Sunshine Garden Peer Assistant

1 week ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada FoodShare Toronto Full time

We are currently seeking to fill the position of: Sunshine Garden Peer Assistant

At FoodShare, we advocate for food justice by supporting community-based food initiatives and through ongoing advocacy and public education.

Our vision is a Toronto where all people can feed themselves, their loved ones, and their communities with dignity and joy.

We operate on a people-first model that values fair compensation, policies that respect a work/life balance and the contributions of our team members at all levels.


This position is only open to those who are current or past participants of the Sunshine Garden.

Duties include (but are not limited to):

  • Assist with garden maintenance, which includes, but is not limited to, pruning, weeding, watering, seedling starting, harvesting, mulching, and turning over soil.
  • Support with creating a welcoming environment for volunteers, mentoring gardening volunteers, interacting with the public, giving garden tours, and potentially speaking at events/with the media about the garden.
  • Engage with volunteers in various gardenrelated tasks, imparting wisdom about the garden to volunteers whenever possible
  • Assist in facilitation of communitybased workshops
  • Support with the distribution of garden produce from the CAMH site at a biweekly market stand, through cooking programs, and in takehome packages for volunteers
  • Participate in FoodShare staff and team meetings, all staff training, board staff retreat and reporting requirements such as timesheets and handle other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

  • Must be or have been a participant at the Sunshine Garden
  • People skills, i.e. helping people feel welcomed and valued, energizing groups, communicating instructions
  • Communication skills, i.e. able to understand verbal instructions in order to carry out tasks, able to communicate issues you observe and propose solutions
  • Demonstrated ability to work respectfully with people of different ages, genders, abilities, cultural backgrounds, and individuals who have experienced marginalization
  • Demonstrated commitment to principles of food justice and antioppression
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently with limited supervision and as part of a team
  • Demonstrated ability to be punctual, reliable, and committed to successfully completion of tasks

Job Requirements:

  • Must be legally authorized to work in Canada
  • Lifting and moving up to 40 pounds
  • Working outdoors and on your feet for long periods of time in a variety of weather conditions
  • Complete training to work offer from CAMH

Salary:
$24.00/Hour*
Benefits: daily lunch stipend, 10 paid personal days per year (prorated to contract length), 10 paid sick/wellness days per calendar year, vacation in pay (8%)

Contract Type:
Fixed term, Part-time (15 hours per week, 15 week duration)

Reports to:
Community and Market Gardens Coordinator

Location:
Sunshine Garden (1000 Queen Street West)

  • Note that as part of FoodShare's commitment to equity, all staff get equal pay for equal work. As a result salaries and benefits are nonnegotiable.

Selection Process:

  • In recognition of the time and labour of preparing for and attending an interview, FoodShare financially compensates interviewees at a fixed rate of $75 per interview.

Please note:

FoodShare is a food justice organization.

This means that we are committed to working to identify and dismantle systemic forms of oppression that cause and perpetuate food security inequities.


Racialized people and others from equity-seeking groups are over-represented in food insecurity and poverty statistics but are significantly under-represented in community-based food organizations.

We believe that those most affected by an issue must have access to paid positions in organizations
tasked with challenging poverty and food insecurity.

FoodShare strives to create a workspace that reflects the diversity of identities and lived experiences that exist within the communities we work alongside.

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