Hiring is now open for the 2025 East Kootenay Youth Climate Corps season.
Dates: May 5–Aug 22 (with potential to extend)
Location: Kimberley-based, with projects ranging across the East and West Kootenay
Wages: $21.82 per hour (with an additional 4% vacation pay) + certifications and training
As climate change places increasing pressure on our global, regional and local ecosystems and communities, the need to respond with meaningful action could not be more pressing. Harnessing the energy and ambition of young adults, Wildsight’s Youth Climate Corps empowers you to inspire and implement solutions to the climate crisis through employment, training and leadership development.
2025 Kimberley YCC Projects:
- Theory and Practice of Food Sustainability
Local food recovery and sustainability initiatives that will deepen your understanding of local food systems, food waste and burgeoning solutions. - Wildfire Risk Reduction
A wildfire fuel mitigation and monitoring project developed to spread awareness and increase local wildfire resilience. - Lois Creek Stream and Wetland Enhancement
Completion of the final stages of a small-scale, community-oriented stream and wetland restoration project located in the Lois Creek trail system of Kimberley. - Community Engagement
Each cohort has the opportunity to focus on a small-scale, local passion project where the crew is responsible for organization and implementation. The Kimberley crew will host its third Fix-it-Fair!
Several other small projects including Whitebark Pine Recovery, Native Wildflower Seed Collection, Pollinator Meadow Restoration, wildfire fuel data collection, and potentially more.
Past seasons for the East Kootenay YCC crew, based in Kimberley, included working with partners from environmental and community-based organizations to address climate change locally. Crew members worked on projects ranging from food security to ecosystem restoration to wildfire risk reduction. This year’s team will experience an array of disciplines and learn how each is contributing to climate action work in its own unique way!
Your role:
We are seeking 2-4 passionate, motivated and empathetic individuals, driven to take meaningful climate action in the local community. Engaging with local professionals, Wildsight staff and deeply involved community members, you will gain the knowledge, skills and training necessary to advance climate-resilient communities.
With support and direction from Wildsight’s Youth Climate Corps Program Manager, crew will:
- Participate enthusiastically and professionally in introductory and ongoing training and learning activities (both general and project-specific)
- Work collaboratively with fellow team members and external partners to complete YCC projects at a high standard of safety and quality. Project activities may include:
- Use of chainsaws and other hand tools to implement wildfire risk reduction prescriptions
- Receiving, sorting and distribution of recovered food items
- Sourcing and collecting native wildflower seeds
- Planting of native plants and removal of invasive plants
- Creation and maintenance of community garden areas
- Water quality monitoring
- Use of GPS and other applications to collected and record data
- Communicating with the general public
- Serve as an ambassador between YCC projects and community members
- Support the YCC team in producing and sharing communications content to tell the story of our work through multiple channels
Requirements:
- Motivation to be part of solutions to climate change
- Passion for community building
- Willingness to engage others in climate action
- Adaptable and adventurous attitude
- Ability to respond to scheduling changes on short notice
- Experience working independently
- Capable of working remotely
- Love for the outdoors, with the ability to work in inclement and mountainous weather conditions and terrain
- Previous familiarity or experience with climate action or in climate-related fields is an asset but not a requirement
Applicant Eligibility:
As a condition of funding partnerships, applicants must:
- Be between 17–30 years of age at the start of the contract
- Be legally entitled to work in Canada
- Applicants who are unemployed or precariously employed (defined as employed seasonally, casually, part time, or at risk of losing your employment) may be preferred
How to Apply:
Wildsight is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in our hiring processes and work environment and actively recruits for diversity within our crews. We encourage women, people of colour, people of Indigenous ancestry and 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals to apply for this position. Wildsight recognizes climate justice as essential for climate action and we actively recruit for diversity.
Please fill out our application form. Email any questions to kcycc@wildsight.ca. While resumes, cover letters or other materials (such as art, videos, or information on events/initiatives that you have been involved in) are in no way mandatory, you can email these optional items to kcycc@wildsight.ca.
Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled; Don’t wait to apply!
Past project highlights
