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About the Role
The successful candidate will support the maintenance of multiple community gardens and grow-spaces while contributing to unique community garden and social enterprise programs, including a year-round Farmer's Market.
Responsibilities
- Perform daily garden and greenhouse tasks including watering, pest control, planting, weeding, and harvesting
- Assist with seedling production and maintain indoor and outdoor compost systems
- Contribute to program planning, production, and delivery such as planting schedules, seed ordering, and crop rotations
- Maintain cleanliness and organization of the greenhouse, gardens, and Green Barn spaces
- Manage storage spaces, kitchen, tools, and growing media supplies
- Facilitate and support program participants and volunteers in gardening and food production tasks
- Support the facilitation of community and garden-based programs, workshops, and open house events
- Assist in food preparation and clean-up for programs and events
- Provide garden and greenhouse tours for visitors and community members
- Staff and animate drop-in times in the Greenhouse and at the Farmers’ Market
- Maintain harvest logs, volunteer records, and administrative documentation
- Support outreach and program promotion via workshops, social media, and newsletters
- Participate in regular 1-1 meetings, team meetings, staff meetings, and planning sessions
Requirements
- Hands-on experience in organic gardening, permaculture, or ecological growing
- Demonstrated ability to work within a diverse community of different ages, abilities, and cultural backgrounds
- Commitment to food justice, anti-oppression, and community-based work
- Ability to work outdoors in various weather conditions
- Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills
- Some evening and weekend availability
Skills
- Organic gardening
- Permaculture
- Ecological growing
- Community engagement
- Program facilitation
- Administrative documentation
- Event support
Location
- Toronto, Ontario
Work Type
- Contract
Salary/Compensations
- $27.20/hr
About the Company
- The Stop Community Food Centre aims to increase access to healthy food while maintaining dignity, building community, and challenging inequality.
- Founded over 40 years ago as a food bank, it has evolved into a community centre addressing poverty, environment, social isolation, and health.
- Accredited by Imagine Canada for excellence in non-profit accountability, transparency, and governance.