Green Power Assistant Educator with Land's Sake

Green Power Assistant Educator at Land’s Sake Farm
Organizational Overview:
Founded in 1980, Land's Sake is a nonprofit community farm whose mission is connecting people to the land to build community and inspire lifelong stewardship.  We grow fresh produce using organic practices, sell our produce through our CSA and at our Farmstand, and donate at least 20% of what we grow to local hunger relief organizations.  Our education department provides a wide variety of year-round farm education programming for all ages, from after school programs and school field trips to community events and summer programs. Throughout all that we offer, we seek to create positive outdoor experiences. To learn more about this unique nonprofit, please visit: www.landssake.org.
Green Power
Green Power is a local food immersion program focused on all aspects of fresh, local food: growing, planting, cultivating, harvesting, distributing, and eating!  Students will learn how to grow vegetables in the Junior Farmer Field, help with livestock management, participate in hunger relief projects, and more!  Highlights from Green Power include eating blueberries picked right from the bush, building obstacle courses for baby goats, cooking a community meal with a local chef, and meeting the people driving the sustainable food movement in the Boston area.  The Green Power summer program is for youth entering grades 5-8 and runs for eight independent weeks of full day sessions from June to August.
Green Power Assistant Leader Position Summary:
The Green Power Assistant Educator’s primary duty is to work with the Education Coordinator (who also serves as the Green Power Leader) to deliver high quality farm education programs for children entering 5th - 8th grades.  While the Education Coordinator will plan the majority of the program’s activities and logistics, the Green Power Assistant Educator’s responsibility is to work with them to implement this unique outdoor program.
We have a small group of staff working in our summer education programs, so we all wear many hats (sometimes literally, but generally figuratively).  Additional responsibilities of the Green Power Assistant Educator may include: assisting with Junior Farmer Field preparation and maintenance, helping with livestock care, leading farm tours for visiting groups, and helping to keep our farm education area clean, safe, and happy.
This is a seasonal, full-time, at-will position and will be supervised by the Education Manager.
Responsibilities:
● Lead eight weeks of the Green Power summer program with the Education Coordinator
●Teach daily outdoor lessons to 5th - 8th graders related to farm education, including but not limited to: gardening, nutrition, plant science, hunger relief, local food systems, herbalism, cooking, animal care, building projects, nature crafts, etc.
● Communicate effectively with summer program participants, fellow staff members in all farm departments, farm visitors, and parents
● Gather weekly feedback from participants and parents
● Contribute to writing a weekly recap of Green Power activities to send out in a newsletter and help with social media updates as needed
● Assist with management of the Junior Farmer Field
● Assist with management of a variety of livestock (chickens, rabbits, sheep, and goats)
● Assist with other related farm or education tasks as needed
● Occasionally lead farm tours for visiting groups
● Help teach a weeklong custom end-of-the-summer education program the week of August 19th - 23rd, 2019, similar to Green Power except that it will be with a wider range of ages.
● Work with children of all genders, from diverse cultural, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds, and from diverse family structures
● Create a physically and emotionally safe and inclusive space for summer program participants and fellow staff
Qualifications:
Above all, must enjoy working with kids and being outdoors! But also must:
● Be at least 19 years old or have had at least one year of college experience
● Be able to attend staff training from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm the week of June 17th - June 21st, 2019
● Be able to work for all eight weeks of Green Power from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday, from June 25th - August 16th (with July 4th off) and for an extra week of farm education programs from 8:30 am - 4:30 pm the week of August 19th - 23rd.
● Have experience teaching at a camp, school, after school program, or other youth program, with proven ability around youth safety, group management, and discipline
● Have some sort of hands-on gardening or farming experience
● Be comfortable working outdoors in all weather
● Be comfortable working with a variety of farm animals
● Have the ability to remain calm, patient, and upbeat around groups of energetic children for up to seven hours at a time (with a lunch break, of course!)
● Have professional character that is consistent, responsible, self directed, well organized, flexible, personable, and is able to maintain composure and a sense of humor in a changing environment
● Be comfortable with public speaking and networking
● Have effective written communication skills
● Have access to a car and valid driver’s license
● Be able to pass CORI / SORI check
● Hold current First Aid and CPR certifications valid from June 17 - August 23, 2019
● Knowledge of second language a plus
Essential Functions:
● Must be able to maintain visual and auditory awareness of a group
● Must be able to negotiate various types of terrain on the farm and in the forest
● Must be able to communicate (both written and verbally) clearly and effectively with staff, participants, and other constituents
● Must be able to lift and carry up to fifty pounds
Compensation:
● $13/hour, with paid lunch
● Free organic produce and flowers grown on the farm
● Paid sick time, in accordance with MA law
Equal Opportunity Policy:
Land’s Sake is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to creating a multicultural organization. Diversity and inclusion is an ongoing organizational practice
and a core value of Land’s Sake, with the goal of having culturally competent
services, materials, resources and programs. Our hiring practices are informed
by an appreciation of the strengths offered by differing cultures, races, religions,
ethnicities, classes, sexual orientations, physical capacities, and age groups. 
To Apply:
Please email a resume and cover letter, detailing how your skills and experience
meet the qualifications of this position and stating how you heard about this
opportunity to education@landssake.org. Deadline: March 31st, 2019.