Renovation/ construction/ handy person jobs

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 ...

• protect farmland and local ecosystems,
• promote ecotourism with bird and plant walks on a local organic farm,
• rescue and redistribute organic food to migrant farm workers and seniors, and
• redistribute some bikes to migrant farm workers.

Job Description:

You would be involved in helping with the following:

• maintenance of the Schoolhouse grounds and property,
• renovations to the Schoolhouse including, but not limited to cement work, siding, framing, foundation work, drywalling and painting the interior space,
• care and maintenance related to eco-tourism for events, including grounds work,
• food rescue and redistribution, and
• outreach and social media.

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:

• must be legally allowed to work in Canada (a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or refugee),
• must include a cover letter explaining why you are interested in this position and any relevant experience, and
• provide two work references.
• Please indicate you saw this posting at GoodWork.ca.

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.

• Term: mid-April to mid-October
• Eligibility: Must be between 18 & 30 years old.
• Pay: $22/hour, 35 hours/week
• Benefits: rescued organic fruit and vegetables, 4% vacation pay

• Schedule: flexible 7-hour day shift, Monday to Friday, occasional weekends
• Assets: Spanish speaking, comfortable using a variety of tools and a tractor, driver’s license, bike repair skills.

• Experience: 1 year of renovation/construction.
• Ability to commute or relocate before starting work (required).

To Apply:

Send relevant cover letter & resume to:
ehaley1LC@gmail.com

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Text 226-802-2801