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Position: Field Assistant - Work to Grow Program
Type: age 30 & under / summer
Organization: ACAP Saint John
Location: Saint John, New Brunswick. Position is field based therefore candidates must be in the Saint John Region.

ACAP Saint John is looking for a motivated team player to fill our Field Assistant role.

The chosen candidates will work closely with our fulltime coordinators on several environmental activities including but not limited to water quality monitoring, fish community monitoring, seal observations, aquatic restoration, tree planting, installing green infrastructure, and maintenance tasks. This position will consist of both outside fieldwork and computer research, planning, reporting, and lab analysis of water samples to support our ongoing projects. Our ideal candidates will have a passion for the environment, are not afraid to get dirty, and love spending time outside. Previous experience conducting fieldwork and valid first aid training would be considered assets but are not required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct hands-on field work including stream assessments, fish community monitoring, tree planting, installing erosion control structures, installing aquatic habitat structures, water quality monitoring, installing green infrastructure, and wetland monitoring activities.
• Project research and reporting.
• Data entry and analysis.
• Help to deliver community outreach and organize volunteer events.
• Social media content creation.
• Assist in preparing final reports and writing grant proposals.

Qualifications/skills

• Enrolled in a post-secondary program with a concentration in environmental science, natural resources, biology, fisheries/wildlife management or have a strong passion for environmental science and protection.
• Self motivated with the ability to work independently.
• Ability to perform and multi-task in challenging work environments and weather conditions.
• Ability to spend long days in the field doing physical work.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and efficient time management.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Flexible and adaptable to a changing work schedule (including weekend and evening work when required).

Additional Information

ACAP Saint John is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity in the workplace and encourage applications from all qualified candidates including women, members of visible minorities, persons of all physical abilities, Indigenous peoples, and those who might not always see themselves as part of the environmental restoration and protection field.

The advertised position is designed to be full-time [40 hours per week], throughout the summer period. The hourly rate of this position is set at $17/hr.

To be eligible, youth must meet the requirements of Nature Canada's Work to Grow Program:

• Between 15 and 30 years of age (inclusive);
• A Canadian citizen, or permanent resident or a protected person as defined by the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act;
• Legally entitled to work in Canada and entitled to work according to the relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations. 

Preference will be given to youth who identify as Black, Indigenous or a Person of Colour

About ACAP Saint John

For over 30 years, ACAP has conducted successful in-school environmental education programs, summer camps, ecological inventories, water quality monitoring programs, habitat restorations, watercourse restorations, wetland enhancements, contaminated site remediation, green space planning, and engaged thousands of area residents in community cleanup initiatives.

ACAP Saint John has an excellent reputation in the community for acting as a third-party mediator of contentious environmental issues, and continues to expand their role as a public source of knowledge and information dissemination. We continue to affect long-term planning for greening and revitalization in Saint John by offering our expertise and our research outcomes to levels of government, corporations and institutions throughout the region.

How to apply

Please submit your cover letter and resume by April 29, 2025 to employment at acapsj.org *

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We thank all applicants for their interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.