River Worker

Job title: River Worker

Reports to: David Larder

Job location:  Remote work / Blackie Brook (Upper Stewiacke Area)/ Salmon River ( Truro to
Riverdale Area)

Wage: $18.50 / hour 

Hours: 35 hours per week (15-week internship)  

Start Date: Expected May 20, 2025

Number of Positions: 1 

Equity Hiring:   

Clean is committed to Employment Equity. Our goal is to be inclusive of a diverse workforce that is reflected at all job levels. The Clean Leadership Program welcomes candidates from diverse equity groups to apply and encourage you to self-identify on our registration form.  

About the Clean Leadership Summer Internship Program 

The Clean Leadership Summer Internship program helps grow the clean economy by matching interns (age 15-30) with employers for 9- and 15-week summer work placements. Participating interns will receive paid hands-on experience, mentorship opportunities, take part in a professional development conference and training, while supporting local environmental projects. 

About the host employer    

Cobequid Salmon Association is a non profit conservation group focused on river restoration and education.

Summary of position   

The host employer for this Summer Internship position through the Clean Leadership program will be Cobequid Salmon Association. In this position, you will be mainly responsible for working in a team environment doing river restoration work. A typical day would be travelling to the work site, you will be out of doors all day and spending most of your time standing in the river putting in structures, or cleaning debris. Waders and proper gear will be provided. You will also be involved in lifting heavy objects like logs and rocks in the formation of your structures. There will also be work involved in the collection of data from the river. The successful candidate needs to have no specific skills, but those candidates with outdoor experience will be given preference.

Duties and Responsibilities   

• Lifting and placing logs to create structures (digger logs) within the river. The placing of a structure involves digging into the bank of the river to place the log/ carrying the log and placing the log where indicated, drilling into the log and driving rebar down through the log and into the river bed to anchor the log, collecting stones to place behind the structure in order to cause the water to run over the structure rather than under the structure. This work is all manual labour and done with hand tools like shovels and drills and sledge hammers.

Requirements/Qualifications  

• Have an aptitude for safe work practices and the ability to multi-task in a busy work
  environment;
• Be able to work productively as part of a team while responding to feedback;
• Demonstrated interest in future employment in the environmental or clean sector is
  considered an asset;

Working Conditions 

Working outdoors and standing in water for long periods of time

Physical Requirements 

This job is physically demanding