Outdoor Designer needed for the summer!
This is a Canada Summer Jobs position. Eligible applicants must fit the following criteria:
- Between the ages of 15-30
- Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident
- Available to work a minimum of 30-40 hours weekly
This is a seasonal role lasting a minimum of nine weeks.
Applicants must be available to work a minimum of 30-40 hours per week for 9 weeks. The Outdoor Designer role includes weekend and evening shifts.
Applicants must have received a minimum of two COVID-19 vaccinations to be considered for the position.
Job Description
Shekinah Homes Society is looking for a short-term worker who will work closely with the leadership team to design an outdoor space for our adults with disabilities at their homes. The successful applicant will work and share with our disabled adults about lawn upkeep and gardening, with support from other staff.
Duties
- Design: Create an accessible, low maintenance, outdoor living space with gardens and features, stimulating all the senses, to promote engagement with nature and community. Including lots of colour, fragrant plants, seating, water management, and native plants.
- Landscaping: Mowing, line trimming, blowing, hedge trimming, pruning of shrubs and trees and other duties within the daily scope of work.
- Gardening: Gardening and bed work, weeding, raking, pruning, general clean-up and other duties within the daily scope of work.
Qualifications
- Driving experience considered an asset
- Friendly, positive attitude
- Strong team and interpersonal skills
- Physical ability to perform digging, moving soil, lifting heavy plants and bins of debris.
Company Description
Shekinah Homes Society is a non-profit community of people residing in Victoria, British Columbia on Canada’s idyllic west coast. We provide a home and family environment to adults with a diverse spectrum of disabilities.
We envision a way of life where ALL people are given the opportunity to love, learn, work and play. We are an inclusive community where the worth and unique value of each person is honored and celebrated.
Our mission is to build a community life for adults with a diverse spectrum of disabilities, their families, and other community members – to create positive social change, enabling each person to be a respected and valued member of community and society and in turn, open a world of incredible opportunities.
Our community members enjoy the warmth and closeness of home life, where they can grow old in a familiar place – their home. Additionally, being a part of the Shekinah family gives everyone a chance to develop friendships that last a lifetime.
Job Types: Full-time, Seasonal
Contract length: 9 weeks
Salary: $21.29 per hour
Flexible Language Requirement:
- French not required
Schedule:
- Evening shift
- Weekend availability
COVID-19 considerations:
COVID-19 precautions and procedures are implemented in this workplace. Applicants may work alongside immunocompromised individuals and must have received a minimum of two COVID-19 vaccinations to be considered for the position.
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Victoria, BC V9A 1S8: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Have you received at least two vaccinations against COVID-19?
- Are you between the ages of 15 and 30?
- Are you a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident of Canada?
Work Location: In person
Expected start date: 2023-05-29
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