Environmental Technician (Water Team)

Supervised by: Director of Operations

Supervises: none

Wages: $19.80/hour, 35h per week, 8-week contract

Anticipated start date: May 5, 2025

• Assist with planning, organizing and executing community events and engagements
• Assist with daily tasks, including water quality monitoring/field work
• Provide support during citizen science training sessions
• Maintain inventory of water quality monitoring supplies
• Ensure Water Rangers Freshwater Explorer Test kits are clean, organized, and ready for volunteers sign out
• Assist in the preparation of educational tools for outreach and training (creating media communications such as posters or social media posts
• Create educational community newsletters to engage the community with the guidance of supervisors and managers
• Engage with local Indigenous communities and learn about Traditional Knowledge and land guardianship Learn about Two-eyed seeing methods and approaches-collaboration of science and Traditional Knowledge
• Opportunities to engage and recruit other youth in water quality monitoring and training

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to work independently in a fast-paced, changing environment;
• Class G license in good standing;
• Access to personal vehicle, ability and willingness to use it for work purposes (mileage to be reimbursed);
• First Aid/CPR and asset;
• Able and willing to work in person, onsite in Sault Ste. Marie and surrounding areas (no remote work will be offered); Able and willing to travel locally (day trips) and/or some evenings and weekends;
• Between 15 and 30 years of age (inclusive) at the start of employment;
• Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or persons to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act; and
• Have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.
• International students are not eligible.

Please send cover letter and resume addressed to Dr. Elaine Ho-Tassone, Director of Operations to: hiring@nordikinstitute.com

NORDIK Institute, 1520 Queen Street East, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 2G4 www.nordikinstitute.com

This position is funded by the Canada Summer Jobs program.