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Summer Student JobThe Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre is a community-based organization that assists members of our community with emergency food supplies and learning opportunities. We value collaboration, dignity, inclusion, and community development.
Dates of employment: May 20, 2013 to August 23, 2013
Work Environment:
Working outdoors
Working with people from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds
Duties:
Day-to-day maintenance of the urban agriculture projects, including planting, weeding, etc, if required
Organizing and maintaining project supplies
Supervise and train site volunteers, if required
Collect relevant data and information required for reports
Assist with special events and workshops
Contribute to an empowering atmosphere where clients, volunteers and coworkers are treated with respect and dignity
Qualifications
Some experience working in a garden, either personally or in a work environment
Strong leadership qualities and ability to work with limited supervision
Valid drivers license and access to vehicle would be considered an asset
Able to lift up to 50 lbs
Eligibility Criteria:
be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment;
have been registered as a full-time student in the previous academic year and intend to return to school on a full-time basis in the next academic year;
a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act; and
be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations.
CLOSING DATE: NOON, MAY 14, 2013
Essential Skills
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not required
Type of Machinery or Equipment
- Roto-tiller
Work Location Information
- Urban area
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- Wet/damp
- Noisy
- Hot
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