Summer Student Employment Opportunity

June 23 to August 16, 2025

Land Management Assistant – 2 positions in Kirkland Lake

About Keepers of the Circle

Keepers of the Circle is an Indigenous Hub operated by the Temiskaming Native Women’s Support Group (TNWSG), a non-profit organization founded in 1997 to promote the economic, cultural, and social equity of Indigenous women, girls, and gender diverse peoples.

About the Role

Keepers of the Circle is looking to recruit a summer student (8 weeks) for the position of a Land Management Assistant. In this role, you will gain hands-on skills and experience with land management through the maintenance of Keepers of the Circle’s two food forests as well as restoring natural ecosystems and infrastructure for one of our office sites to protect the natural environment. This site was previously home to a youth detention centre and we are currently in the process of exploring opportunities to rehabilitate this site and heal the lands.

As a Land Management Assistant, you will assist our team in revitalizing and restoring the 18-acre land by assessing the existing site, building natural infrastructure, and conducting other land management activities to preserve the existing ecosystems and conservation easement. Using an Indigenous approach to land management, you will document activities to create a report that showcases the value and process towards cultural rehabilitation. In this role, you will help with monitoring and maintaining Keepers of the Circle’s two food forests and will be involved with the development of educational curriculum that will be used for training programs. You will also gain the opportunity to collaborate with our Cultural Team to develop on-the-land workshops and activities that will support healing and reconciliation.

This position is in-person and the selected candidate will be working at our Kirkland Lake site but may travel with staff to visit our other sites.

If you would like more information about the role, please visit https://keepersofthecircle.com/resources/. 

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility

We advocate for the presence and contributions of all people regardless of race, colour, religion, age, genetic status, sex, military status, or disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions. As an Indigenous organization, Keepers of the Circle has an affirmative action policy that prioritizes the hiring of Indigenous Peoples and community affiliates. We encourage applicants who identify as Indigenous (First Nation, Metis, or Inuit) or an affiliate to bring this to our attention in your cover letter. Please let us know of any specific requirements during the application process by emailing hr@keepersofthecircle.com – we are happy to work with you on accommodation requests.

How To Apply

Applications will be accepted until May 23, 2025 at 5pm EST. Please send your resume and cover letter to hr@keepersofthecircle.com with the subject title “Land Management Summer Student Application – (Your Name).”