A Rocha Canada: Brooksdale Environmental Centre, Surrey BC

Inspiring Change. Caring for Creation.

Summer Student Job Opportunities 2012 (paid positions)

Qualification: All paid summer student positions pending successful funding and confirmation of position details from Canada Summer Jobs. HRSDC Student Requirements: All applicants must be post-secondary students 18-30 years of age, citizens or permanent residents of Canada, have been in full-time studies in the previous year and be returning to full-time post-secondary studies in the fall of 2012. If you do not meet all these criteria your application will not be considered. Full listing of opportunities and details on wages are available here.  I thought the GRS students might be most interested in the position below.  If you are have questions about what it’s like to work for A Rocha, please contact Alisha, Queenie, or Emma as we are all past interns.

Sustainable Agriculture Intern (aka Garden Geek)

Assist the Farm Manager, CSA staff and volunteers to plan, manage and implement the operations of the Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) project; growing organic produce on two sites (~3 acres) at the Brooksdale Environmental Centre and Kingfisher Farm for community food banks, women’s shelters, low- income program participants and CSA partners; liaise with community members and coordinate garden volunteers; assist with Fun on the Farm program supporting food security for local low income, single parent and refugee families–providing nutrition information, community garden participation, a children’s garden, and healthy meal preparation on a budget; assist with organization and development of community events such as Ocean’s Day, Native Plants Day, Spring Festival, and other events. This job centres around outdoor, farm labour – planting, tending and harvesting of organic food crops, some animal care (chickens, sheep, pigs, llama), but will also occasionally perform visitor hosting & tours, assist with community education workshops, administration and other ARC community-related tasks as required. Studies in Agro-ecology, Agriculture, Land & Food Studies, Food Security, Horticulture, Community Health Education, Permaculture, Farm Management, Veterinary Science, or similar fields would be suitable for this position. This intern will work directly with a small-scale, sustainable agriculture projects, assist in front-line service delivery to persons in need, and will centre around the planting, tending and harvesting of organic food crops, along with some animal care.