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Educator, Dig Plant Grow

Director of the Edible Academy

Basic Job Functions

Facilitate a variety of garden-based education activities with children and families visiting the Edible Academy for our drop - in gardening activities.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Facilitate a variety of garden-based education activities planned for drop-in family program, “Dig, Plant, Grow!” at the Edible Academy.

• Invite and guide families to participate in gardening activities: planting seeds or seedlings at the planting station, investigating soil and compost in the garden planting beds at the digging station, and watering the plants growing throughout the Edible Academy campus at the watering station.

• Invite families to participate in garden-based enrichment activities.

• Maintain organized work areas, including care of garden tools and enrichment activity supplies.

• Assist with ongoing horticultural projects and task throughout the Edible Academy campus.

Qualifications

• Applicant should have gardening and teaching experience, an outgoing personality, enthusiastic attitude, and willingness to work with children and families.

• Applicant should be able to lift heavy program materials and work outdoors for extended periods.

• Two years related experience is required.

Physical demands and work environment:

Ability to work in a variety of weather conditions, to be outdoors, and to sit and/or stand for long periods. Set up and clean up materials. Involves lots of walking to and from check in and check out and in between programs.

Baseline schedule:

Sundays 12:30-6pm and Fridays 12:30-6pm

Pay rate: $21.25 – $24.25 per hour

I f you require an accommodation for any part of the application process, please notify the Human Resources department at [email protected] . EOE/BIPOC/F/Persons with disabilities/Veterans