Marymound
Description
COMPETITION # SWEEP 26-036
POSITION TYPE TERM (16 Weeks), SUMMER, PART-TIME
The SWEEP program requires a mentor support staff to help supervise youth, assist the organization with its spring clean-up, summer planting, yard maintenance, dump runs, and various other duties as assigned.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supervises clients within the SWEEP work program.
- Ensure all customers are greeted in a professional and courteous manner.
- Basic gardening.
- Maintain health and safety standards in work areas.
- Teach youth how to safely use tools and equipment.
- Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
- Mow or edge lawns, using power mowers or edgers.
- Evaluates, records, and reports client progress as well as assess the personal and social development of each program participant.
- Role models excellent customer service skills and strong work ethics.
- Assist in the various social enterprise endeavors with the outcome of transferring acquired skills into the community.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Experience providing physical, psychological, and social support to at-risk youth or other vulnerable populations is preferred.
- Experience in customer service and landscaping is considered an asset.
- Must be willing to work in hot weather (Sunscreen, water, rest breaks available as required).
- Valid First Aid/CPR is required.
- Mental health/crisis training certifications including NVCI (Non-Violent Crisis Intervention) and ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills) would be considered an asset.
- Valid class 5I driver’s license, and satisfactory driver’s abstract.
- Satisfactory Criminal Record and clear Vulnerable Sector checks.
- Clear Child Abuse Registry and satisfactory Prior Contact checks.
- Exceptional multi-tasking and time-management skills, with the ability to autonomously prioritize tasks.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Basic computer knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office software.
- Pushing or pulling objects weighing up to fifty (50) pounds.
- Physically able to perform the duties of the job.
- Eligibility for this grant position is 18 - 29 years of age.
Please send a cover letter and a resume to employerrep@abcentre.org.
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