Position Location: South Vancouver (July and August) and Coquitlam (August; not all staff will work in Coquitlam)
Application Deadline: Apply by February 2; group interview to be held February 8 in Vancouver
Position Dates: June 27-Aug 30. 4-day weekend August 2-5
Pay Rate: $18.50-$19.00/hr. All seasonal staff receive paid sick leave.
Hours of work: Monday-Friday, 8:15-5:30. Average of 40 hours/week; some weeks may be up to 45 hours during July
IMPORTANT NOTE: Position is pending funding, which may alter final employment contracts. This is a Canada Summer Jobs position. Applicants must be 30 or under, eligible to work in Canada, and a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or have refugee status.
The Position
If you love seeing kids find joy in holding worms or discover that kale is their favorite food, if you have a favorite silly vegetable song or game, and if you think camp is the best part of summer, this might be the position for you! Day Camp Facilitators will facilitate Camp Fresh Roots programming for kids ages 4-12 at our Vancouver and Coquitlam schoolyard farms. Our camp programming includes educational activities, games, songs, farm work, harvesting, cooking, and sharing food, field trips, and more. Day Camp Facilitators will work as part of a small team to lead a mix of pre-planned and camper-directed activities, with the opportunity for you to create programming you’re passionate about.
Job Duties
Qualifications
Compensation Package
Pay: $18.50 starting rate, plus 4% in lieu of vacation
Paid Sick Leave
On the job training and professional development workshops
Discount on produce and access to culls
How to Apply
Fresh Roots is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from underrepresented groups.
Submit a resume, a short cover letter OR video introduction, and names, phone number, and email address information for 3 references who are not friends or family members (coaches, teachers, mentors, work or volunteer supervisors are all great). At least one reference should be able to speak to your experience with kids.
Your cover letter or video should
Videos should be no more than 3 minutes, and must be shared via a link in the “website, blog, or portfolio” line. Cover letters should be no more than 500 words and must be uploaded as a document. Please note that we are not judging videos based on your video editing skills, and neither videos nor cover letters are preferred. Choose the option that best lets you shine.
A group interview will be held on February 8 in Vancouver. If you are unable to attend, Zoom interviews will be scheduled the week of February 10.
We regret that due to the high volume of applicants only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
About Camp Fresh Roots
Camp Fresh Roots offers joyful, risk-aware day camp programming led by well-trained, caring staff on Fresh Roots schoolyard farms and food lands in South Vancouver and Coquitlam. We welcome approximately 300 campers each summer from a wide variety of backgrounds and abilities, and we offer sliding scale registration to make our camps as accessible as possible. Staff receive 40 hours of training, including in depth training on health and safety, camp programming, and diversity and inclusion. Learn more about the camp at freshroots.ca/camp.
About Fresh Roots
Our schoolyard farms are the fertile ground for both delicious food and powerful learning. Fresh Roots practices and inspires not only sustainable, community-centered farming, but place-based experiential learning and youth empowerment. By partnering with schools and school districts, we take under-utilised land and transform it into thriving agroecosystems, increasing the availability of fresh local produce for our neighbours. We also create dynamic inclusive learning spaces for people of all ages, but especially children and youth, to learn about food and the ecological and human systems that support the food we all depend on.
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