Ecological Restoration, Conservation Biology, Land Resource Management

Job Title: Restoration Assistant
Organization: Ignatius Jesuit Centre
Location: Guelph, Ontario

• Job Type: Fixed-Term April 30, 2025 – March 31, 2026
• Hours: 35 hours per week
• Rate: $17.65/hr
• Deadline: ASAP
• Funding: Eco Canada wage grant

Submit resume and letter of interest with grant eligibility to: officecoordinator@ignatiusguelph.ca . Please mention you saw this at GoodWork.ca.

The Restoration Assistant supports the Conservation Technician in the day to day maintenance of trails and restoration projects. They will develop ecosystem restoration and maintenance skills while supporting the continued regeneration of valuable habitat.

Every year over 5000 individuals and families build better connections with the land through the Ignatius Jesuit Centre’s (IJC)’s retreats, trainings, farm enterprises, trails, and land-based initiatives. IJC’s mission is to cultivate spiritual growth and ecological engagement. IJC’s 640-acre property has three main programs which include Loyola House, a world-class retreat centre, Ignatius Farm, a community organic training farm offering local access to land and food, and the Old-Growth Forest, a 94-acre conservation and education initiative.

KEY ACTIVITIES

• Maintain trails & boardwalks; pruning, mowing, and weed trimming
• Site preparation, invasive species management, native woody and herbaceous plantings
• Tree and garden care; mulching, watering and removing rodent guards
• Work with volunteers to complete restoration activities
• Maintain cleanliness of natural areas
• Assist with documentation and monitoring
• Landscape maintenance including lawn and gardens
• Winter Maintenance work including plowing, salting, and shoveling
• Collaborate with other departments as needed
• Occasional evening or weekend work, with weekend on-call work during winter maintenance season

BENEFITS

• 30 minute paid lunch

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Ecological Restoration, Forestry, Conservation Biology, Land Resource Management, Environmental Sciences or an equivalent combination of relevant education, work and life experience

Licenses or Certificates: Valid ‘G’ class driver’s license, Chainsaw Operator Certificate an asset, WHMIS, First Aid

Mandatory KSAs (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)

• Willing and able to do physically demanding work in varied weather conditions, including regularly lifting up to 20kgs repeatedly

• Knowledge and understanding of working with groups
• Ability to work flexible hours, including occasional weekends as needed
• Strong communication skills
• Experience operating power tools and machinery (including mowers and tractors) an asset
• Experience working with volunteers or in a community-oriented setting an asset

FUNDING ELIGIBILITY

• Applicants must have Canadian citizenship, Canadian permanent residency status, or Canadian refugee status
• Applicants must be between the ages of 15 and 30 years old
• An Asset: Pre-approval from Eco Canada as a participant in the Youth and Natural Resources Sector program. To apply click here.

APPLY

Submit resume and letter of interest with grant eligibility to: officecoordinator@ignatiusguelph.ca

Please mention you saw this at GoodWork.ca.

The Ignatius Jesuit Centre (IJC) aspires to be an equitable and inclusive place where a diversity of life experiences, identities and perspectives work together. IJC encourages applicants from all walks of life. We apply an anti-oppression framework to our work and have a zero tolerance policy for discrimination and harassment.

We thank all applicants in advance; only those selected for interviews will be contacted.