Urban Foresty Coop Student

**Posting Number**: COOP**-25-01**

**Job Type**:Co-op,**T**emporary-Full-time, up to 8 Months (May-December), Union**

**Salary Range**:$17.52 to $23.82 per hour**

**Location**:Barrie, ON - Onsite**(see below for more details)

**Posted**:Friday, December 13, 2024**

**Application Deadline**: Sunday**, January 12, 2025 at 11:59 pm**

**The Opportunity**

The Operations Department is a customer focused, highly skilled team of employees committed to delivering high quality services to maintain an attractive, safe and livable community that enhances the quality of life for City of Barrie citizens, visitors and businesses. This department is responsible for maintenance and operation of the City of Barrie's roads, parks, stormwater infrastructure, trees, trails, natural areas and corporate fleet of equipment and vehicles.

This position is part of a front-line team directly responsible for the planning and maintenance of a healthy urban forest. A healthy urban forest has direct environmental, social and economic benefits to residents of the City and results in improved quality of life.

This position supports the implementation of the urban forestry program which includes: implementation of the tree planting and maintenance programs, emerald ash borer program and the Urban Forest Strategy and Urban Forest Management Plan. Specifically, this position is responsible for assisting the Parks and Forestry Program Coordinator with the implementation of the various urban forestry programs and contracts.

The successful applicant to this position will perform and/or assist with the following tasks:
1. Inspection and marking of street and park tree planting locations throughout the City of Barrie.
2. Assist the Parks and Forestry Programmer with the inspection of existing trees on City road right-of-ways, parks and natural areas and managing service requests.
3. Updating street and park tree inventories.
4. Using geographic information systems, office software and manual techniques to produce maps, drawings, charts, tables, etc.
5. Assist in young tree care maintenance including pruning, mulching, and watering
6. Assist in Urban Forestry Pest Preparedness Programs and monitoring including LDD Moth infestations, and the Emerald Ash Borer Program as required.
7. Assist the forestry section with day-to-day workloads including the entry of completed work orders into the computerized maintenance management System.
8. Assist Horticulture and Parks when required.
9. Assist with trail inspections for natural areas along with general trail maintenance
10. Other duties as assigned.

**Our Culture and Qualifications of the Job**

**Corporate Culture**:Your workplace values align with our corporate values of **_Strive, Share and Care_** and you want to join us in providing exceptional services and programs to build a prosperous, growing and sustainable community.

Equally important to what we do is _how_ we do it - your actions reflect our core accountabilities of **_Personal Awareness, Teamwork and Collaboration, Respect and Inclusion, Innovation, _**and **_Service Excellence, _**which define how we work together to succeed.

**Education**(degree/diploma/certifications)
- Currently enrolled in or is a student in a recognized College or University*
- Have completed a minimum of 1st year at a University or College by the start of the opportunity
- Enrolled in a a recognized College or University Co-op program
- Be returning to full-time studies in the same program following the completion of the co-op placement OR require the co-op placement to graduate

**Experience**
- Demonstrated field experience in forestry, environmental studies or natural sciences

**Knowledge/Skill/Ability**
- Have training and/or education in the principles of dendrology and be proficient in field identification of various tree species.
- Basic computer skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Publisher) and ArcGIS
- Have sound familiarity with geographical information systems and GPS technology
- Have an interest in urban forestry, ecology, and/or natural sciences and the ability to work in a natural environment, inclement weather, and rough terrain.
- Dependable, reliable, and work well with others

**Conditions of Employment**
- Be currently enrolled in a full-time College or University program in forestry, natural sciences or related environmental studies and available for an 8-month Coop placement (May-December).
- Have a valid Class “G” Drivers License.
- Satisfactory Criminal Record Check*
- Please note that this is a requirement of the position for any new employees to the City of Barrie in accordance with the **Police Record Check Policy**. Existing employees who have met this criteria will be exempt from this requirement.

**Other Important Information**

**Work Term**:May 5, 2025 to December 19, 2025

**Location**: Operations Centre, 165 Ferndale Drive North, Barrie, ON

**Hours**:The normal hours of work are 40 hours per week in accor