Hiring: Back Yard Tree Planting Coordinator

Job
Title: Back Yard Tree Planting
Coordinator

Overall goal: To
develop and deliver a pilot backyard tree planting program for up to 50
households and produce a practical “How-To” manual suitable for small
municipalities. You will also be asked to assist in a one-day naturalization
project at a local industrial
site.

Duration: Mid-July to
early January 2022. 

Job Description
& Duties: The coordinator will develop a project
management plan and prepare a site assessment tool for households (customers)
to assess site conditions (space, availability, soil quality, etc.) of the
homeowner/customer’s yard and ensure locates are completed. Some site
visits may be required.

Equipped with this information, the
coordinator will determine suitable species options for each site and provide
one or two recommended native species to each customer. In cases where lot
size is too small to accommodate a tree, the coordinator will suggest several
native shrubs. The coordinator will be responsible for sourcing and ordering
the stock. All of this information will be tracked and recorded in a
comprehensive data base.

The coordinator will set up and
deliver one or two public tree planting workshops for customers to distribute
trees and demonstrate proper ways to plant, water and mulch, as well as
answer any questions.

The coordinator will be responsible
for conducting follow-up site visits to ensure trees were well-planted,
record GPS locates for each tree and submit to the Township for their GIS
urban forest data base. 

For the duration of the
project, the coordinator will market the program using our website, social
media accounts and traditional media channels.

During late
fall and early winter, the coordinator will prepare a detailed “How-To”
manual that will include lessons they learned and helpful anecdotal stories.
This may be developed into a video
tutorial.

Pay: This is a
contract position funded in part by EcoCanada
$18-$20/hr.

Requirements: You
must have an undergraduate degree and be under the age of 31. You will need a
strong knowledge of native tree and shrub species and how to plant them,
excellent customer service skills and the ability to work in an NGO
environment, where problem solving skills, self-direction, and an eagerness
to learn are vital. As well, we need a team member who can has experience
with Excel, Word Press and social media
platforms.

Please send resume to:
neighbourwoods@eloraenvironmentcentre