Programs Trainee

6 days ago

North York, Canada FoodShare Toronto Full time

Black Creek Community Farm is an 8-acre farm in the heart of Jane and Finch neighbourhood in Toronto. We are a not-for-profit organization and a leader in Toronto’s dynamic urban agriculture and community food sector. We serve and enrich our community through a thriving farm, healthy food, as well as hands-on training and learning experiences. Our focus is to inspire the next generation by providing leadership in food justice and supporting diverse and social ecosystems.

This position is funded through the Canada Summer Jobs Program, which requires that the applicants: - Be between 15-30 years of age (inclusive)
- Be Canadian Citizens, permanent residents, or persons on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
- Be legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial legislation and regulations

The Programs Trainee will help the Programs team facilitate educational programming for the community through various projects based on the farm: children’s garden, Farm School, Urban Harvest, and seniors’ programming. The following are the main areas of work and in any given week. The Trainee can expect to rotate through these areas of work.

**Duties include (but are not limited to)**:

- Implement Farm Education curriculum and facilitate urban agriculture workshops with kids, youth, and seniors from the community on-site, remotely, and/or virtually.
- Be prepared to work outside in ALL weather conditions including rain, sun and heat. Due to COVID-19, outdoor education programming will be customized to the state of public access to the farm depending on Toronto Public Health guidelines.
- Utilize digital technology and social media to engage kids, youth and seniors from the community in virtual workshops.
- Support staff in planning and implementing scheduled activities including nature crafts, gardening, cooking, and environmental stewardship programming.
- Work collaboratively with staff to supervise children and youth participating in programs, offer safety training, and ensure participants feel safe and respected.
- Support seniors’ programming, including cooking and gardening workshops, working alongside community residents to volunteer on the farm.
- Manage and monitor the children’s and seniors’ gardens which includes daily watering, weeding, maintenance and harvesting.
- Support the Urban Harvest program: harvest surplus produce from BCCF and gardens in the community, redistribute to local food banks, and childrens’ and seniors programs. Support the development and facilitation of cooking, preservation and canning workshops.
- Participate in promotion and outreach activities in person and through social media, building relationships with residents and stakeholders, distributing flyers, and putting up posters, as needed.
- Participate in regular team meetings and offer feedback to ongoing program activities on site.

**Required & Preferred Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience**:

- 1+ Experience working with children, youth and/or seniors in a community setting
- Experience with cooking and gardening (knowledge of growing vegetables is an asset).
- Passionate about: growing food, sustainable agriculture, cooking, educating and learning from others.
- Comfortable planning and leading workshops with a positive attitude.
- Willingness to learn and follow instructions, taking initiative when applicable.
- Positive attitude, strong communicator and team player. Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Reliable, punctual, professional, good organization and time management skills.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills.
- Ability to design social media/workshop content on the computer with a creative vision.
- Personal approach to your work that is engaging, respectful, and fun.
- Experience or Interest in equity, food justice, community-led environmental stewardship projects and/or neighbourhood-based community organizations.
- Those with anti-racism and anti-oppression training are preferred, or must be willing to learn and take part in organizational training in these areas.
- Demonstrated ability to work within a diverse community (people of different ages, abilities and cultural backgrounds).
- Experience living or working in the Black Creek area preferred.
- Summer camp experience is an asset.

**Job Requirements**: - Must meet Canada Summer Jobs Program requirements, outlined above
- Willingness and ability to work outside in challenging conditions (heat, rain, cold) and perform repetitive tasks (bending/crouching while weeding, planting and harvesting).
- Lifting and moving up to 40 pounds
- Available to work weekends and evenings as needed

Please note that the successful applicant will be required to obtain a Vulnerable Sector Check. FoodShare will cover the cost of this requirement.Salary: $16.00/Hour*Benefits: $1000 health expe

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