Key Responsibilities & Tasks
Lead collective garden sessions:
Facilitate the social dynamic of garden sessions. This includes ensuring the physical, mental, and emotional safety of garden members, supporting democratic processes, encouraging knowledge and social exchanges between participants;
Understand and be willing to develop your knowledge about the technical aspects of ecological horticulture and vegetable production, and ensure the ecological production of produce in the gardens;
Share knowledge and promote our values of urban agriculture and ecological gardening methods, food security and food sovereignty, healthy living habits, and environmental stewardship;
Create and reinforce links between gardeners of diverse backgrounds and abilities, the Depot Community Food Centre, and the community;
Assist in the logistical and planning aspects of gardens;
Maintain communication with community partners, the team and the supervisor as needed;
Participate in team meetings, workshops, and other organizational events;
Collect information related to the collective garden program, including comments and testimonials from members, and write end-of-season reports.
Qualifications & Experience
Experience in animation and group facilitation (including conflict resolution, non-violent communication, balancing diverse needs of participants);
Experience in ecological fruit and vegetable production and interest in learning new techniques;
Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills in spoken English and French;
Have a valid driver’s licence and be comfortable driving a truck;
Have a cellphone to be used during working hours;
Be available for the entire duration of the contract (June 15th to November 14th, 2020).
Other Assets
Is in good physical condition to do indoor and outdoor physical labour and is able to lift up to 40lbs;
Highly motivated, proactive and able to work independently and in collaboration with colleagues;
Knows how to problem solve and prioritize tasks;
Good written communication skills in either French or English;
Besides French and English, speaks other languages (particularly Spanish, Persian, Mandarin, Arabic languages);
Comfortable using office computer programs and communications applications, including Word, Excel, Google Drive, Zoom and Slack;
Any experience with simple building and fixing;
Has a strong interest in community work, and be comfortable in multi-cultural and intergenerational environments;
Is passionate about urban agriculture and the food security movement;
Has a bicycle and is comfortable riding in the city.
Schedule
From June 15th to October 25th the schedule will be from Monday to Friday; From Oct 26th through the end of the contract, the work schedule will change.
Garden sessions are held during the daytime and the evening. Please be prepared to work evenings and weekends as part of your regular hours.
1 position at 23 hours per week, for 22 weeks:
4 Working days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday with occasional work on weekends.
Contract Conditions
$17/hour, salaried;
Contract start: June , 2020;
Contract end: November 14th, 2020;
The employee receives paid vacation (4%), sick days and personal days, during contract;
The employee will receive regular organic produce from the gardens;
Questions about the jobs or the application process?
Please contact Alejandra Pérez at ag.urbaine@depotmtl.org or 514-483-4680
Deadline to apply:
This is a rolling application process – we will be reviewing applications as they come in, so please apply as soon as possible!
Interview period: continuous, starting June 9th
Contract start : June , 2020
Only selected candidates will be contacted for interviews. Thanks for your patience and understanding.
To apply, please send your CV and cover letter by email to:
Marguerite Kinfack at:
emploi@depotndg.org
Application & hiring process: