• Youth Garden Intern

    Brooklyn Center Community Schools (Brooklyn Center, MN)


    Youth Garden Intern JobID: 3039

     

    + Position Type:

     

    Student

     

    + Date Posted:

     

    3/17/2025

     

    + Location:

     

    Brooklyn Center Middle/High School

     

    + Date Available:

     

    Immediate

     

    + Closing Date:

     

    05/14/2025

     

    Brooklyn Center Community Schools is hiring Youth Garden Interns.This position is available for Brooklyn Center Community Schools students in grades 10-12. Duties & Responsibilities:

     

    + Support the maintenance and function of the Brooklyn Center Elementary and Brooklyn Center Secondary school gardens by watering, weeding, planting, harvesting, pest management, etc.

    + Support school garden community engagement efforts and initiatives. This may include planning and coordinating a farmers market, planning and teaching lessons and workshops for community members of all ages, hosting taste tests/cooking activities, and organizing special garden events.

    + Support marketing efforts by managing website content, creating fliers, etc.

    + Support teachers and teaching artists in facilitating garden activities with students.

     

    Working Conditions: Must be able to be outside daily for long periods of time, and complete manual labor.

    Interns must also agree to…

    + Communicate proactively about needs and absences.

    + Communicate with everyone with respect and professionalism.

    + Engage fully each day in the work and learning.

    + Be a team player as well as a leader.

     

    Pay: $14.00/hourDates: June 17th- August 7th (Could possibly go into October as well.)Position Details:

     

    + Days and times: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 am to noon.

    + Transportation: Interns must provide their own transportation to and from Brooklyn Center Middle/High School STEAM. Interns will be transported to other locations (Elementary, ECA, Gale Woods Farms) in the Three Rivers Parks van, driven by Hana Blissett.

    + Interns must come prepared each day with the following: hat, sunscreen, water bottle, snacks if you need/want them, protective shoes, clothes that can get dirty and protect from the sun

     

    We're not a community on the fringe, we're a community moving toward a center. Moving in unison with a shift in cultural expectations. Our voice and achievement will not be disqualified, we're moving toward a change in history and hearts. Standing FRONT AND CENTER so we are seen and heard.

     

    BROOKLYN CENTER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: Brooklyn Center Community Schools is committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment in accordance with all applicable Equal Opportunity laws, directives and regulations of Federal, State and Local governing bodies or agencies. Brooklyn Center Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, gender identity and expression, disability, age, or status.