Junior Field Technician

**Position Details**:
**Vacancies**: 2

**Current Rate of Pay**: Min = $19.87/hr, Max = $21.54/hr

**Employment type**: Temporary Contract

**Duration of employment**: 5 months

**Hours of work**: 35 hrs/week

**Work location**: Swan Lake

**Division**: Restoration and Infrastructure

**Business unit**: Professional Services

**Travel**: 0%

**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 Junior Field Technician is responsible for providing support to the preservation and protection of cultural heritage resources within Toronto and Region Conservation Authority lands. This position participates in archaeological field assessments and collections management activities relating to artifact and field documentation processing and storage.

**Major Responsibilities**:

- Conduct Stage 2 through Stage 4 archaeological fieldwork under the direction of the field supervisor and in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Consultant Archaeologists (MTCS 2011).
- Assist with field equipment inventories and maintenance as required.
- Assist with laboratory tasks.
- Assist with general field documentation tasks.
- Attend / participates in public education and outreach as required.
- Supervise and assist with students at the Boyd Archaeological Field School.
- Provide direction and assistance to students on appropriate archaeological field methods, mapping, and field documentation.
- Supervise student field work.

**What will you need to succeed**:

- Actively pursuing post-secondary education in Archaeology or related discipline.
- Successful completion of a Vulnerable Sector Screening may be required.
- Successful completion of an archaeological field school and/or minimum one season of archaeology related field experience in Ontario.
- Ability to perform physical activities under adverse weather conditions that includes standing, walking and using a shovel throughout the day and carrying up to 25kg of equipment.
- Ability to identify artifacts related to southern Ontario.
- Ability to work in a team environment with multiple objectives and tight deadlines.

**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 the 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. Collection of this personal information is necessary for the proper administration of this recruitment process for employment and volunteer positions with TRCA. Personal information is protected from disclosure pursuant to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Any questions regarding this collection activity should be directed to the Supervisor of Records, 101 Exchange Avenue, Vaughan, Ontario, L4K 5R6, (416) 661-6600 extension 5216.