Georgia Strait Alliance Job Board
Clean Marine BC Assistant
Description
For 35 years, Georgia Strait Alliance has played a leading role in bringing communities together to address the many threats to the Salish Sea. We are excited to be growing our team at a time of positive change and evolution in our organization.Through the generous funding from Canada Summer Jobs, we are hiring a summer Dock Walking position
Compensation: $24.00/hour, plus vacation pay and sick leave
Preferred start date: May 26th, 2025
Position duration: 34 hours per week; up to 16 weeks per Canada Summer Jobs requirements
Please note: We operate from Monday-Thursday but the position requires weekend and evening availability
Eligibility:
Due to funding restriction, the successful applicant must be 30 years or younger on the date of hiring; hold Canadian citizenship, permanent resident, or refugee status; and be able to work in the federal electoral riding of Vancouver Quadra.
About the position:
Working closely with our Clean Marine BC Coordinator, you will carry out outreach activities on behalf of the organization in support of our Dock Walking Program, update important facets of our program, and help launch our new CMBC app, among other duties.
The outreach portion of the role will be focused on engagement with boaters in the Vancouver Quadra riding and surrounding areas at docks, marinas, yacht clubs, and any boating related events to distribute our Clean Boater Kits, Guides to Clean Boating and conduct our Boater Survey. Candidates will be trained and versed to help educate boaters about the resources and to gain a better understanding of clean boating principles.
The program's digitized app will require testing along with data entry to be compiled and submitted into the platform. Other key tasks will include assisting in updates to web page data, call-outs, updating CMBC contact lists, and maintaining a detailed inventory log of outreach materials and any other administrative tasks. The team has a wide range of roles and depending on needs and availability you may be asked to assist in campaign specific or GSA public outreach.
This position will require some flexibility of your schedule to work some weekends and evenings in order to attend boating and other GSA related events with detailed documentation and planning of your hours. Travel may be offered if you are able and based upon the budget. The successful candidate will also be required to attend all weekly staff meetings virtually. Work days are subject to change depending on weather conditions and you will be provided with a Personal Flotation Device and any other safety needs.
You will do great in this position if you are interested in best practices for boaters, biodiversity and ecosystem protection, community engagement, inclusivity and diversity, and are able to take initiative, particularly in starting and maintaining conversation with folks. Having a keen sense of working as a team, enjoying data entry with use of digital platforms, and attention to detail are also important. If you have a positive attitude, and eagerness to talk to people about important environmental and boating issues, you would be a great addition to the team!
Experience and Qualifications
We understand that not all experience looks the same, and encourage applicants to share how their experiences relate to the qualities below:
- Ability to engage and connect with folks of diverse backgrounds
- Taking initiative and willingness to talk with people in a variety of ways, including in person, by phone and email(e.g. approach folks proactively, try different greetings to see which ones work best, etc.)
- Ability to participate in, help plan, and prepare for tabling at public events
- Helping with digital campaigns through the creation of content, including taking photos of your activities for social media posts, being willing to write short texts for blogs, emails or social media, etc.
- Digital skills, organization, and attention to detail in order to effectively compile and enter data, track activities and inventory in spreadsheets, communicate online, and assemble Clean Boater Kits in a standard and consistent format.
It would also be helpful if you have any of the following skills, qualifications or equivalent experiences, though they are by no means required:
- Boating experience and/ or training
- A Pleasure Craft Operators Certificate
- Candidates with fluency in languages other than English, Indigenous people, and those from racialized and/or marginalized communities, and facing obstacles to participation including people with disabilities, are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Any environmental, community engagement, or marine background experience
Location: The position requires a combination of work done at home/remote, from our Vancouver office, and in the field.
About Georgia Strait Alliance:
GSA is focused on protecting the health of the marine environment of the entire region of the Strait of Georgia (the northern arm of the Salish Sea). Grounded in environmental justice, Georgia Strait Alliance mobilizes and supports collective action to protect the Salish Sea region. We do this by:
- Building and activating community power through relationship development and capacity building;
- Fostering systems transformation by advocating for community-led initiatives;
- Connecting people and place through engagement and awareness building; and,
- Strengthening organizational health and equity by creating a supportive and safe working environment
Our values of collaboration, caring, courage, accountability, and interconnectedness guide us as we work toward our vision, and the spirit of ‘alliances’ that our founders nurtured is still present within GSA and in the way we work to protect this region.
As a primarily settler-led organization, we are committed to change, to recognizing our responsibility to challenge and address harmful patterns in our work, and create a more diverse and equitable organization. We are committed to ensuring that our mission is one that is inclusive of all communities and people, and we look forward to the Dock Walker joining us on this ongoing journey and bringing their unique perspective to our team.
Most of the staff at GSA work from their home offices on the unceded territories of many Coast Salish Nations, and our office is located on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) people (known as Vancouver).
Application process
We are accepting applications until May 11th, 2025 at Midnight PST. Please submit information about yourself, your lived experience or any information that is important for this application.
GSA strives to ensure that our online application system and recruitment process is accessible, so please let us know how we can make this accessible for you by reaching out to us at jobs@georgiastrait.org.
Please note we will not be accepting applications via email. If you have any questions about the job posting, please contact us at jobs@georgiastrait.org
Compensation
$24.00 per hour