About the Position:
Fit4Kids is looking for enthusiastic and dedicated individuals to join our Learning Gardens program as seasonal part-time Garden Educators! We have two exciting positions available:
Position 1: After School Garden Educator
- Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 3pm-5:30pm
- Hours: Approximately 10 hours per week
Position 2: During School Garden Educator
- Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm
- Hours: Approximately 31 hours per week
Employment Period: August 19, 2024- December 6, 2024, with an exciting opportunity to renew in February 2025!
What You’ll Do: As a Garden Educator, you’ll bring the joy of gardening to life for students! You’ll:
- Lead Hands-On Lessons: Integrate the garden into standards-based curriculum through engaging, in-person lessons.
- Maintain School Gardens: Collaborate with schools to keep their gardens thriving and vibrant.
- After-School Adventures: Guide elementary and middle school students through fun garden club activities.
- Promote Fruits and Veggies: Use the magic of gardening to inspire students to love fruits and veggies!
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Lead hands-on in-person lessons that integrate the garden into the core, standards-based curriculum
- Maintain communication between Fit4Kids staff, school staff, teachers, and volunteers
- Collect and enter data for various program evaluation requirements to ensure program effectiveness
Qualifications:
- Availability to work in person
- Access to reliable transportation
- Demonstrated commitment to a healthy lifestyle
- Experience growing produce is a plus
- Experience working with groups of children and leading educational sessions
- Motivated self-starter with strong interpersonal communication skills, both oral and written
- Strong attention to detail and multitasking
- Experience interacting with ethnically and socio-economically diverse communities and the ability to integrate into an existing school community
- Knowledge of computer and internet-based programs for communicating with colleagues, and reporting program data
- Ability to submit a complete background check
If you have any questions, please email jobs@grfit4kids.org
About the Organization:
Greater Richmond Fit4Kids is a non-profit organization created to improve the health and wellness of children by increasing physical activity and promoting healthy eating. The organization is focused on improving children’s health and reducing childhood obesity.
Fit4Kids is committed to equal access and opportunity for everyone. Fit4Kids does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religious affiliation, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, medical condition, or veteran status in employment, partnership or program delivery.
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