Field Staff, Restoration

2 months ago

Woodbridge, Canada Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) Full time

**Position Details**:
**Number of Vacancies**: 1
**Current Rate of Pay**: Min = $23.54/hr, Max = $27.29/hr
**Employment type**: Temporary Contract
**Duration of employment**: 6 weeks
**Hours of work**: 40 hrs/week
**Work location**: Tommy Thompson Park/Toronto Island Park
**Division**: Restoration & Infrastructure
**Business unit**: Restoration and Resource Management
**Travel**: 5%
**Remote Work**: None
**About TRCA**:
With more than 60 years of experience, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is one of 36 Conservation Authorities in Ontario, created to safeguard and enhance the health and well-being of watershed communities through the protection and restoration of the natural environment and the ecological services the environment provides.
TRCA is considered the provincial leader in conserving, restoring, and managing natural resources to advance safe and sustainable development.
**How you will contribute as part of the TRCA team**:
The Field Staff will work as a team to implement the Cormorant Management Strategy at Tommy Thompson Park and/or Toronto Island Park. Deterrent techniques will be used at dawn and dusk to deter cormorants from nesting in healthy trees. Primary deterrent techniques use forestry poles to knock partially built nests from the high tree canopy. This is labour intensive and requires strong shoulder and upper body strength.
Occupational health and safety is a major responsibility of this position. Staff are required to wear respirators while working in the colonies and have a clean-shaven face to ensure proper respirator fit.
**Major Responsibilities**:

- Perform the following tasks under general supervision:

- Monitor nesting activities of Double-crested Cormorants.
- Deter cormorants from nesting in designated areas using a suite of repetitive and strenuous physical techniques including (but not limited to) human presence in the colony, noise makers and nest removal using forestry poles.
- Conduct colonial waterbird nesting population surveys.
- Participate in daily safety meetings including tailgate meetings, hazard identification and emergency planning.
- Operate equipment required to execute work duties related to the project.
- Assist with maintenance of equipment and vehicles, perform daily vehicle circle and other health and safety checks.
- Assist with other ecological and maintenance projects such as invasive vegetation removal, tree and shrub planting, aquatic planting, and trail maintenance.
- Incumbents may also be assigned other duties

**What will you need to succeed**:

- Minimum pursuing a post-secondary diploma or degree in a related field (biology, environmental sciences, ecology, wildlife management, etc.).
- Valid Class G2 Driver’s License
- Valid Standard First Aid & CPR/AED Level C Certification an asset
- Pleasure Craft Operator Card an asset.
- Experience working with, or around colonial waterbirds an asset.
- Good physical fitness and strong upper body strength required to perform deterrent activities.
- Ability to work outdoors in adverse conditions and in adverse environments.
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team.
- Demonstrated ability to proactively identify problems in a timely manner, seeking the appropriate level of support to solve issues.
- Knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Act, related regulations and legislation.
- Required to lift or carry objects that could weigh up to 50lbs.

**What TRCA has to offer you**:
As part of a progressive team, you will have the opportunity to make a positive impact to preserving and protecting nature, while maintaining a balance between the natural environment and built environment. Working with experts within our field, you will join a team of colleagues that are committed to TRCA’s core values by demonstrating the following behaviours; integrity, collaboration, accountability, respect, and excellence (icare).
**You will be part of a diverse and inclusive organization that**:

- Makes a positive difference in the communities we serve.
- Fosters high performance and collaborative teams.
- Provides continuous learning and development opportunities.
- Offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits program (including Defined Benefit Pension Plan - OMERS/OTPP).
- Pregnancy & Parental Leave Top-Up Program.
- Provides unique TRCA Perks.
- Provides flexible work arrangements.
- Offers potential for career growth and advancement.

While Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) thanks all applicants for their interest, only those under consideration will be contacted for interviews. Please be advised that successful incumbent(s) may be required to undergo a vulnerable sector screening and/or driver’s abstract check as a part of the final step in the hiring process.
Personal information you provide through the TRCA recruitment, selection, and onboarding process is collected under the authority of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.27. C

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