools (e.g. how to become certified) to various audiences (e.g. school staff, school councils, student councils, central support staff);
• Participate in the ongoing development of the EcoSchools program;
• Provide ongoing communication using Direct Line, the EcoSchools section of the public website, direct mailing/emailing, and the EcoSchools e-newsletter;
• Help maintain positive working relationships with existing Board partners and find ways of working collaboratively with other external groups (including government agencies and non-governmental organizations); and
• Other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
• University degree in a related field (e.g. Environmental Studies or Environmental Science) with one year of experience developing and managing major projects in the environmental field or an equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Ability to communicate in a sensitive, courteous manner with students, parents, staff, community members and the general public with a customer service focus;
• Demonstrated ability to work well as part of a team;
• Strong writing, presentation and facilitation skills;
• Experience developing and managing major environmental or educational projects at a board, municipal, provincial or federal level;
• Computer literacy (word processing, email, presentation tools, database, spread sheet, project management tools etc); and
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
Special Requirements:
• Provision of own vehicle for Board Business;
• Frequent travel across the TDSB sites; and
• Ability to work evenings in order to meet client needs.
Location: This position will be located at Oakburn Centre, 15 Oakburn Crescent (not wheelchair accessible).
Work Year: School Year
Hours: 35 hours per week
Please Note:
Applications must be submitted:
1. in résumé form with a covering letter to: application.submission@tdsb.on.ca
2. with competition # CUPE C-11-0117UE in the subject line of the email
3. no later than 4:30 p.m. June 23, 2011
Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Applications will not be acknowledged in writing.
We are an equal opportunity employer and adhere to fair employment practices.
Chris Bolton Chris Spence
Chair Director of Education and Secretary-Treasurer
