Climate Action, Resilience, and Emotions (CARE)

Position: CARE Program Assistant
Program: Climate Action, Resilience, and Emotions (CARE)
Organization: Be the Change Earth Alliance
Location: Kelowna and Kamloops, BC
Youth Wage Subsidy: age 30 & under (see below)

About the Organization...

Be The Change Earth Alliance (BTCEA) is a bold, agile and creative charitable organization founded in 2005 with a mission to empower youth and community members to take personal and collective action for a just, sustainable and thriving world. Our flagship program, Student Leadership for Change (SLC), is an online library of learning resources that enable teachers to engage their students in meaningful learning, dialogue, reflection and action on climate, environmental and social justice topics. SLC engages thousands of students per year through the network of over 1,400 BC teachers who are actively registered for the program. The SLC holistic approach covers a full spectrum of ways participants can ‘be the change’ to address global issues, from individual, school and community actions to political advocacy. Beyond SLC, BTCEA works to educate and empower youth through workshops, storytelling training, and hands-on mentorship.

This job is for you if you…

Deeply care about climate, environmental and social justice

Possess a passion for transformative youth education that fosters an ecologically sustainable, just, and thriving world

Have experience facilitating workshops

Seek a dynamic, inclusive, and collaborative team environment where your ideas, work, and contributions are heard and appreciated

About the Role

The CARE Program Assistant will support the project lead of Be the Change’s Climate Action, Resilience, and Emotions (CARE) initiative in School District 23 and 73. This project will support youth in the Central Okanagan and the Thompson-Nicola regions to take climate action and navigate climate grief.

CARE is a 2-part workshop that will be facilitated for youth in community centers and schools. These workshops will mobilize a system’s thinking and global equity lens to empower youth with hope and agency. Feeling empowered is the best way to overcome climate anxiety.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Managing logistics, scheduling, communication and outreach for student workshops
• Delivering workshops to participating youth classrooms and groups, in-person and via Zoom
• Supporting the project lead and other BTCEA staff to build relationships and network with teachers, principals, school district administrators, and other local organizations or groups (including Indigenous-led organizations or groups)
• Supporting the training of facilitators
• Helping ensure our programs centre equity and social justice, and integrate intersectional perspectives

Past experience with environmental education is a strong asset, but not mandatory as Be the Change staff will support the incumbent to learn necessary skills. There will potentially be opportunities to join other BTCEA work based on the incumbent’s interest, potential teams include communications, Anti-Racism, website, grants, and social media.

We are looking for a candidate who can bring their lived experience and personal passion to our work. The role promises to be dynamic, engaging, and full of learning! Folks from equity-seeking groups, including Black, Indigenous and People of Colour, are highly encouraged to apply. We welcome applicants with a passion for climate, environmental or social justice, regardless of academic or formal work experience.

This is a part-time, 5-8 hour per week position at a wage between $21.00-$23.00/hour. Preference will be given to applicants that have some availability during typical school hours (9am-3pm M-F). This is a contract position, starting as soon as possible and concluding by May-June 2025 (with possible extension based on available funding). This is a hybrid position that involves a combination of desk work that can occur at home, and facilitating workshops in person. A valid driver's licence for Canada and access to a car to drive to in-person workshops in the region is an asset but not required. This position may be partially funded by a federal government youth wage subsidy (see eligibility criteria below).

Qualifications

• Genuine interest or passion in BTCEA’s work, values, approach
• Strong workshop facilitation and presentation skills
• Lived experience that could inform weaving social justice and intersectional perspectives into BTCEA’s work
• Organized, detail-oriented with strong time-management skills to set and meet deadlines
• Confidence working with youth aged 11-18

Assets

• Strong written communication – clear and concise writing (folks for whom English is NOT their first language are still highly encouraged to apply)
• Familiarity with digital tools such as Slack, Google Drive, Monday.com and Microsoft Office
• Initiative – self-starter who can take initiative, but also knows when to ask questions and for support
• Collaborative worker – skilled and comfortable working closely with others
• Education or employment background in anti-oppression or intersectionality
• Self-motivated, creative, and positive, with a ‘can-do’ willingness to learn
• Kind, empowering and glad-to-help others team player
• Experience taking action related to the climate, environment, social justice
• Able to develop systems and processes to execute plans and track results
• Professional or lived experience developing partnerships and relationships with Indigenous groups/nations/stakeholders

Youth Wage Subsidy – Eligibility Requirements

This position may be partially funded by a youth wage subsidy, offered by the federal government to employers hiring youth who meet these criteria:

• are between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment;
• are legally entitled to work in Canada (ONLY candidates with Canadian citizenship, Permanent Residency or a person who has been granted refugee status); and,
• self-assess as underemployed, meaning they are employed below their level of education, outside their field of study, or hold part-time employment.

Application Process

Be The Change Earth Alliances values kindness, inclusion, equity and diversity. Appreciating differences in culture, gender, orientation, religion, beliefs, and abilities, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply. 

If interested, please submit an application (which will require a resume and cover letter) through this form before the deadline stated above: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5ci5at9P9-ViVESJ1KBB2fUMK_aLoubDj7_pdyGFmxbv8rQ/viewform . Please indicate you saw this posting at GoodWork.ca.

Application process overview:

• Review of application submission of each candidate
• Short-list of candidates invited for an interview
• Second round interviews for candidates who qualify
• Jobs offered to selected candidate
• Start date is immediate

Constructive feedback will be offered to short-listed candidates. In the spirit of fairness and equity, we are committed to accommodating accessibility needs that arise in the application process.

With questions, please reach out to admin@bethechangeearthalliance.org