Careers with The Riverwood Conservancy

Make a difference for your community and the wider world of nature

The Riverwood Conservancy is situated on a 150-acre urban nature preserve on the shores of the Credit River in central Mississauga. Our programs enable people of all cultures, ages, and abilities to respectfully connect with nature and learn about the importance of protecting, conserving, and restoring natural spaces for the well-being of future generations. If that sounds like a place where you’d like work, and a mission you’d like to advance, we’d love to hear from you.

Current Openings

Summer Camp Lead
Deadline to Apply: April 8

The Summer Camp Lead (SCL) will co-deliver nature-based day camp programs for children ages 6 to 11, reporting to the Camp Director (CD). Day Camp provides active, engaging, and meaningful outdoor experiences to enhance wellbeing, and grow knowledge and skills in biodiversity, conservation and gardening. Day camp will be staffed by the CD and other SCLs and supported by volunteers. The SCL will be involved in planning, delivering, and reporting on camp activities as well as directly supervising campers and volunteers. This is an outstanding opportunity for an enthusiastic, fun-loving and creative person interested in a career in nature-based education.

Learn more about the position and how to apply.

Summer Program Lead – Conservation
Deadline to Apply: April 8

In this full-time, experience-rich, career-path summer position, the Summer Program Lead – Conservation, under the supervision of the Gardens Coordinator, coordinates, schedules, and leads summer youth volunteers with daily conservation activities to improve the ecological health of Riverwood, and provide opportunities for students to fulfil their 40-hour community service requirements.

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Summer Program Lead – Gardens
Deadline to Apply: April 8

In this full-time, experience-rich, career-path summer position, the Summer Program Lead – Gardens, under the supervision of the Gardens Coordinator, coordinates, schedules, and leads summer youth volunteers with all daily garden activities to keep the gardens at Riverwood looking beautiful, and provide opportunities for students to fulfil their 40-hour community service requirements.

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Trail Ambassador
Deadline to Apply: April 8

In this full-time summer position, the Trail Ambassador (TA) is responsible for engaging visitor’s to Riverwood’s trail systems in a variety of activities. The TA will work to educate trail users of proper trail etiquette, trail rules and conditions, and Leave No Trace principles; as well as offering natural heritage education activities for the public to engage with. Under the supervision of the Community Program Coordinator, the TA supports community engagement on the trails at Riverwood, and when needed, the public Discovery program. The TA schedules, supervises and leads TRC volunteers in trail activities, which engage the general public.

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Volunteering

We’re always on the lookout for talented volunteers to join our team to bring our environmental programs and initiatives to life. Learn more about volunteering at The Riverwood Conservancy here.