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Position: Gardener - Spiral Garden
Employer: Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Location: Toronto, Ontario

Join us in building a world of possibility! Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada’s largest pediatric rehabilitation hospital, and a top 40 Canadian research hospital. Serving over 9,000 families annually in both inpatient and outpatient programs and services, Holland Bloorview is renowned for its expertise in partnering with clients and families to provide exceptional care and is the only organization to ever achieve 100 per cent in three successive quality surveys by Accreditation Canada.

Holland Bloorview’s vision is to support the most meaningful and healthy futures for all children, youth and families. We are an academic hospital, fully affiliated with the University of Toronto. All clinical staff are expected to contribute to the academic agenda through one or more of the following activities: supervising students, teaching, academic service, scholarship and research.

Holland Bloorview has won numerous awards including Greater Toronto's Top Employers, Canada's Top Employers for Young People and Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures. We offer an inspiring, inclusive, innovative, and collaborative work environment with competitive compensation and benefit packages and programs that support ongoing learning and professional growth.

Program Summary

The Spiral Garden is an integrated art/garden/play program for children and youth ages 6-18 yrs old, with physical disabilities and developmental delays. Lead by professional Artists and Musicians, participants will interact and play through music, visual art, movement, drama, gardening and other arts activities. CSAs support clients who require one to one facilitation so they can have a safe, successful and fun experience in Spiral Garden. Nursing support provides care for medical interventions.

Apolications for this position (Gardener) will be reviewed as they are received. We encourage applying early!

Key Responsibilities

• To lead the activity area Gardening for the duration of the Spiral Garden summer program 2025
• To develop and deliver gardening activities, including cooking, to accommodate diverse needs of all participants in this inclusive program
• Enable creativity and curiosity of others
• Use a variety of organic gardening techniques and materials
• Draw on previous knowledge of organic food gardens, native perennials, ornamentals, composting/soil amendments etc. in planning and conducting gardening activities for the Spiral Garden
• General maintenance of garden: watering, pruning, composting etc.
• Maintain materials, tools and other related equipment in good repair
• Supervise and train volunteers in gardening
• Contribute to planning meetings and daily staff meetings during program
• Assist the safe participation of children and youth in program and activities
• Supervise lunch/break times of participants
• Collaborate with program staff, volunteers and families
• Work as a team member with the Artists, Client Service Assistants, Program, Site and Care Coordinators, volunteers and other staff, in order to ensure programming goals are met, including participation in group activities
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, support the maintenance of a safe and healthy work environment and advance a culture of client/patient safety through work and daily practices
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• BFA or college diploma/certificate in horticulture, gardening, landscaping, arts or equivalent
• Preferred education & experience in organic gardening techniques and training/skills related to children and youth with developmental and acquired disabilities
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs/22.5 kg on occasion, e.g. bags of soil
• Proven experience in expected tasks of gardening, e.g. use of shovels, wheel-barrow or equivalent, watering large areas etc.
• Minimum of one-year experience in the practice of gardening; 1:1 and group facilitation
• Food Handler Certificate an asset
• Demonstrated ability to encourage full participation in activity area
• Must be flexible, have the ability to assess the needs of individuals and quickly respond to those needs
• Talent/skills in other areas such as art or music a strong asset
• Demonstrated ability to work in collaboration with staff/clients/families
• Sound judgment and ability to work independently at times
• Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to efficiently manage working hours
• Excellent verbal communication skills as they relate to participants, families and other team members
• Proficient written communication skills to write, understand, and effectively act on written materials from participants, families, and members of the staff team

How To Apply

Please visit: https://client.hrservicesinc.com/AppOne/MainInfoReq.asp?ReqID=6775208

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Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital creates a world of possibility by supporting children and youth with disabilities, medical complexity, illness and injury. All of our work is guided by our strategic plan, Transformative Care, Inclusive World: Holland Bloorview 2030. The plan: https://strategicplan.hollandbloorview.ca/

To get a glimpse as to who Holland Bloorview is, we invite you to watch the Dear Everybody, This is Holland Bloorview video. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbp-WhflXXo&feature=youtu.be

Holland Bloorview is committed to fostering a climate of inclusion, diversity, equity accessibility, and anti-racism (IDEAA). This commitment is central to, and mutually supportive of, our research excellence mandate. We welcome and respect the diversity of all members of our community and we seek to create an inclusive culture for our clients, families, research scientists, staff, participants, trainees, volunteers, trustees, and partners. To help in our journey towards fully reflecting the communities we partner with, we welcome and encourage applications from Black individuals and other racialized persons, Indigenous Peoples, women, persons with disabilities, LGBTQI2SA+ persons, and others who may contribute to further diversification of ideas within our community. Holland Bloorview is committed to fair assessment of a candidate's abilities, and consideration for diversity of thought, method, and experience, including non-traditional career paths.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, accommodation will be provided throughout the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. Please notify us of any accommodations that you require by contacting humanresources@hollandbloorview.ca or 416-425-6220.