CiCan Living Lab Value Add Processing Waste Mitigation

4 weeks ago

Whitby, Canada Durham College Full time
About Durham College:

Durham College (DC) is leading the way as a post-secondary institution, offering an innovative and transformative student experience and hands-on learning opportunities. With this focus top of mind for our students and our employees, DC is proud to be one of the fastest-growing colleges in the province and annually ranked as one of the GTA’s Top 100 employers. 

The college offers a wide range of market-driven programs across multiple disciplines, including culinary management, farming and horticulture, business, IT, construction and trades, science and technology, health care, engineering, social and community services, justice, media, art and design.

With a focus on experiential learning, DC graduates are known for having the skills and knowledge employers need. More than 104,000 alumni represent the college, both locally and around the world. 

Serving the Durham Region and Northumberland County communities for over 50 years, with campuses in Oshawa and Whitby, the college offers over 12,500 full-time post-secondary and apprenticeship students access to more than 145 full-time post-secondary programs – including four honours bachelor degrees and nine apprenticeship programs. Led by over 1,860 full- and part-time staff, DC has an estimated annual economic impact of more than $913 million on Durham Region.

The Weston Centre, in partnership with the Barrett Centre of Innovation in Sustainable Urban Agriculture, is offering an exciting student job opportunity to support our CiCan Campus Living Lab project. This project is dedicated to modelling a holistic field-to-fork-to-field campus model supported by academic and business operations. Together, we will focus on waste management, food literacy, food security, sustainable practices, and community engagement.

We're seeking a passionate student interested in culinary, urban farming, sustainability, and food waste reduction to join our team. Working closely with the Weston Centre Field Supervisor, Barrett Centre Partnership Manager, and Farm Manager, you'll contribute to our dynamic team, supporting the implementation of our field-to-fork-field model on our urban farm.

Responsibilities will include collaborating to create a repository of resources for developing an on-campus circular food economy guided by a Food Hierarchy Model. This model will strategically manage our DC-grown produce, with the aim of sharing our resources with other academic institutions to replicate it to support the advancement of sustainable development goals.

As part of this role, you'll oversee the movement of our DC-grown produce and surplus food within our Weston Centre operations. Working alongside the field supervisor, you'll ensure a smooth flow of produce from the gardens to the Weston Centre. You'll identify excess produce or perishable food items unsuitable for resale and innovate value-added products for sale or future use in our kitchens. Other duties may include harvesting produce, washing and packing, inventory management, supporting composting programs, food production, processing, labelling, and distribution.

This position offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience on a working urban farm, support a Feast On-designated field-to-fork restaurant operation, and participate in various community outreach initiatives. 

Flexible work hours to include evenings and weekends

Required Skills:
  • Food Handlers certificate is required
  • Working and operating in a kitchen environment 
  • Working with kitchen equipment to include proper sanitation techniques
  • Food handling, processing, preparation and/or quality assurance
  • Managing food waste including composting, proper sorting, efficiencies and sustainability practices
  • Inventory management
Other relevant skills and abilities:
  • Able to work in a team environment and adhere to common goals
  • Attention to detail, focus and commitment to quality work
  • Strong interpersonal skills and communication
  • Able to listen well, take direction, and work autonomously
  • Positive attitude, patience and empathy for others
  • Self-managing - able to organize tasks, adapt on the fly and manage a number of jobs simultaneously
  • Able to operate small kitchen machines, tools and equipment safely
  • Reliable, punctual and consistent work ethic


Required Skills

$18.56



Required Experience

There will be approximately 576 hours of total work, with an estimated 18-24 hours per week over eight months. The CiCan project will be completed by December 2024.

Please apply below by submitting your cover letter and resume to the online portal.  This job competition close on April 19th, 2024.  Competition number SP24-08.

$18.56

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