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Student Job Opportunity: Ducks Unlimited

DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA

Summer Employment Opportunity – Environmental Educator

Location: Corner Brook, NL

Job Description: The Environmental Educator will work as part of a team to deliver Ducks Unlimited Canada’s “Project Webfoot” outdoor field trips to elementary school students and facilitate wetland education activities and events. Some travel may be required. Other duties will involve assisting the Conservation Programs Specialist with ongoing conservation projects.

Start Date: May 20th, 2014

End Date: July 4th, 2014

Hours: 35 hours/week. Daytime business hours, Monday – Friday (some evenings and weekends may be required)

Wage: $12.00/ hour

Qualifications: Applicants must

  • Have experience working with children
  • Have experience with outdoor education programs
  • Possess excellent communication and organization skills
  • Have enthusiasm for the outdoors, wildlife and conservation
  • Be energetic and love working with children and the public
  • Knowledge of wildlife/wetland biology an asset
  • Fluency in French an asset
  • Possess valid first aid and CPR training

Other Requirements: Applicants must be a youth between the ages of 15 and 30, have attended post-secondary school full time in 2013-14 and be returning to school full time in September 2014. Upon hiring, a certificate of conduct is also required.

How to Apply: To apply for this position please email your cover letter, resume and the names of three references to du_newfoundland@ducks.ca by April 30th, 2014. While DUC would like to thank all applicants, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

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Student Internship – Campus Food Strategy

Memorial Campus Food Strategy Group Summer Internship This summer – Dig in – to food on campus!

The Sierra Youth Coalition and Meal Exchange are looking for Memorial students to intern with us for the summer to work on Memorial Campus with the Campus Food Strategy Group.

As a Campus Food Strategy Group Coordinators, you’ll be getting hands on, field experience with your campus food supply, from farm to plate. Really! You will meet farmers, work with food service directors and chefs, plan courses and events.

You’ll be supported by a national network of students as well as full-time staff at Meal Exchange and the Sierra Youth Coalition.

Coordinators will:

● Participate and share with the national network of Campus Food Systems Project campuses.
● Coordinate the different initiatives and goals of the group on campus and in the community.

● Support ongoing initiatives and start new projects
● Plan and coordinate engagement events on campus and in the community ● Facilitate Applied Student Research Opportunities
● Connect with Community Organizations and Members

Desired Attributes:

  • ●  Knowledge of food issues
  • ●  Excellent interpersonal, self-management and organizational skills
  • ●  Excellent communication skills
  • ●  Ability to take initiative and engage in active learning
  • ●  Openness to new perspectives and desire to do solutions-focused work with a diverse

    group of stakeholders

    Requirements:

  • ●  15-30 years old
  • ●  Returning Student
  • ●  Eligible to work in Canada

    Internships available from 7 weeks at 35hours/week (flexible hours at $10/hour) Interested?! Get in touch today at national@studentfood.ca

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Job: Environmental Education Assistant

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Environmental Education Assistant

Description

This position is ideal for a high energy individual, with a background in or a desire to enter the education field. The successful candidate must be confident, well-spoken and organized.

The Environmental Education Assistant will:

  •   deliver Trading Books For Boats marine science program (grade 8 students)
  •   lead Erosion Field Trips (grade 3 and 4 students)
  •   coordinate Environment Week/ Ocean’s Day public education events.

    This position will be based out of Corner Brook with some travel throughout the Bay of Island and Humber Valley regions required.

    April 28th, 2014
    8 weeks
    35 hours/week. Daytime business hours, Monday – Friday. $15 – $20 / hour

    The ideal candidate would be:

  •   experienced or trained working with large numbers of youth
  •   comfortable working in an outdoor environment and aboard a passenger

    boat

  •   knowledgeable of marine science (including demonstrating use of water

    quality testing equipment) and local natural history

  •   confident with public speaking
  •   a licensed driver and have access to a reliable vehicle

    Resumes, including 3 references, must be received by ACAP Humber Arm no later than 4:00pm, Friday, April 18th.

    Resumes may be mailed to: P.O. Box 564, Corner Brook, NL, A2H 6E6 Or, emailed to: speddle@acaphumberarm.com

Start Date Duration Hours
Wage Qualifications

Application Process

ACAP Humber Arm thanks all applicants for their interest. Only those selected for interviews will be conducted. Successful candidate will be required to provide a recent Certificate of Conduct prior to employment commencing.

