We are looking for enthusiastic people (age 15-30), with Canadian citizen, permanent resident or Canadian refugee status, to join our team in the following full-time positions:
Market Garden Assistant
- assist in greenhouses and garden
- run market garden programs including our veggie subscription box
- manage volunteer/ customer inquiries and scheduling, supervising and assigning tasks
Administrative & Tourism Assistant
- assist in preparing and hosting workshops, events and training
- assist in grant writing, program management and reporting
- basic monthly bookekeeping with our SAGE accounting system
- manage NFTI website, social media presence and public inquiries
Produce Processing Assistant
- maintain food safety standards
- manage food preservation, value-add processing and event catering of our farm fresh produce
- assist in teaching cooking and food processing classes
The roles can evolve above and beyond base on candidate’s interest, and have lots of room for growth, collaboration and experiment/ exploration. Work schedule and activities are often flexible, change according to the seasons, making life here never dull! Farm fresh produce (meat, eggs & veggies) is available for personal consumption, and on-site accommodations can be available too.
Attributes and Skills:
- Self-motivated, organized, detail-oriented, communicative
- A reliable team player and creative problem-solver
- Interest in environmental sustainability and associated technologies
- Willing to work in multiple departments and/ or multiple projects at any given time
- Physically able to work outside in a variety of weather conditions in a fast-paced environment
- Experience with Microsoft office and Google drive preferred
- Driver’s license preferred
- Subject to criminal records check
Apply for the position by sending a cover letter and resume to [email protected].