Position: Handy Person: Renovation Assistant & Community Outreach
Organization: Langford Conservancy (Lconserv.ca)
Eligibility: Canadian citizen, permanent resident or refugee, 18 to 30 years old only
Location: Brantford, Ontario
Housing Optional rental (furnished suite). We may be able to help you with reduced rental costs, relocating and/or travel.
Term: mid-April to mid-October
Are you interested in helping us to renovate our community hall and to care for the grounds?
Would you like to do help foster a more inclusive community for migrant farm workers, and seniors?
Would you like to help rescue food and redistribute it?
Do you want to learn about protecting farmland and doing conservation work on farmland and natural areas?
We are a small, not for profit organization that own the Langford Schoolhouse, and provides outreach to ecological farmers, seniors, and migrant farm workers. We are founding members of Lynden Friends of Migrant Farm Workers.
We operate the Langford Schoolhouse as an accessible rural community hub, with a certified kitchen. The Langford Schoolhouse has an array of solar panels that produce energy that we feed into the grid.
We also ...
Job Description:
You would be involved in helping with the following:
We are seeking someone who is highly motivated, and who has skills related to doing renovations and community work. We will provide mentoring and work with you.
Application Details:
We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected factors. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment and strive to create an inclusive and positive work-environment for all. We encourage applications from folks who are under-represented in rural-Canadian agriculture — Indigenous, Black, and people of colour, LGBTQ2S+, as well as those with disabilities. This is a physically demanding job at times.
To Apply:
Send relevant cover letter & resume to:
ehaley1LC@gmail.com
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Text 226-802-2801
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Current status: Open/apply now. Date posted: Mar 13 2025 ID: 73158