P.O. Box 564 Corner Brook, NL A2H 6E6 info@acaphumberarm.com

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Community Threads: Connections for Sustainability

thegreenrock.ca wants everyone to know that there are many smart people and great organizations working toward sustainable living in this province. thegreenrock.ca Community Threads questionnaire is designed to recognize and highlight community organizations’ efforts that support collaboration, wellness and sustainability.

Community Threads is supported by the Wellness Coalition Avalon East. With permission from the respondent, results will be published on thegreenrock.ca.

The form is online at thegreenrock.ca http://thegreenrock.wordpress.com/2014/04/02/community-threads-connections-for-sustainability/

or here is a link…

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nZZlWv02qV777rU50NkO88s4S2RIl4VudY28F-rmnh0/viewform

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Port au Port Fishery Committee – Assistance Required

The Port au Port Fishery Committee has  recently been formed, as they have concerns regarding their local environment. Specifically, they are looking for research into the below three topics, all of which are related. More information on these issues can be heard during a Fisheries Broadcast interview here (March 12th, 10 minutes to the end of broadcast), during another CBC interview here, in the attached media releases, and in photos here.

 

  1. The Collapse of the Scallop Fishery in Port au Port Bay.  The objective of the research project would be to investigate and research  the causes for this collapse and recommend any possible remediation. Potential factors may be climate change (warmer water temperatures, carbon dioxide absorption and acidification of ocean, etc.), pollution,  human waste, petroleum and pathogens. One aspect of this would be scientific testing on the scallops to check for contaminants.

 

  1. Pollution Risks  to the Marine Environment of Port au Port Bay . The objective of the research project would be to identify and quantify sources of pollution in the Port au Port Bay area and determine the degree of risk they propose to the marine ecosystem and recommend  any possible remediation.  There are at least thirteen and possibly more abandoned oil drilling sites on Shoal Point. Some of these sites were once on land but now due to coastal erosion are now located offshore in the coastal waters and some are leaking oily substances – probably petroleum. There are also other abandoned dump and oil tank sites around the coast of the bay that appear to  be leaking toxic substances into the environment on land as well as into the bay.

 

  1. Climate Change Impacts on the Marine and Coastal Ecosystem of Port au Port Bay.  Coastal erosion, tidal surges and extreme weather associated with climate change are increasing in frequency and intensity in the Port au Port Bay Area.  There has been  some relatively recent research done focusing on climate change impacts on communities in the Port au Port region (Norm R. Catto, Memorial University, Department of Geography).  Additional more site specific research is needed  on  vulnerable geographic locations in the Port au Port Bay area such as Shoal Point and the coast from Port au Port East to Fox Island River where significant, rapid coastal erosion is happening.  More site specific information and baseline data is required pertaining to the rate and extent of coastal erosion that has occurred and  can be anticipated to occur in these sites. Possible remedial strategies also need to be researched.

 

The committee has approached numerous government departments and agencies that would have an interest in these issues; however, there has been little uptake so far. It would be great if you could share this information with your networks, to see if anyone would like to help the committee try to address any of these issues through collaboration and research. If anyone has any questions, they can contact me and I’ll put them in touch with the committee (at amy.tucker@mun.ca or 709-864-6115)

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Job Opportunity: Program Coordinator, Green Team Program

Employment Opportunity: Program Coordinator, Green Team Program

Conservation Corps Newfoundland and Labrador (CCNL) is a non-profit organization with a mandate

to provide young people with meaningful work, training and educational opportunities in the areas of

environmental and cultural heritage conservation and enhancement. The CCNL is currently seeking a

confident and energetic team player to coordinate and implement our Green Team Program.

Duties/Responsibilities:

The successful applicant will have primary responsibility for coordinating and providing support to the

Green Team Program. The successful applicant will be responsible for assisting with staff recruitment,

program planning, project support, program administration, operational support, special events

coordination and training support. The Program Coordinator’s responsibilities may also include providing

assistance to other CCNL programs including new projects and initiatives as they arise. The Program

Coordinator reports to the Director of Programs.

The successful candidate will have:

• strong leadership experience and coordinating experience

• excellent organizational ability and attention to detail

• experience in administration duties

• experience with youth, educators and community groups

• experience in the implementation of workshops and learning opportunities/materials

• excellent writing and public speaking ability

• media and public relations experience would be an asset

• experience/knowledge of Conservation Corps programs would be an asset

• applicants should have a background or interest in areas such as the environment, culture or

community development

• applicant must hold a valid class five driver’s license and access to a vehicle with appropriate

Position is based in St. John’s with travel throughout the province. Position pays $16.00 per hour (35

hours per week for 18 weeks) and runs April 28, 2014 to August 29, 2014.

