Job description

The Kitchen Community is seeking a Regional Garden Educator. The Kitchen Community is a national non-profit with a mission to connect community through food. Please refer to http://thekitchencommunity.org for more information about the organization.

Reporting to the Education Director, the Regional Garden Educators primary responsibility is to work with school Garden Teams to ensure they have the materials, personnel, skills, and confidence to successfully grow vegetables in their Learning Garden. Garden Educators work closely with teachers, students, and volunteers. The Regional Garden Educator will be based in Memphis and work with a small team on the ground as wells as maintain alignment with the rest of the organization nationally. Garden Educators are the main point of contact for all schools with Learning Gardens; Garden Educators can expect to work intimately with up to 35 gardens.

Responsibilities
·Serve as the primary resource to schools and TKC surrounding plants, soil, and watering techniques.
o Assist schools in developing their individual garden plans and specific gardening issues.
o Assist schools in acquiring seeds, seedlings, and additional soil.
o Identify monthly garden needs/resources and to do’s, communicate to schools through in-person meetings, email, phone calls, documents and workshops.
o Develop gardening-related information sheets.
o Review and share garden-related online resources with schools.
o Help identify and create online resources and videos for schools.
o Create content for Ideas Email and send to all regions/schools.
o Assist with Community Planting Day and site-specific event days.
· Facilitate garden skills workshops for all schools with Learning Gardens.
o Create and set the agenda/template for each garden-based workshop.
o Create documents and videos to support information learned in workshops.
o Work with Community Network Manager to pair workshops with lesson plans that are in line with the workshop theme and the goals of the organization.
· Collect evaluation data and feedback.
· Communicate with TKC team on dates and times of events.
· Keep website resources up to date.
· Collect needed information as guided from the up to 35 school relationships during school visits.
· Communicate with team on advised milestones for schools for garden evaluation.

Qualifications
· Minimum Bachelor degree in related field.
· Preferred Master Gardener Certificate.
· Preferred teaching experience.
· Extensive knowledge and skills in small-scale organic food production or home gardening.
· Knowledge of or interest in topics including urban gardening, botany, environmental science, health and nutrition, food systems, and food access.
· Demonstrated ability to work with diverse populations including youth and adults.
· Strong oral and written communication skills, including public speaking skills.
· Ability to work independently and be flexible.
· Ability to multi-task and coordinate several major activities at once.
· Proficient computer and project management skills.

Salary commensurate with experience.

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