Job Opening
Position: Part Time After School Garden Instructors and Substitutes.
Deadline to apply: Ongoing
Hours: average 5-10 hours weekly; after school time.
Compensation: Hourly rate based on experience.
Position Description
I. TEACHING
- Primary age group: Elementary School Students from PreK-5th Grade.
- Class size 15-20 students.
- Possibility of one environmental based high school.
- Lead students through propagation, planting, cultivation, and maintenance activities in the school outdoor classroom; which may include vegetable beds, habitat gardens, orchard, compost area and/or pond.
- Lead students in ecology based activities in school gardens.
- Teach a variety of subjects, including: nutrition, math, science, language arts, and art, in the school outdoor classroom.
- Lead nutrition based cooking lessons incorporating produce students have grown.
- Be a positive role model and mentor students in the outdoor classroom.
- The Junior Master Gardener's Curriculum and the Health and Nutrition Curriculum are used as well as other materials. Students need hands on experiences with nature!
II. GARDEN SITE SUPPORT
- Manages and maintains outdoor classroom program facilities and equipment- School Tool Shed, rakes, shovels, hand tools, and all materials that belong to the garden program.
- Manage and maintain the appearance of the school gardens with students and during planning and preparation time.
III. COMMUNICATION, LEADERSHIP, AND OUTREACH
- MANDATORY: Attend monthly Instructor planning meetings for training and collaboration. At the meetings, instructors receive activities, lessons, and materials.
- Substitutes are expected to volunteer at one or two schools to become familiar with the programs.
- Communicates routinely with S & Y Gardening Coordinator, Youth Projects Manager, School Site coordinator, and members of the school garden team.
- Communicate via email (preferred) or phone on a regular basis.
- When needed, participate in community workdays for the after-school gardening programs.
- As a member of educational and sustainable environmental communities, represent Urban Harvest positively and support our mission.
SUPERVISION AND REPORTING
- The After-School Garden Instructors and Substitutes reports the School and Youth Gardening Coordinator.
QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION and Requirements
- 2 years college education
- Experience working with youth
- Ability to manage 15-20 youth in the garden and classroom setting.
- Teaching experience and/or credential a plus
- Extensive experience with organic gardening and a desire to keep learning.
- Bilingual a plus.
LICENSE
Possession of a valid Texas Drivers Liscence
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS
Ability to work with frequent interruption and to simultaneously supervise a variety of tasks.
Ability to stand, stoop, reach and bend. Mobility of arms to reach, dexterity of hands to grasp and manipulate large and small objects.
Ability to read small print.
Ability to stand for long periods.
Ability to lift, push and/or pull objects, which may weigh approximate 50 pounds.
Ability to work outdoors in a physically demanding environment.
Applicant Procedures
1. Carefully read the job description above.
2. Copy each of the headings A to D below into an email and answer the questions posed about your experience (education, work, other). These correspond to details in the job description. If portions of your resume help answer the questions, if you like you can paste those into your answers.
3. Send your answers to the questions to: schoolandYouth@urbanharvest.organd attach a resume with references.
4. We will acknowledge receipt of your application in two business days and notify within one week, if we wish to talk with you further about the position.