Please apply with cover letter, résumé and three references before March 28, 2014. Applications to be

forwarded by mail, fax, or email to:

Hiring Committee, Conservation Corps Newfoundland and Labrador

Suite 103, 10 Austin Street, St. John’s, NL, A1B 4C2

Phone: (709) 729-7266, Fax: (709) 729-7270

Email: applications@ccnl.ca Website: http://www.ccnl.ca.

Due to the large number of applications anticipated, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

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Volunteer Opportunity with CPAWS

Looking for some valuable volunteer experience for your resume?
CPAWS-NL is currently looking for volunteers to survey sites for shorebirds from mid July to late October. Volunteers will survey a local site once every ten days and gather information on shorebirds in the area. Training is provided (if required). Please contact nlmarine@cpaws.org if interested in this valuable volunteer opportunity and find out if there is a site near you.

The beaches we need covered are:
1. Baie Verte
2. Bellevue Beach
3. Big and Little Barasway
4. Black Duck Brook
5. Cape Freels
6. Cape Race Road
7. Carmanville
8. Chance Cove
9. Sandy Cove Beach, Eastport
10. Eddies Cove East
11. Flat Bay Peninsula aka Jento’s Island
12. Garnish
13. Harbour Grace
14. Hawke’s Bay
15. JT Cheeseman Provincial Park
16. LaManche Provincial Park
17. Long Beach, Cape Race
18. Mobile Point
19. Portugal Cove South
20. Pouch Cove
21. Renews Beach
22. Sandy Point, Flat Bay
23. Second Pond, Goulds
24. Shoal Cove West
25. Spaniard’s Bay
26. St. Paul’s Inlet/Bay/Flats
27. St. Shott’s Sod Farm
28. St. Shott’s Beach
29. Stephenville Crossing
30. Swift Current

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Call for Nominations: NLEN Board of Directors

In preparation for our AGM on March 4th, the Newfoundland and Labrador is asking for nominations for new board members. Read below for more info or contact us at nlen.ed@gmail.com

The Steering Committee shall be composed of between six and twelve people, each from different member organizations, with every effort to have regional representation, gender parity and other such considerations as determined by members. The committee meets every 6-8 weeks via teleconference.

The mandate of the Steering Committee is:

to organize provincial Network Meeting(s);

to designate one Provincial Network Meeting annually as the Annual General Meeting;

to hire and supervise Network staff, and to enforce personnel policies;

to develop policies, bylaws and budgets for approval by the membership of the Network;

to carry out activities which are consistent with the purpose and objectives of the Network; and

to negotiate proposals for funding on behalf of the Network.

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Hire an Environmental Tech Work Term Student!

Invitation to Participate

 

Co-operative Education students from the Environmental Technology program and the Civil Engineering Technology program at the Corner Brook campus of the College of the North Atlantic will be competing for 12- to 16-week spring/summer work terms commencing May, 2014 and ending August, 2014.

 

The students have a wide range of civil engineering and environmental skills in the technical, academic and personal management areas to bring to co-op employers.  Please consider the benefits of hiring a co-op student from the College. Our Civil Engineering Technology program and Environmental Technology Co-op program represents a proven human resource development strategy by incorporating classroom and workplace learning, while providing an opportunity to meet short-term employment needs for the employer.

You can find out more about our Civil Engineering Technology and Environmental Technology Co-op programs and curriculum at www.cna.nl.ca or please contact Joanne Kendrick, the Co-operative Education Coordinator responsible for the co-op placements for these programs.  Please ask if you qualify for SECPAP wage subsidy funding for hiring our work term students.

 

I invite you to participate in the Civil Engineering Technology and Environmental Technology Co-operative Education process through the hiring of one of our students for the upcoming spring/summer semester.  I look forward to facilitating your recruitment, and thank you for your support of co-operative education.

 

 

I hope to hear from you – Thanks!

 

Co-op Program

Contact Information
∙ Civil Engineering Technology

. Environmental Technology

(spring/summer May – August)

 

 

 Joanne Kendrick

 

Tel:  709-637-8575;

Fax:  709-634-2126

 

joanne.kendrick@cna.nl.ca

 
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Volunteer Opportunity: Ducks Unlimited

We have a fundraising event Dinner/ Auction set for Saturday, April 12, 2014 in St. John’s and we would welcome new volunteers.  For further information please call, Steve Martin at 709 727 7136, stevemartin373@gmail.com  or Paul Wood at 709 486 7674 , email p_wood@ducks.ca

We are Canada’s largest Conservation Organization

Conserving Wetlands  for Waterfowl, Wildlife and People. We have 15 active Chapters in NL.