School Garden Urban Farmer Educator

Green City Growers is seeking a School Garden Urban Farmer Educator in Somerville, MA. This seasonal, full-time role involves gardening, education, and customer service at school gardens in Boston and nearby areas. Candidates should have experience in engaging youth and farming, be self-starters, and able to work independently. The position requires physical work, driving between sites, and a commitment to sustainable practices.
School Garden Urban Farmer Educator

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Green City Growers is an employee owned, certified BCorp and is the premier urban farming company based in Somerville, Massachusetts. We transform unused space into thriving urban farms, providing our clients which include schools, homeowners, restaurants, corporate campuses, senior living communities, and sporting venues with immediate access to nutritious food, while revitalizing city landscapes and inspiring self-sufficiency. Most farmers will tend to raised bed gardens, with the potential for working with in-ground and/or indoor growing systems. This is an exciting opportunity to join a hands-on team in a quickly growing company that is dedicated to developing sustainable onsite food production systems and educating people to grow sustainably.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Green City Growers, or GCG, is growing and is looking to hire School Garden Educators for our programs at school gardens in Boston and the surrounding area. This position is seasonal, full time, 40 hours per week. It begins in March and goes through late November, early December. This is a perfect position for someone who is motivated by something larger than themselves, someone who loves the outdoors and engaging people in hands-on growing in the garden, a self-starter with the ability to see your work through with a high degree of independence and is looking for a great opportunity to grow.

JOB REQUIREMENTS
• Gardening: We train and support for crop planning, planting, maintenance and harvesting at a variety of raised-bed gardens throughout Boston and the surrounding areas according to GCG's horticultural practices. These sites will primarily be school gardens and youth clubs..
• Education and Programming: Use weekly lesson plans to lead garden lessons for groups of students Pre-K through grade 12. Programs may also include senior assisted living communities, special education and youth clubs. Training and support provided.
• Customer Service: Represent GCG on-site with clients and participants.
• Communication: Check schedule multiple times weekly using Google Calendar, document completed and future tasks at each site. Communicate additional site needs and customer feedback as needed for continual internal improvement. Training is available for Dropbox and lesson planning documentation.
• Transportation: Driving between multiple sites a day using a company vehicle allows us to have the greatest impact.

IDEAL QUALIFICATIONS
• The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who is able to work independently using skills gained from in-house training, possess excellent communication skills, a positive attitude and maintain a keen sense of personal responsibility. Detail-oriented, with a commitment to high quality work and continuous improvement.
• Must love working with children or youth.
• At least 1 year of experience engaging children or youth in a group setting such as school, after school, camp or outdoor/farm education required.
• At least 1 year of experience in farming or professional garden work.
• Ability to work a schedule that is based on site needs (potential for early mornings/long days).
• Ability to perform physically challenging work in all weather conditions. Ability to move up to 50 lbs on a regular basis.
• Driver's license and good driving record required. Following a conditional offer of employment, GCG may require a motor vehicle record checks on all final candidates.
• CORI check will be required.

Please include a cover letter with your resume.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $23.00 per hour

Benefits:
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:
• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

Experience:
• Landscaping: 1 year (Required)
• leading children in a group setting in an education program: 1 year (Required)
• farming/professional garden work: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:
• Driver's License (Required)

Ability to Commute:
• Somerville, MA 02143 (Preferred)

Work Location: In person