Food Literacy Workshop Facilitator (part time)

Who are we looking for?

We are currently looking to hire multiple part-time Food Literacy Workshop Facilitators. In particular, we are seeking facilitators for two different kinds of workshops offered by the Depot:

• Boîte à Lunch NDG - after-school food literacy workshops with elementary children ages 9 to 10 and adolescents;
• Community cooking workshops with families, such as My Healthy Family.

Who we are:

The Depot is a non-profit organization founded in 1986 that works with community partners to address the root causes of hunger and poverty in NDG and surrounding neighborhoods. We offer over a dozen food-related activities around four pillars: share, cook, grow and mobilize. To learn more, come visit us!

The Depot is committed to creating an organizational culture rooted in our core values. We are actively working to embed anti-oppression and anti-racism in our practices, acknowledging that this is an ongoing process of learning and growth. As part of this journey, we strive to build a team that reflects the diverse identities and lived experiences of NDG, ensuring that our work remains community-driven and inclusive.

Boîte à Lunch NDG is a food literacy program serving youth and families in NDG. We run cooking and nutrition workshops for elementary and high school students in neighborhood schools and community centers, during which participants prepare healthy meals and snacks, learn to navigate our food system and become critical consumers .

Our Community Kitchen Workshops invite families and adults to participate in preparing and sharing a meal in neighborhood community spaces, centering cultural appreciation, knowledge of nutrition and building community.

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitation of workshops: 2 to 5 workshops per week;
• Transfer of cooking, nutrition and food systems knowledge to workshop participants;
• Ensure a safe, hygienic and empowering environment for participants;
• Communication with participants and program partners;
• Contribute to the development, planning, and evaluation of the workshops and program;
• Participate in bi-weekly team meetings and facilitate collaboration among team members;
• Facilitate the final party for Boîte à Lunch workshop participants (to be confirmed).

Qualifications:

• Ability to comfortably facilitate in French and engage in basic conversations in English to effectively communicate with youth. The Depot has assessed the language requirements for this role and determined that a basic understanding of English is necessary to interact with our English-speaking participants. You should be capable of performing tasks that involve this level of English communication.
• Facilitation experience with youth;
• Ability to interact positively with youth of various social and economic backgrounds;
• Understanding of the challenges faced by immigrant families, appreciation of cultural knowledge;
• A foundation and interest in healthy eating and nutrition;
• Confidence in the kitchen and ability to transmit skills to participants in an empowering way;
• Strong capacity for effective teamwork and experience working in community settings;
• Knowledge of the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce community is an asset;
• First aid certification and/or MAPAQ food handler certification is an asset;
• Ability to lift heavy loads (10kg/ 22lbs) and to work on your feet for long hours;
• Sense of initiative and creativity encouraged, along with a passion for food and for cooking!

Schedule:

A weekly schedule will be set for each facilitator. We have several part-time positions to fill with varying weekly hours (between 6 and 12 hours per week). Boîte à Lunch facilitation shifts are primarily in the afternoons and evenings on weekdays, and on some weekends. We will ask candidates to tell us their availability as part of the application process. Included in the weekly schedule, facilitators will be expected to do some preparation work (reading) from home, and must be available for team meetings every 2 weeks, for two training meetings at the beginning of the session, for the end-of-session party for Boîte à Lunch, and an end of session wrap-up team meeting..

Contract Conditions:

• 15-week contract from February 10th to May 16th, 2025;
• Possible contract renewal in fall 2025;
• Salary: $18.64 per hour.

To apply:

• Please fill out this online form*: Application Form (https://bit.ly/2NGZYuc)
• If you can’t access the form, please give us a call at 514 483 4680 x 211
• Deadline to apply: Sunday, January 12th, at 5 PM. Only selected candidates will be contacted. Thanks for your patience and understanding.
• Tips for your cover letter can be found here.
• Questions about the jobs or the application process? Please contact Dahlia at dahlia@depotndg.org or 514-483-4680 x 218
• (Please do not send your application to this email address: submit your application through the online form.)

Ability to comfortably facilitate in French and engage in basic conversations in English to effectively communicate with youth.

The Depot has assessed the language requirements for this role and determined that a basic understanding of English is necessary to interact with our English-speaking participants. You should be capable of performing tasks that involve this level of English communication.