Dock Walker

For more than 30 years, Georgia Strait Alliance has played a leading role in bringing communities together to address the many threats to the Salish Sea. We are excited to be growing our team at a time of positive change and evolution in our organization.

**Compensation**: $24.00/hour, plus vacation pay and sick leave

**Preferred start date**: May 27th, 2024

**Position duration**: 34 hours per week; we have requested 16 weeks of funding but the final decision could result in the length of the term being shorter.

**Please note**: This position is dependent upon approval of Canada Summer Jobs Funding.

**Eligibility**:
Due to funding restriction, the successful applicant must be 30 years or younger on the date of hiring; hold Canadian citizenship, permanent resident or refugee status; and be able to work in the federal electoral riding of Vancouver Quadra.

**About the position**:
Working closely with our Clean Marine BC Coordinator, you will be coached to carry out outreach activities on behalf of the organization in support of our Dock Walking Program.

Your main priority will be engagement with boaters in the Vancouver Quadra riding at marinas, yacht clubs, boatyards, fuel docks, harbour authorities, and at boating related events to distribute our Clean Boater Kits, and conduct our Clean Boater Survey. Clean Boater Kits are filled with different spill supplies and informational tools and you will be trained on educating the boater about these supplies. These kits will need to be assembled with specific content and quality control for distribution. You will also provide support to our volunteer Dock Walkers, helping to coordinate their activities, and ensuring they have the materials and support they need to dock walk in their communities. Additionally, you will be using tracking tools (spreadsheets, online forms, etc.) to document your activities along with volunteers, and will be encouraged to suggest and implement additional engagement methods, or visit additional locations that may help increase the reach or impact of our work. Other tasks may include updates to pump-out mapping and CMBC facilities documentation.

This position will require flexibility in your schedule to work some weekends and evenings in order to attend boating events. The position requires some storage for assembling Clean Boater Kits at your home which can include some larger boxes.

You will do great in this position if you are interested in best practices for boaters, biodiversity and ecosystems protection, community engagement, inclusivity and diversity, and are able to take initiative, particularly in starting and maintaining conversation with folks. Having a keen sense of working as a team, and attention to detail are also important. As long as you have energy, a positive attitude, and eagerness to talk to people about important environmental and boating issues, you would be a great addition to this project

**Experience and Qualifications**

We understand that not all experience looks the same, and encourage applicants to share how their experiences relate to the qualities below:

- Ability to follow scripts in an engaging way
- Ability to engage and connect with folks of diverse backgrounds
- Taking initiative and willingness to try new things (e.g. approach folks proactively, try different greetings to see which ones work best, etc.)
- Ability to participate in, help plan and prepare for tabling at public events
- Digital skills and attention to detail in order to effectively track activities and inventory in spreadsheets, communicate online, and assemble Clean Boater Kits in a standard and consistent format.

It would also be helpful if you have any of the following skills, qualifications or equivalent experiences, though they are by no means required:

- Boating experience and/ or training
- A Pleasure Craft Operators Certificate

**Location**: The position requires a combination of work done at home/remote, from our Vancouver office, and in the field.

**About Georgia Strait Alliance**:
GSA is focused on protecting the health of the marine environment of the entire region of the Strait of Georgia (the northern arm of the Salish Sea). Grounded in environmental justice, Georgia Strait Alliance mobilizes and supports collective action to protect the Salish Sea region. We do this by:

- Building and activating community power through relationship development and capacity building;
- Fostering systems transformation by advocating for community-led initiatives;
- Connecting people and place through engagement and awareness building; and,
- Strengthening organizational health and equity by creating a supportive and safe working environment

Our values of collaboration, caring, courage, accountability, and interconnectedness guide us as we work toward our vision, and the spirit of ‘alliances’ that our founders nurtured is still present within GSA and in the way we work to protect this region.

As a primarily settler-led