Summer Programming Coordinator
Term: 8 weeks, mid-July to late August
Wages and hours: 21 hrs/week at $21.80/hr
Application due date: Mon June 21, 2021 at 5pm
About the Loaded Ladle
The Loaded Ladle provides accessible, sustainable, locally-sourced free food on the Dalhousie University campus in Kjipuktuk (Halifax, NS). Our collective of students and workers manages this alternative food service. We also offer events and activities which critically examine barriers to food sovereignty, food security, and food justice.
About the Job
The job will support the Loaded Ladle to run summer programs, including a gardening club, grocery deliveries and a supper club. It will be a mix of interacting with other people (outside & distanced) as well as computer-based organization and coordination work (to be done remotely). Our office space is currently closed.
The ideal candidate will be interested in supporting food security for their community.
Requirements:
-Enthusiasm and ideas around food justice programming
-Interest in gardening and cooking
-Basic experience with social media and computers
-Able to work independently (after receiving instruction)
-Possessing organizational skills, especially with coordinating volunteers and scheduling
Assets:
-Experience working collectively (through work or personal experience)
-Experience facilitating a group
-Valid Driver’s License (not a requirement)
Eligibility:
This position is funded by the Canada Summer Jobs Program; this means applicants must be:
- Between 15 and 30 years of age (inclusive) at the start of employment;
- A Canadian Citizen, permanent resident, or person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act*; and
- Legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial / territorial legislation and regulations.
*International students are not eligible. Recent immigrants are eligible if they are Canadian Citizens or permanent residents.
Employment Equity: The Loaded Ladle commits itself to an equity-based approach to hiring, which prioritizes hiring people from historically marginalized groups. The Loaded Ladle commits itself to an anti-racist, equity-based approach to hiring, which incorporates an awareness of systemic oppression. The Loaded Ladle will prioritize applications from people who face racist, ableist, classist, homophobic, transphobic, colonialist, and other forms of oppression. We value lived experience and an interest in food justice work. We value people’s histories, identities and backgrounds and encourage people to self-identify in their cover letter.
How to Apply: Send a resume and cover letter (1 page max) to info@loadedladle.com
Alternative application formats welcome (ie video); contact us to discuss.
Deadline: Monday June 21, 2021 at 5pm AST