Company description

Growing Gardens’ mission is to cultivate community through regenerative urban agriculture. Our programs empower people of all ages, income levels, and abilities by connecting them with their local food system, each other, and the environment.

Our organization values the diverse skills and individuals that come together to create a thriving community and workplace. We are committed to the work we do, and bring our best selves each day, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously, have fun, and enjoy the process of doing good in our community. We take care of each other and put people at the center of everything we do.

Job description

The Environmental Educator is a vital part of the Growing Gardens’ team. The Environmental Educator contributes to planning and teaching our dynamic farm-based programs including Field Trips, Class Visits, School Day Off Programs and Summer Camp. They participate in valuable training, gain hands-on experience, develop leadership and other essential skills. This position will also be working very closely with our Goat dairy learning about animal husbandry and being a lead educator in our Goats and Gardens Summer Camp. Other responsibilities include working on the farm and in the greenhouse and engaging the community in urban agriculture through gleaning, volunteer days and outreach.

Job Status: Seasonal Staff: 30 hours per week Spring & Fall, 40 hours per week Summer (see below for details)

1 Unpaid week August 11-15 between summer and fall programming

Location: Boulder, CO

Pay: $20.00 - $22.50 Depending on experience and Spanish language abilities

Paid Time Off Benefits: 32 hrs of PTO for the season, in addition to 5 paid holidays. Paid Sick Leave accrues at a rate of 1 hour for every 30 hours worked, max of 48 hours.

Full description can be found here.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $20/hr +

Application instructions

Deadline

January 06, 2025