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Position: Education Program Officer (Summer Job)
Type: age 30 & under / summer
Organization: EcoSchools Canada

Location: Remote or, if in the GTA, optional attendance at our office located at 720 Bathurst Street

• Job Start Date: April 28, 2025
• Term: 8-16 weeks
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Hourly Rate: $22-24/hour
• Application Deadline: April 14, 2025

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Reporting directly to the Board and District Program Manager, the Education Program Officer will work closely with the Programs Team to support the development and implementation of the EcoSchools Board and school-based programs and related projects. Tasks and responsibilities include:

• Supporting Ecoschools certification assessment
• Contributing to work to deepen the integration of curriculum connections from Canada’s 13 provinces/territories to EcoSchools actions
• Contributing to research and development of national program expansion
• Conducting a review of resources and implementing recommendations for updates and improvement
• Contributing to the development of program resources
• Providing administrative support to programs, projects, and partnerships
• Supporting program data analysis and reporting
• Responding to basic questions from schools and general inquiries
• Working with the communications team on external messaging, website updates, and related tasks
• Working closely with the programs team and perform other duties as assigned

Proficiency in French (oral and written communication) is an asset for this position.

EcoSchools is committed to recruiting, nominating, and supporting skilled candidates that reflect the diversity of our program participants. EcoSchools strongly encourages applications from women, persons of colour, persons with disabilities and members of Indigenous, LGBTQ2S+, and diverse cultural, religious, and linguistic communities. 

Please send a cover letter and resume in a single PDF to jobs@ecoschools.ca by Monday, April 14, 2025 at 11:59pm ET. Please include the position title in the subject line of the email. Please mention you saw this at GoodWork.ca.

Position start date will be Monday, April 28, 2025. Only successful candidates will be contacted for an interview. No phone calls, please.

Background on EcoSchools Canada

Since 2005, EcoSchools Canada’s award-winning certification framework has provided independent reporting and recognition for schools and environmental education centres. Reaching over 800,000 students each year, from over 140 school boards/districts nationwide, we are the largest bilingual environmental certification program for elementary through to secondary schools in Canada. Our innovative online platform helps bring climate education, outdoor learning, and student leadership into the classroom and incentivizes, rewards, and collects data on school-based impacts across our nationwide network of schools. For more details visit: ecoschools.ca

Our workplace is a dynamic, open, creative and collaborative environment where you will be part of a small, but growing team—a fun and passionate group committed to environmental change.