Summer Jobs, Student Jobs

Position: Youth Education and Farm Staff/Coordinator
Type: age 30 & under / summer
Organization: Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society
Location: Vancouver, BC

What is Fresh Roots?

Our schoolyard farms are the fertile ground for both delicious food and powerful learning. Founded by passionate farmers and food sharers in 2011, Fresh Roots has grown to practice and inspire not only sustainable, community-centered farming, but place-based experiential learning and youth empowerment. We provide kids and youth the space to explore what they are capable of while building deep relationships with food, the land, and each other. We provide meaningful employment experiences for the young adults we hire as farmers and educators, and prepare youth in our programs to step up into leadership positions.

We are part of an interconnected network of food growers, educators, and community members, who are working to create a just and sustainable food system. By partnering with schools and school districts, we take under-utilized land in heavily developed cities and transform it into thriving biodiverse agroecosystems. In doing so, we increase the availability of fresh local produce available to our neighbours. We also create dynamic inclusive learning spaces for people of all ages, but especially children and youth, to learn about food and the ecological and human systems that support the food we all depend on.

We believe that how we work together is as important as the work we do. That’s why we grow strong teams that foster change through learning, sharing, and development. Each year, we hire around 20 young people to help grow our farms and facilitate our learning programs through seasonal positions. Applications for seasonal positions on our Farm, Day Camp, and SOYL teams are open now, as well as extended season positions at Millside Centre in Coquitlam!

Check out our website to apply for our Fresh Roots 2025 summer & seasonal positions!

We are looking for:

• Day Camp Co-Director / Experiential Learning — Summer Job - CSJ

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• Day Camp Food Program Specialist / Experiential Learning — Summer Job - CSJ

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• Farm Day Camp Staff / Experiential Learning — F/T Seasonal Position

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• Millside Centre Youth Program Coordinator / Experiential Learning — Hybrid, F/T Seasonal Position

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• Schoolyard Farm Crew / Good Food Farm — Summer Job - CSJ

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• Schoolyard Farm Market Lead / Good Food Farm — Hybrid Summer Job - CSJ

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• Schoolyard Farm Production Lead / Good Food Farm — F/T Seasonal Position

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• Millside Centre Farm Coordinator / Suwa'lkh Program — F/T Seasonal Position

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• SOYL Program Facilitator / Youth Empowerment — Summer Job - CSJ

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• Youth on the Farm Program Coordinator / Youth Empowerment — Summer Job - CSJ

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Qualifications

We recognize that applicants from oppressed groups, including folks who are Black, Indigenous, & People of Color (BIPOC), and Women may be hesitant to apply for positions where they don’t perfectly meet the listed qualifications. If you are excited about the job description, believe you could learn to perform the essential responsibilities and can meet the essential qualifications, we encourage you to apply!