Part-Time Dockside Monitors, Community Fisheries Program

Are you looking for a job working outside directly with fisheries and eager to gain experience in the environmental field?

Ecotrust Canada is looking to hire Dockside Monitors for the T’aaq-wiihak and other fisheries. Monitors can be based out of either the traditional territory of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations (Tofino), the traditional territory of the Ehattesaht/Chinehkint First Nation (Zeballos), or the traditional territory of the Kwakiutl (Port Hardy).

We are looking to hire part-time staff available from May to September, several days a week. The actual length of fisheries is determined through the season, and a set number of workdays is not guaranteed. Schedules are created monthly.

Salary Range: $25/hour to $37.50/hour based on location.

Organization and Program Background

Ecotrust Canada is a nonprofit organization powered by the vision to build thriving, just, and sustainable economies that support communities where people and nature thrive together. We develop innovative economic solutions that enable rural, remote, and Indigenous communities across Canada to share in the management and benefit of local resources – from forestry to fisheries to housing to energy. Our on-the-ground work and systems approach is entrepreneurial, partnership-based and relentlessly practical.

Our Community Fisheries program has been deeply rooted in community and solution-building in coastal B.C. for over 20 years. Our fisheries vision is for resilient fisheries — fisheries that meet the immediate social and economic needs of adjacent communities without compromising ecological integrity or the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

Responsibilities include:
– Collection of accurate catch data
– Collection of biological samples
– Legibly and accurately record data on multiple forms
– Always maintain professional working relationships

Qualifications:
– Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment
– Organizational skills
– Strong written and verbal communication skills
– Excellent teamwork skills
– Comfortable working on docks, fishing vessels, and handling fish
– Completion of a Criminal Record Check
– Does NOT hold a fisher’s registration card or certificate of accreditation
– Does NOT purchase fish to resell
– Is NOT an owner, operator, or employee of a business that catches, cultures, processes, or transports fish

A mandatory training course is scheduled for late March or early April. Successful applicants must attend and pass the training course. A training stipend is provided during the course.

Pursuant to Section 16(1) of the Canadian Human Rights Act, preference will be given to Indigenous candidates who have a working knowledge of Nuu-chah-nulth culture and fishing practices.

For more information, contact Shelby Huebner at (250) 266-0418 or email shelby@ecotrust.ca