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Garden Ranger EnrichLA

  • Date Posted May 14, 2018
  • Location Los Angeles, CA
  • Category Education / Nonprofit
  • Job type Part-Time
Company description

EnrichLA is a community wellness non-profit organization that works to enrich the health and education of K-12 public school students by building organic, environmentally responsible gardens on school campuses within Los Angeles County. Focusing on schools found in low-income and under-served neighborhoods, our school gardens are inexpensive, promote community involvement, encourage respect for our delicate planet, act as outdoor classrooms, cheer up school campuses, help students build a good work ethic, and promote thoughtful and healthy eating habits. Since 2011, EnrichLA has built over 100 gardens throughout Los Angeles and offers a weekly educational Garden Ranger Program at 80 of those schools.

Job description

Garden Ranger Position

EnrichLA is a community wellness non-profit organization that brings edible school gardens to local public schools, focusing on low-income and underserved neighborhoods of Los Angeles. The school garden movement is growing and we are looking for energetic, passionate, and knowledgeable individuals to join our fast-paced team!

The Garden Ranger is an educator and a gardener at up to five school sites in Los Angeles. S/he serves at each school for four hours a week and works with students of all grades. S/he acts as the school’s garden manager and teacher, works with the school site administration, and helps develop lesson plans to maintain an educational garden. S/he maintains the garden throughout the duration of the school year. The Garden Ranger reports to the Program Director.

 

Duties include but are not limited to:

Teaching

  • Hold weekly classes at the time agreed upon at each school, rain (indoors) or shine
  • Guide students in general maintenance of the garden with focus on composting, planting, and cultivation
  • Mentor students in and out of class, model respect and curiosity for learning, and encourage students’ interests and talents

Lesson Development and Documentation

  • Supplement the EnrichLA curriculum in creative ways that engage students in active learning in the outdoor classroom that is the garden.
  • Keep track of garden growth and necessity for garden improvements
  • Take pictures of garden classes and garden development to contribute to the EnrichLA online blog

Garden

  • Maintain a healthy and bountiful garden through seed starting, composting, maintaining soil fertility, pruning, irrigation, organic pest and disease management, successive planting, and planting with seasons
  • Spend at least one hour of garden maintenance time per week at each school site

Communication and Outreach

  • Write one blog post per site with two or more pictures every other week, at minimum.
  • Respond to emails and texts from EnrichLA administration within 2 days.
  • Organize on-campus garden related events like fundraising farm stands, garden clubs and parent workshops where possible
  • Maintain healthy relationships with EnrichLA staff, school community, and EnrichLA affiliates

Requirements:

  • Applicants are required to undergo a 6-week unpaid introductory internship before being offered a Garden Ranger position.
  • Bachelor’s degree or be in the process of acquiring a degree
  • Commitment for the 2017-2018 school year
  • 1+ year experience working with youth in any educational setting
  • Experience working in and maintaining an organic garden
  • Ability to lift 50 lbs
  • Self-directed, energetic and enthusiastic
  • Submit and pass TB Test and *background check (*Reimbursable)
  • Access to reliable transportation

Desired Experience:

  • UCCE Master Gardener Certification (not required)
  • Leading volunteers in any work setting
  • Classroom management skills

Compensation:

  • This is a paid part-time position
  • Applicants will fill out a 1099 Tax Form as independent contractors.
Compensation this position is : contract Application instructions
This job expired on July 13, 2018
DeadlineAugust 24, 2018

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