Hello Gardening Community!
I hope everyone and their gardens are staying warm! City Parks Foundation is hiring a Seasonal Garden Coordinator and Instructor for our Learning Gardens. This position goes from March – Thanksgiving for 18 hours per week, increasing to 25 hours during our summer program. Please visit our website for more information and to apply: https://cityparksfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/LG-19-Seasonal-Garden-Coordinator-Instructor.pdf. See the brief summary below.
POSITION SUMMARY
Learning Gardens brings year-round, field and school-based garden science learning to NYC school children and community members. Our gardens are outdoor classrooms that provide vibrant green space in some of New York City’s most densely populated neighborhoods. We operate four gardens in three boroughs. Using our four community gardens, CPF presents engaging interdisciplinary lessons to expand student learning around urban ecology, horticulture, soil science, and sustainable urban food systems. Students in 2nd – 8th grade and their teachers receive resource materials, curricula, and tools to enhance their understanding of ecosystem services and address the unique challenges of growing food in an urban environment. High School interns are trained in garden instruction and horticultural techniques throughout the spring and then work alongside Learning Gardens staff throughout the summer.
The Seasonal Garden Coordinator and Instructor will be responsible for the day-to-day field operations in our four Learning Gardens located in Bushwick, Brownsville, South Jamaica, and the South Bronx. This includes garden maintenance, repairs, coordinating volunteer events, and overseeing the community gardener program. He/she will also implement summertime groups instruction in the gardens at one site. The ideal candidate will be an excellent time manager, able to multitask, very well-organized, and an effective communicator. This is a seasonal, nine month position reporting to the Associate Director of Environmental Education/Learning Gardens, and will supervise one adult summer seasonal employee and high school interns.
Thank you and happy growing!
Manna Hara
Associate Director of Environmental Education
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Manna Hara | Associate Director of Environmental Education, Learning Gardens
City Parks Foundation | 1234 Fifth Avenue Room 213 New York, NY 10029
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Hello,
This listserve has been such an invaluable resource for job listings, articles, grants, and so forth. I am wondering if you might consider adopting some progressive best practices when it comes to accepting job descriptions to post on the list, in particular declining to post jobs unless a salary or salary range is included. Every job board that adopts this policy would hugely benefit our field.
Thank you for considering and for your time and energy in sharing information!
Best, Saara
Saara Nafici, Director Red Hook Farms, a project of Red Hook Initiative 767 Hicks Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231 Cell: 347-513-6774 Pronouns: she/her Website | Instagram | Facebook
On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 1:56 PM NYC Youth and School Garden Network wrote:
> NYC Garden Network posted: “Hello Gardening Community! I hope everyone and > their gardens are staying warm! City Parks Foundation is hiring a Seasonal > Garden Coordinator and Instructor for our Learning Gardens. This position > goes from March – Thanksgiving for 18 hours per week, incr” >
Hi there… can you contact me offline? Thanks. Michele You can reach me through the google group .. probably best