Youth Green Jobs Network

About the Youth Green Jobs Network

The Youth Green Jobs Network was developed out of the demand to provide underserved youth with employment opportunities in sustainability.

The primary activities of the group are as follows:

  • Connecting young people with green job opportunities

  • Networking with industry leaders in the environmental field

  • Sharing ways in which environmental organizations are contributing to more JEDI practices, and helping other organizations do the same

  • Assisting organizations in finding and accessing green job wage subsidy supports

Feel free to contact us at: youthgreenjobsnetwork@greencareer.ca

By providing a platform that amplifies the voices of underserved youth and smaller resource constrained organizations who lack capacity to promote their job opportunities, we have developed community guidelines to ensure that we are being equitable, fair and inclusive in our practices.

FAQs

  • Currently, the Network shares job opportunities based in what is currently known as Canada.

  • Since the Youth Green Jobs Network only shares job opportunities based in what is currently known as Canada, we only approve members to join the group that are located in Canada or will be moving to Canada in the coming months.

  • The Youth Green Jobs Network is a resource provided by the Green Career Centre. The Green Career Centre is a non-profit organization whose mission is to prepare underrepresented youth (i.e. BIPOC, women and newcomers) for green careers. More specifically, the Youth Green Jobs Network is currently managed by 5 individuals consisting of 2 Managers, 2 Directors, and 1 volunteer.

  • The Youth Green Jobs Network was created in October 2021, to serve as a community for underrepresented youth looking for work in the environmental field. This community was created as a result of the participatory research conducted by our founder in her individualized research project (read more about her research here).

  • The Youth Green Jobs Network group has 1200+ members.

  • If you have a job that you would like to share in the Youth Green Jobs Network, you can request for it to be shared and one of the Managers will approve it if it follows our Community Guidelines. Additionally, if you have a posting that you would like promoted to all members of the group, you can fill out our Green Jobs Posting Form.

Testimonials

Jenna Phillips (youth)

“The Youth Green Job Network was a resource I had been searching for for years. Prior to joining the network, I struggled to find jobs relevant to my education and interests on standard job boards, or searching company websites when there are so many early startups and small NGOs in this field. Existing boards do not cater to young/early career professionals, let alone those interested in the environmental or sustainability space. Through the Network, I obtained several interviews and landed my summer job. I also loved connecting with new young professionals, and staying up-to-date about where the young professionals already in my network were doing. I will continue to use the Network for work opportunities during my Masters and beyond!”

Mishika Khurana (BIPOC youth)

“I have applied, interviewed and received multiple jobs that I discovered through the Youth Green Jobs Network, allowing me to pave my way into green jobs and a career path I am passionate for. While scrolling through LinkedIn one day, I found the Green Career Centre, very overwhelmed with all the information posted on LinkedIn daily. This group had jobs catering to youth wanting green jobs, making it easier to see which jobs I was interested in and qualified for. I found myself consistently using this network to discover employment, workshops and resources I could take advantage of while I was a student. This allows LinkedIn and job hunting to be less overwhelming as you're surrounded by a group of people encouraging your professional growth!”

Maria Jose (MJ) Torres (newcomer youth)

“The Youth Green Jobs Network LinkedIn Group helped me out by making the green job search less stressful. It provided a safe space to express concerns and ask questions. It is a group full of collaboration, [where] members share any information and jobs that they think may benefit others. It [is] also a great space to build my network. I have been able to relate with people that have been in a similar position [as] me and we can collaborate on what each of us has experienced so that all of us succeed.”

Impact Report

Click on the image to view the 2022 Impact Report.