This job expired on September 03, 2013
Seed-to-Table Food Educator
- Date Posted July 05, 2013
- Location Bellingham, WA
- Category Agriculture / Education
- Job type Full-Time
Job description
At Common Threads, we grow good people, healthy food, and strong community through hands-on, seed-to-table educational programs.We are currently recruiting for several Food Educators.
POSITION DUTIES
- Work with teachers, parents, and students at assigned school(s) and at our urban farm site to design and deliver joyful, educational food experiences.
- Provide support to schools in creating and sustaining Healthy Snack Programs
- Support Classroom as Cafeteria efforts through taste testing, salad bar support, educational signage and other promotional/educational materials
- Advocate for the role of food as a cross-curricular teaching and learning vehicle
- Work with administration, staff, parents, and students to ensure that food education, from seed to plate, becomes a sustainable and valued part of school culture
- Actively collaborate with other Common Threads Food Educators to ensure that the successes at each school and in each district are shared and, as appropriate, replicated.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
- Degree in education or closely related field
- Extensive teaching experience, in both classroom and outdoor settings Comfort and experience with gardening and cooking
- Experience and ease working with diverse ethnic and socioeconomic communities
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Commitment to information sharing with an eye to building a culture of best practices in Food Education
- Reliable, creative, detail oriented, punctual, and able to prioritize multiple tasks
- Strong written and spoken communication skills
- Ability to meet deadlines Educational and other
- Opportunity to develop and practice teaching skills in diverse settings (garden, classroom, cafeteria)
- Opportunity to help make the world a better place by connecting kids with hands-on learning and healthy food!
- Opportunity to work in small, thriving, educationally focused nonprofit
We are currently recruiting for three different types of Food Educators
- Americorps - One of our Food Educators will be a full-time 10 1/2 month Americorps Position. This is a volunteer position with a stipend and an end of service educational award. Due to the restrictions of the Americorps program, only applicants between the ages of 18-25 may apply. Click here to begin the process.
- Work-Study - if you are work-study eligible in the state of Washington, we will also be hiring several part-time Food Educators
- Hourly Staff - We will also be hiring staff @ $12.50/hour. These positions will most likely be seasonal (September/October and March/June) with the possibility but not promise of work during the rest of the year.
Compensation
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This job expired on September 03, 2013
Deadline
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