This job expired on April 27, 2014
Teaching Farm Fellowship Jones Valley Teaching Farm
- Date Posted February 26, 2014
- Location Birmingham, AL
- Category Education / Nonprofit
- Job Type Full-Time
Job Description
ORGANIZATIONAL DESCRIPTION
Incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit in 2002, Jones Valley Teaching Farm (JVTF) began with a simple mission to grow and provide access to fresh produce in low-income, urban areas. In 2007, our major milestone was the transformation of a three-acre vacant downtown property into an urban farm, where we currently grow over 10,000 pounds of organic produce annually. In 2011, board leadership and staff strategically reexamined the organization's position within the community, with the goal of identifying ways to increase its long-term impact on students in the Birmingham City School System. As a result, our mission and programs were refined, helping us reach over 10,000 pre-K-8th grade students in the last three years through our hands-on food and nutrition education programs, including 5,084 in 2013 alone, and led to the launch of our first school-based program, Good School Food, in a Birmingham City school.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Start Date: August 8, 2014
End Date: August 8, 2015
*potential for extended employment with JVTF post-service year
Fellows who work with JVTF spend a year of service at a specialized organization fighting some systemic issues connected to poverty, namely: food and health disparities and educational achievement in urban public schools. JVTF is seeking highly motivated, talented individuals to collaborate with JVTF staff and offer support to the following:
There are a few perks at JVTF:
The Teaching Farm Fellowship is a collaboration between Jones Valley Teaching Farm and the AmeriCorps VISTA program through the Corporation for National and Community Service. Please review the AmeriCorps VISTA website to learn more about the service stipend and education award after your year of service.
Compensation this position is How to apply
Incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit in 2002, Jones Valley Teaching Farm (JVTF) began with a simple mission to grow and provide access to fresh produce in low-income, urban areas. In 2007, our major milestone was the transformation of a three-acre vacant downtown property into an urban farm, where we currently grow over 10,000 pounds of organic produce annually. In 2011, board leadership and staff strategically reexamined the organization's position within the community, with the goal of identifying ways to increase its long-term impact on students in the Birmingham City School System. As a result, our mission and programs were refined, helping us reach over 10,000 pre-K-8th grade students in the last three years through our hands-on food and nutrition education programs, including 5,084 in 2013 alone, and led to the launch of our first school-based program, Good School Food, in a Birmingham City school.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Start Date: August 8, 2014
End Date: August 8, 2015
*potential for extended employment with JVTF post-service year
Fellows who work with JVTF spend a year of service at a specialized organization fighting some systemic issues connected to poverty, namely: food and health disparities and educational achievement in urban public schools. JVTF is seeking highly motivated, talented individuals to collaborate with JVTF staff and offer support to the following:
- Good School Food (GSF)--JVTF’s comprehensive approach to working with and in school communities to close critical health and student achievement gaps through innovative, hands-on food education. By taking a specialized, long term approach, GSF seeks to build a school culture where students, teachers and families have high nutritional literacy through constant exposure to healthy food and connecting standards-based education to real-world food issues.
- Seed to Plate--JVTF’s on-site pre-K-8th grade field science and nutrition program. During Seed to Plate, the farm transforms into a learning laboratory where students explore, investigate and inquire about where food comes from and why it matters to their long-term health and well-being.
- Urban Teaching Farm Site -- JVTF’s urban farm is the center of our work and mission. Therefore, the quality of the farm’s development is directly correlated to the quality of our education programs. Fellows will gain invaluable skills and knowledge in sustainable farming and agriculture working directly on the farm, helping to prepare soil, weed and harvest produce. Fellows will have the responsibility of applying the skills and knowledge obtained while working on the farm to our on-site education and school-based programming
- Volunteer Recruitment and Management -- Teaching Farm Fellows will recruit volunteers, including local college and university students, to support and expand the reach of JVTF’s mission. Fellows will be placed in a leadership role as they will be responsible at times for supervising and guiding the volunteers on the urban farm site through direct farming activities or on-site educational programming.
- A believer in the power of education
- A believer in the power of food
- An ability to make change at JVTF: bring us something new
- Self-directed with an openness to learning, assessing and improving their work
- A commitment to high quality, results-driven work
- Undergraduate or Associate’s degree (preferred)
- Experience teaching in a classroom or leading outdoor education (preferred)
- Demonstrated leadership
- Ability to work and communicate well with a diverse group of individuals, especially students and teachers
- Ability to be flexible and handle multiple projects at one time
- Ability to work outdoors in all weather Ability to do physically demanding work
There are a few perks at JVTF:
- All the fresh, organic produce you can eat.
- Personal development: we don’t want you to balance work and life, rather we want your work to fuse with your life.
- Great events: we throw 2-3 amazing events a year.
- Professional development: Big opportunity for real-life, hands-on professional experience. You will be a part of a team that makes real decisions that impacts the growth and development of JVTF.
The Teaching Farm Fellowship is a collaboration between Jones Valley Teaching Farm and the AmeriCorps VISTA program through the Corporation for National and Community Service. Please review the AmeriCorps VISTA website to learn more about the service stipend and education award after your year of service.
- $11,800 Service Stipend
- $2,700 Health Benefits (not health insurance)
- $5,500 Education Award OR $ 1,500 Cash Award
Compensation this position is How to apply
This job expired on April 27, 2014
DeadlineJune 30, 2014