Summer jobs, Seasonal jobs

Job Title: Seasonal Land Worker (2+ positions)
Organization: Ignatius Jesuit Centre
Location: Guelph, Ontario

• Job Type: Contract May 4, 2026 - August 21, 2026 with possible extension
• Deadline: March 1, 2026 – Round 1; March 22,2026 - Round 2
• Wage: $18.10/hour
• Perks: 30 min paid lunch, $35/month phone subsidy, organic vegetables as available, garden plot if desired

Submit resume and letter of interest including your funding eligibility to reception@ignatiusguelph.ca . Please mention you saw this at FoodWork.ca.

Do you love working outdoors rain or shine? Working productively as a team? Creating big community benefits for ecosystems, local food, and land access for everyone? Join the Ignatius Land & Farm team.

Work immediately north of Guelph, Ontario in a place of peace and community impact.

Every year thousands of individuals and families build better connections with the land through the Ignatius Jesuit Centre (IJC) trails, farm offerings, trainings, and land-based initiatives. IJC’s mission is to cultivate spiritual growth and ecological engagement. Its 600 acres include Ignatius Farm, a 230-acre community organic training farm providing local access to land and food, and the Old-Growth Forest 94-acre conservation easement.

The Ignatius lands include deciduous and mixed forest, meadows, urban fringe, naturalized and ornamental landscapes, Class 3 provincially significant wetlands and a restored cold water stream. Ignatius Farm programs include community gardens, community orchard, Small Plot Agriculture rentals, New Farmer Training, volunteering and community events We are fully committed to the ecological care of this land.

Seasonal Land staff work directly with our Farm/Land staff and volunteers in a team-oriented environment to care for the land at the Ignatius Jesuit Centre.

KEY ACTIVITIES

• Maintain lawns, general landscaping and gardens
• Maintain trails and trail features
• Support restoration activities including invasive species removal, tree planting & care of plantings
• Support farm work in community gardens, orchard, fields and greenhouses
• Guide and work with volunteers in a variety of grounds keeping, restoration & agricultural tasks
• Work safely with equipment e.g. riding lawn mowers, weed trimmers, tractors and hand tools
• Work outdoors in varied weather conditions

EXPERIENCE

• Grounds keeping, community farms, forestry, organic horticulture and/or ecological restoration
• Motorized equipment (mowers, string trimmers, pickup trucks, etc.) experience an asset
• Willing and able to do physically demanding work, safely, in varied weather conditions, including regularly lifting up to 20kgs repeatedly
• Interest and aptitude in learning new skills
• Takes initiative; works both independently and as a collaborative team member
• Valid G2 or G Class Driver’s License

FUNDING ELIGIBILITY

Some positions may be funded through Canada Summer Jobs, which requires:

• Valid SIN and Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or convention refugee
• Applicant is 15 - 30 years of age

This job posting is for a current, open vacancy. Applications will be reviewed by members of the hiring committee; AI may be used at key points in the applicant screening process.

Apply

Submit resume and letter of interest including your funding eligibility to reception@ignatiusguelph.ca . Please mention you saw this at FoodWork.ca.

We thank all applicants in advance; only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

The Ignatius Jesuit Centre (IJC) aspires to be an equitable and inclusive place where a diversity of life experiences, identities and perspectives work together. IJC encourages applicants from all walks of life. We apply an anti-oppression framework to our work and have a zero tolerance policy for discrimination and harassment.