Company description
Edible Schoolyard NYC’s (ESYNYC) mission is to support edible education for every child in New York City. We partner with New York City public schools to cultivate healthy students and communities through hands-on cooking and gardening education, transforming children’s relationship with food. Inspired by the philosophy and model of Edible Schoolyard Berkeley and its founder, acclaimed restaurateur and food activist Alice Waters, Edible Schoolyard NYC was founded in 2010 to serve the specific needs of students in historically underserved public schools.
If you are passionate about food and making a difference, this is the place for you. While edible education is our core focus, we connect to the food world in many different ways. We work with top chefs and restaurants on partnerships which support our work, and collaborate with diverse brands to increase awareness of our mission. Many of our staff are passionate foodies and cooks, and we enjoy swapping recipes and food whenever possible. We are guided by six core values: 1. Passion and dedication 2. Community 3. Learning and discovery 4 Wellness 5. Collaboration 6. Equity.
Job description
We are looking for candidates with great interpersonal skills who have interest and/or experience in a supervisory capacity in community organizing, food systems, education, and/or social justice. The position reports to Edible Schoolyard NYC’s Director of Programs and Education. This is a unionized position with CWA 1180.
PROGRAM SUPPORT
• Supervise ESYNYC teaching staff jointly with the Director of Programs and Education, including regular check-ins, goal-setting, and performance review.
• In partnership with Edible Schoolyard NYC’s Director of Education, observe classes and provide regular feedback in order to support the teacher’s growth as an educator.
• Teach or co-teach when needed.
• Support all aspects of kitchen and garden program operations at their school including class scheduling, maintaining the program calendar, and overseeing maintenance of ESYNYC facilities and equipment.
• Help with ordering and/or purchasing of all ingredients and garden supplies in a timely fashion for classes, as well as kitchen supply budget and purchasing.
• Help maintain equipment, paper goods, and cleaning supplies, and ensure that all ingredients are properly handled and stored for food safety.
• Ensure that daily kitchen maintenance and special cleaning projects are complete and ensure that teaching kitchen facilities and equipment are maintained in good working order.
• Support the organization’s external communication by taking photos of programming and contributing written content to the ESYNYC website newsletters.
• Work with the Director of Programs and Education to provide logistical support and coordination for professional development programs hosted by ESYNYC and to teach occasional professional development workshops.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
• Act as the main point of contact with school administration, faculty and staff.
• Manage and develop and coordinate logistics for a community outreach program, including, family cooking classes, family garden days, farm stands and food distribution efforts, school staff/administration outreach, and building relationships with neighborhood organizations and businesses.
• Develop and implement cafeteria programming such as tastings and salad bar helpers.
• Stay informed of school events and activities. Be an active presence in the school community and attend all-staff, PTA/PA, and SLT meetings as appropriate.
• Create and manage an outreach calendar, to include all school-related program events for your site.
• Participate in ESYNYC development events, community outreach efforts, and conferences, including occasional evenings and weekends.
• Support and develop relationships with other CBOs in the neighborhood as appropriate to support ESYNYC’s partnership with the school
• Welcome visitors to the program, answer phones, and coordinate and lead site visits as necessary.
• Coordinate all administrative purchasing and inventory reconciliation at your site.
• Coordinate office services, supplies, repairs and requests as needed.
• Perform other site-based administrative duties and projects as assigned.
• Work with Head Garden Manager to oversee maintenance of Edible Schoolyard NYC facilities and equipment.
• Help maintain the garden and garden equipment as needed.
•Coordinate all communications with ESYNYC DUMBO office.
• Manage corporate workdays with the school, the development team, the Garden Manager, and program staff.
• Support the development team on grant proposals, occasionally taking the lead on drafting, submitting, and reporting on grants.
• Provide logistical support and coordinate with ESYNYC’s Development office for fundraising events.
• Develop and implement site-based volunteer program ensuring an engaging and rewarding experience for volunteers.
• Conduct outreach and recruitment for volunteers, with an emphasis on community participation in volunteer program.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures and documentation for volunteers including intake process, finger-printing and background checks, orientation, training & tracking.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Experience building collaborative partnerships in a diverse population.
• Teaching experience preferred.
• Strong people skills including a creative, collegial, and collaborative work style and the ability to work individually and as part of a team with diverse groups of people.
• Strong belief in ESYNYC mission and social impact.
• Excellent organizational and management and time management skills.
• Ability to think critically and to effectively deal with unique problems as they arise.
• Communicate ideas and information effectively, both orally and in writing.
• At least one year of supervisory experience preferred.
• Gardening experience preferred.
• Culinary experience preferred, including teaching cooking classes.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Basic Spanish conversation skills preferred.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:
• Vaccination for COVID-19 required
• Ability to work with frequent interruption and simultaneously supervise a variety of tasks.
• Some evening and weekend work is required.
• Ability to stand, reach, and bend. Mobility of arms to reach, dexterity of hands to grasp and manipulate large and small objects.
• Ability to lift, push and/or pull objects, which may be approximately 50 pounds.
• Willingness to smell, taste and and eat with students in a kitchen classroom setting or family engagement event (if conditions allow).
• Willingness to work outdoors under all weather conditions.
• Ability to travel between sites.
Compensation
this position is: salaried, $50,000 - $75,000
Application instructions
This job expired on November 14, 2021
Deadline
no deadline