Job Posting – Nature Education and Communications Assistant

Published by Justine Apostolopoulos on 02/20/2026 03/23/2026

In collaboration with the Gulf Islands Centre for Ecological Learning (GICEL), 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). The position averages 35 hours per week, at 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 APRIL 6th, 2026.

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:

•  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,
•  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 here” 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.

Apply here.