GICEL is seeking two staff members to join our team for the 2026 season. Further Information about both positions can be found by clicking the links below.
Nature Program Facilitator:
In collaboration with the Mayne Island Early Childhood Society, we are hiring a team member for the summer of 2026 to support our Nature Education programming, with a focus on Early Childhood Education. This is a 10 week position starting June 15th, 2026 to August 21, 2026* (with some flexibility around the start and end dates). Average of 30 hours per week with a starting wage of $25.00/hr.
APPLICATIONS DUE BY end of day on MARCH 6th, 2026. Please apply here.
Responsibilities include:
– Working with other program staff on planning and scheduling
– Creating communication materials to promote programs
– Customizing available outdoor education resources
– Participating in team-building and leadership development activities
– Providing care, nutrition, and leadership for children ages 3-12
– Communicating with colleagues, families, children and other community stakeholders
– Ensuring a safe and healthy environment for programs to take place.
* This position will be subject to availability of funding.
Desired qualifications (you need not have experience in all of the elements listed below):
– ECE, ECEA or RA certification is desired, but not required. There may be opportunities to work toward certification within this position.
– prior experience working at summer camps, in child care and/or early childhood education using child-led learning or inquiry-based approaches.
– prior experience managing, mentoring or supervising youth between the ages of 13-16.
– experience in outdoor education or nature-based community outreach.
– first aid and CPR training and certification
Please note, you will need to create a registration for the Amilia platform in order to apply for this position. Click Apply below to begin registration.
Also, please note that we ask applicants to disclose the use of AI in preparing their applications, if relevant. AI will not be used in our screening process.
Nature Education and Communications Assistant
In collaboration with the Mayne Island Conservancy, we are hiring a team member for the summer of 2026 to support educational programming and communications.
This is a 12 week position starting June 1, 2026 to August 21, 2026* (with some flexibility around the start and end dates). Average of 35 hours per week with a starting wage of $23.50/hr with a possibility to increase the wage part way through the summer, based on favourable performance.
APPLICATIONS DUE BY end of day on MARCH 6th, 2026. Please apply here.
Duties may include:
- Work collaboratively to deliver nature-based programing for youth ages 6-12,
- Adapt or develop and deliver nature-based events and programming for adults,
- Assist in the coordination and training of youth leaders (ages 14-18),
- Communicate with parents of youth participating in nature-based education programs,
- Deliver educational content at public events (e.g., farmer’s markets)
- Capture and edit photos and videos to create educational and promotional materials,
- Contribute to communications through writing pieces for newsletters or social media,
- Conduct interviews with community members to highlight contributions to conservation,
- Support community-based ecological restoration and monitoring efforts,
- Contribute to native plant propagation and rearing (watering, weeding, seed collecting)
* This position will be subject to availability of funding.
Desired qualifications (you need not have experience in all of the elements listed below):
– prior experience developing programs for nature-based education and outreach with youth and/or adults,
– skills in science communication, including writing and leveraging social media to support conservation and environmental awareness,
– experience capturing and editing video footage and/or conducting interviews to support communication goals,
– prior experience managing, mentoring or supervising youth between the ages of 13-16.
– prior experience as a summer camp counselor, or youth instructor.
– a relevant degree, or progress toward a degree related to the environment, education and/or communication.
Please note, you will need to create a registration for the Amilia platform in order to apply for this position. Click Apply below to begin registration.
Also, please note that we ask applicants to disclose the use of AI in preparing their applications, if relevant. AI will not be used in our screening process.
