The Spiral Garden is an integrated art/garden/play program for children and youth with physical disabilities and developmental delays.

Participants will interact and play through music, visual art, movement, drama, gardening and other arts activities.

Key Responsibilities

• To support the Gardener primarily in Gardening, but may include supporting areas such as Painting, Woodworking and Puppetry for the duration of the Spiral Garden summer program 2023
• With the supervision of the Arts staff:
• deliver garden activities to accommodate diverse needs of participants
• maintain the garden including: watering, weeding, composting, digging, etc.
• assist the safe participation of children and youth in program
• maintain materials, tools and other related equipment in good repair
• support volunteers
• Demonstrated ability with a variety of garden techniques, materials and tools
• To contribute to planning meetings and daily staff meetings during program
• To supervise lunch/break times of participants
• To collaborate with program staff, volunteers and families
• To work as a team member with the Program Coordinator, Artists, volunteers and other staff, in order to ensure programming goals are met, including participation in group activities
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives, supports the maintenance of a safe and healthy work environment and advances a culture of client/patient safety through work and daily practices
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Preferred education, training & experience in gardening
• Preferred training/skills related to children and youth with physical, developmental and acquired disabilities
• Must be flexible, have the ability to assess the needs of individuals and quickly respond to those needs
• Talent/skills/interest in other areas such as art and music an asset
• NVCI (Nonviolent Crisis Intervention) training an asset
• Demonstrated ability to work in collaboration with staff/clients/families
• Sound judgment and ability to work independently at times
• Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to efficiently manage working hours
• Excellent communication skills