Date: March 18, 2025

Job Title: Horticulturalist (Canada Summer Jobs)

Type: Summer Contract

Start Date: May 5, 2025

End Date: August 28, 2025

Hours: 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, Monday-Thursday (34 hours per week)

Compensation: $18-$22 per hour + vacation pay

Reporting to: Director, Programs Administration & Facilities

Location: Canadian Film Centre, 2489 Bayview Avenue

The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) is a charitable cultural organization that drives the future of Canadian storytelling. Our intensive, hands-on programs in film, television, and entertainment technologies empower, shape and advance opportunities for Canadian creators and entrepreneurs working in screen-based industries. Learn more at cfccreates.com.

You will be an important member of the team maintaining Windfields estate. Windfields is a designated heritage property. The estate features numerous gardens, two woodlots, hedgerows, and more than 200 specimen trees.

The Horticulturalist is responsible for employing best practices in the care of the property. This position offers a diverse range of hands-on responsibilities.

Responsibilities:

• Inspect gardens for insects, disease and overall health and communicate observations
• Garden design including planter design; and recommending transplanting, replacement or removal of plants
• Planting, mulching, fertilizing and pruning as required
• Water and weed as required
• Maintain the water feature
• Maintain the gardening tools
• Update the CFCs Landscape and Garden plan, documenting with photos and text
• Assist the Arborist, as required with major projects; and
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements:

• A passion for the environment
• Ideally, enrolled in or completed a Horticultural, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Design or related program at the post-secondary level or related experience
• Ability to meet the physical requirements of the job including bending, lifting, utilizing hand tools

Interested and qualified candidates should submit a cover letter and resume (PDF Format) to https://canadianfilmcentre.bamboohr.com/careers by April 9, 2025, and indicate "Horticulturalist" in the application.

Please note that this job is funded by Canada Summer Jobs. To be eligible, youth must:

• be between 15 and 30 years of age at the beginning of the employment period*;
• be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment**; and,
• have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations

The CFC is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and encourages interested applicants from all backgrounds to apply. The CFC is also an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources at [email protected].

We thank all interested applicants; however, only qualified candidates will be contacted. No telephone calls, please.