Community Garden Co-Coordinator – L. McCann [work study]

Start Date: 7/1/22
End Date: 5/5/23
Number of Positions:  1-3
Hours per Week: 5-15 (Dependent Upon Work-Study Award). Note: This position is further supported through external funds to offer a $15/hour wage. Non-work study students may apply as well.
Weekends Required: For the most part, student can choose their own hours.

Evenings Required: For the most part, student can choose their own hours.

Supervisor: Libby McCann and Jean Kayira, Antioch University New England Community Garden Connections Co-Directors

This position allows for remote work Yes/No: Yes

Percentage of time that could be remote (0-100%): 100

Method to assess remote work: Weekly virtual meetings, community garden site(s) upkeep, outreach documentation, quality of programming and deliverables (e.g., social media curation, container garden distribution, campus garden management, annual report)

Hours per Week: 5-15 (Dependent Upon Work-Study Award). Note: This position is further supported through external funds to offer a $15/hour wage. Non-work study students may apply as well.

Job Description: Come join our Team! Community Garden Connections (CGC) seeks creative, collaborative students to co-coordinate this food justice and garden-education initiative. CGC is committed to building local capacity to grow food and address issues of food insecurity related to climate change impacts, personal and communal health, and resiliency (http://www.antiochne.edu/cgc/). Work closely with other CGC Co-Coordinators and faculty to support existing community garden sites (~70 beds) located at social service agencies/nonprofits in the City of Keene. Some responsibilities are to: design, implement and evaluate educational workshops; foster relationships and support for CGC garden sites; build raised garden beds and design related educational events; and co-coordinate all other necessary moving parts to this multifaceted initiative. Contribute to outreach through Antioch webpage, social media, local/regional press, and annual reporting; collaborate with other organizations in the Monadnock Region doing similar work; and creatively pursue service projects that address community-identified interests. Compliance with all Covid19 socially distancing, health and safety precautions required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong project management, organizational and time management skills. • Strong verbal and written communication skills. • Ability to have fun planning, preparing, and gardening with local organizations. • Likes to and works well with a variety of people. • Self-directed and motivated to move the project forward. • Willing to learn new skills • Creativity, adaptability and collaborative spirit, particularly amid program redirections in light of Covid19 impacts. • Gardening, environmental education, curriculum design, social media savviness, cultural competency, grant writing, and/or evaluation experience preferred though not required. • Possibly interested in continuing beyond the position end date.

To Apply: Send an email of interest with resume to Jean Kayira AND Libby McCann

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