HAT Summer Jobs - Join the Team!
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Created: Thursday, 04 May 2017 16:53
Join the HAT Team this Summer 2017.
We have two positions available: Land Protection Intern and Conservation Intern, and we're looking for hard-working, enthusiastic people to support our programs in conservation. See details below and apply by Friday, May 12.
Job Posting: Conservation Intern
Duration: 9 weeks, starting mid/late-May, 2017, (with possibility of 3 week extension)
Wage: $14 per hour, 37.5 hours per week
Habitat Acquisition Trust (HAT) is a Victoria-based land trust working with our community to protect habitat from Sooke to Galiano Island. Our mission is to conserve natural spaces on southern Vancouver Island and the southern Gulf Islands through land acquisition, legal protection of private land, education, and stewardship programs. We work closely with community groups, government, individual landowners, and conservation organisations to coordinate effective habitat protection projects.
HAT is looking for a dynamic, self-motivated person to help coordinate and deliver our stewardship projects this summer. The Conservation Intern will work on several of HAT’s projects including the Good Neighbours Project and Species at Risk outreach. The Conservation Intern will work closely with HAT’s Stewardship and Community & Development Coordinator. This internship presents many opportunities for the interns to work outdoors, learn new skills, to be creative with independent projects, and to make lasting connections with the conservation community. In helping to plan outreach events, the intern will reach out to volunteers, landowners, First Nations & organizations working on environmental stewardship and conservation projects in the Capital Regional District. Primary duties include: advertising and promoting events through media; Communicating with conservation groups, government agencies, and general public; Coordinating presentations, landowner visits and recording field data and reporting on landowner prescriptions; supporting youth education and restoration activities.
Preferred Skills:
- excellent verbal and written communication skills
- keen interest and knowledge of regional conservation issues
- knowledge of local species and ecosystems (oak woodland, CDF forest, and riparian/littoral zones)
- understanding of threats, behaviours, and habitats of species-at-risk of interest to HAT
- event planning and media relations experience an asset
- can work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends
- computer competence necessary (email, internet, MS Office, Access)
- Social media, website management, blogging, photography, as well as design skills are assets
- sense of humour, team player, enjoys working with youth; creative problem-solver
- capable of physical labour and hiking outdoors
Requirements:
Eligible applicants must satisfy all of the following criteria:
- be legally entitled to work in Canada;
- be between 15 and 30 years of age;
- have been a registered full-time student in the preceding academic year;
- intend to return to school on a full-time basis during the next academic year;
- willing to complete a criminal record check (upon hiring) for work with children.
Please include three references. Ensure that your application addresses all skills and criteria listed above.
Visit our website at www.hat.bc.ca and Facebook page for information on HAT’s projects, history, and successes.
Application deadline: 4pm on Friday, May 12th, 2017 Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Email your application (resume and cover letter) with subject line: “Conservation Intern” addressed to Jill Robinson, Executive Director at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Job Posting: Land Protection Intern
Duration: 9 weeks, starting mid/late-May 2017, with possibility of 3 week extension.
Wage: $14 per hour, 37.5 hours per week
Habitat Acquisition Trust (HAT) is a Victoria-based land trust working with our community to protect habitat from Sooke to Galiano Island. Our mission is to conserve natural spaces on southern Vancouver Island and the southern Gulf Islands through land acquisition, legal protection of private land, education, and stewardship programs. We work closely with community groups, government, individual landowners, and conservation organisations to coordinate effective habitat protection projects.
HAT is looking for a dynamic, self-motivated person to help coordinate and deliver our land protection activities this summer. The intern will assist the Land Acquisition Coordinator and Habitat Management Coordinator in monitoring and reporting on 1600 hectares of natural areas legally protected by Habitat Acquisition Trust. This work will involve a mix of field work in natural areas, data collection and technical office work including transcribing, mapping and reporting on current conditions in the protected areas and using GIS applications. The Intern will help implement restoration efforts, monitor protected lands, and build partnerships with local landowners and various interest groups. Primary duties include data collection, writing, editing, mapping and record keeping.
Preferred Skills:
- excellent verbal and written communication skills
- keen interest and knowledge of regional conservation issues
- species ID skills (common species in oak woodland, CDF forest, and riparian/littoral zones)
- GPS navigation and GIS mapping skills (or keen interest in learning)
- understanding of threats, behaviours, and habitats of species-at-risk of interest to HAT
- able to multi-task, manage time effectively and co-ordinate projects
- event planning and media relations experience an asset
- can work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends
- computer competence necessary (email, internet, MS Office, Access)
- sense of humour, team player, creative problem-solver
- capable of physical labour and hiking outdoors
Requirements:
Eligible applicants must satisfy all of the following criteria:
- be legally entitled to work in Canada;
- be between 15 and 30 years of age;
- have been a registered full-time student in the preceding academic year;
- intend to return to school on a full-time basis during the next academic year;
- willing to complete a criminal record check (upon hiring) for work with children.
Please include three references. Ensure that your application addresses all skills and criteria listed above.
Visit our website at www.hat.bc.ca and Facebook page for information on HAT’s projects, history, and successes.
Application deadline: 4pm on Friday, May 12th, 2017.
Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Email your application (resume & cover letter) with subject line: ‘Land Protection Intern’ addressed to Jill Robinson, Executive Director at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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