Evergreen is a charity that inspires action to green cities. Evergreen strives to solve pressing urban environmental issues by bringing people together, inspiring them with possibilities and engaging them in identifying solutions and taking action.
Overview: Evergreen is seeking an energetic individual with an interest in community engagement and program development to help deliver an environmental stewardship, food growing and Aboriginal cultural programming.
This is a 12 month full-time contract opportunity offered in partnership with Miziwe Biik Aboriginal Employment and Training and Service Canada. The Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy (ASETS) is an integrated approach to Aboriginal labour market programming and ensures that Canada’s Aboriginal people can fully participate in economic opportunities.
Applicants must be able to register at Miziwe Biik Aboriginal Employment and Training (First Nations, Inuit or Métis background) and have been recently unemployed or underemployed. Please self-identify in your application.
Key Responsibilities:
Support project manager in delivering community engagement programs in underserviced neighbourhoods throughout the GTA, with a particular focus on urban food growing, environmental restoration, health promotion, and eco-Aboriginal programming
liaise with community partners and social service agencies to plan and deliver outreach activities including creating resources and delivering workshops
Assist in the development of project communication tools
Participate in outreach and networking activities including presentations, meetings and community/professional events
Help implement an evaluation and reporting plan.
Competencies:
Models Evergreen’s Core Values: Collaboration, innovation, accountability and systems approach
Proactivity/Enthusiasm/Persistence. Act without being told what to do. Passionate and excited over work. Can-do attitude. Tenacious and goes the distance to get something done.
Customer-focus. 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
Attention to detail. Does not let important details slip through the cracks.
Flexibility/adaptability. 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.
Stakeholder relations: Identify, anticipate, understand, and respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders to meet or exceed their expectations.
Guidelines:
Reporting Relationships:
Supervised by: Project Manager, Greenspace
Supervises: Volunteers (as applicable)
Qualifications:
Applicants must be able to register at Miziwe Biik Aboriginal Employment and Training (First Nations, Inuit or Métis background) and have been recently unemployed or underemployed. Please self-identify in your application.
Post-secondary degree/diploma, other training, or equivalent experience in health promotion, environmental studies, urban agriculture, social services, community development or related discipline
1-2 years work experience
Experience working with urban Aboriginal communities
Public and volunteer-engagement experience
Valid driver’s license required
Police Record Check required
Working conditions:
This is a full-time position based in our Toronto office
Includes working with vulnerable populations
Requires some evening / weekend work as required
Requires some travel to Miziwe Biik and across GTA
Cover letters and resumes can be submitted by e-mail to:
humanresources@evergreen.ca
Please Reference “Program 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