Restoration Assistant (Summer student position)

ACAP Saint John is looking for enthusiastic team players to fill our Restoration Assistant role. The chosen candidate will work closely with our Restoration Coordinator to complete multiple projects focusing on riparian, stream, wetland, and forest restoration. This position will consist of both outside fieldwork and computer research, planning, and reporting.  Our ideal candidate will be a team player, love spending their days in urban streams and forest, and has a passion for restoring Saint John’s aquatic environment. Previous experience in habitat or stream assessments and valid first aid training would be considered assets but are not required.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Conduct hands-on field work including stream assessments, fish community monitoring, tree planting, installing erosion control structures, installing aquatic habitat structures, and collecting wetland monitoring activities.

• Project research and reporting.

• Data entry and analysis.

• Help to deliver community outreach and organize volunteer events.

• Social media content creation.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS

• Enrolled in a post-secondary program with a concentration in environmental science, natural resources, biology, fisheries/wildlife management.

• Self motivated with the ability to work independently.

• Ability to perform and multi-task in challenging work environments and weather conditions.

• Ability to spend long days in the field doing physical work.

• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and efficient time management.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Flexible and adaptable to a changing work schedule (including weekend and evening work when required).

• Knowledge on tree and plant identification is considered an asset.

• Drivers license and access to a vehicle is considered an asset but not required.

REQUIREMENTS

This job will be funded through a summer student subsidy program. The following are requirements to be approved for the subsidy:

• Be eligible to work in Canada (must have a valid SIN number).

• 15 - 30 years of age.

• Able to work 30-40 hour week.

• Be a high school student entering grade 10, 11 or 12 in September 2024; be a full-time Grade 12, University or college student in the current academic year of 2023-2024 AND attending a full-time post-secondary institution in the fall of 2024; OR a recent graduate.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

ACAP Saint John is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity in the workplace and encourage applications from all qualified candidates including women, members of visible minorities, persons of all physical abilities, and Indigenous peoples. 

ABOUT ACAP SAINT JOHN

For over thirty years, ACAP Saint John has conducted successful in-school environmental education programs, habitat restorations, watercourse restorations, wetland enhancements, contaminated site remediation, green space planning, summer camps, ecological inventories, water quality monitoring programs, and engaged thousands of area residents in community cleanup initiatives. 

ACAP Saint John has an excellent reputation in the community for acting as a third-party mediator of contentious environmental issues, and continues to expand their role as a public source of knowledge and information dissemination. We continue to affect long-term planning for greening and revitalization in Saint John by offering our expertise and our research outcomes to levels of government, corporations and institutions throughout the region. 

How to Apply

Please submit your cover letter and resume by April 12, 2024 to employment at acapsj.org * with the subject line, "Restoration Assistant".

*Note: The e-mail address above has been masked to help prevent spam. Please copy the address and replace “at” with @.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.