Sprouts Educator, ChildrenuGardening Program

Overview

Basic Job Functions Lead gardening activities and develop and share garden-based education enrichment activities with the Garden Sprouts of the Children's Gardening Program at the Edible Academy.

• Lead a group of twelve children between three and five years old and their caregiver (i.e., 12 three year old or 12 four year old children) through a series of gardening activities and garden-based enrichment activities over the course of season.
• Develop and submit specific garden-based enrichment activities in advance of each session and complete review and reflection notes on completion of each session.
• Lead Garden Sprouts through a series of planned gardening activities as they care for their assigned garden plots throughout each program season.
• Assist with general horticultural tasks in the garden plots with the participants, and maintain an organized work area, including care of garden tools and enrichment activity supplies.

• Applicant should have gardening and early childhood 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.

• Must be willing to work outdoors in all types of weather

• Temporary part time role expected to last till October
• Saturday, 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM

• $22 per hour