Overview

The Community Development Assistant position will work closely with the Community Development Coordinator in the planning and execution of programs and the development of resources that support community gardens, promoting local food security and building strong healthy communities.

The focus will be on empowering community members with information and resources related to their food needs and on engaging them in a learning process through community gardening initiatives. Assisting the Community Development Coordinator, this position will collaborate with communities using an inclusionary framework to conduct community development initiatives. The incumbent will contribute knowledge, and support to a variety of community development and food security initiatives at the agency and work to help build healthy communities.

Duties Include:

  1. Assist the Community Development Coordinator to collaborate with communities using an inclusionary framework
  2. Design and develop webinars/workshops and other tools for staff and participants on food security and gardening issues with a focus on community development initiatives
  3. Identify, research, and compile available resources like the city-wise food bank, and food distribution initiatives and compile those
  4. Assists to organize workshops about food, its safe preparation, nutrition, and physical activity

In order to apply for this position, you must be 15 to 30 years of age. You must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or a person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and be legally entitled to work in Canada.