Garden Educator (AmeriCorps)

Guidestone Colorado is seeking a 2022 Garden Educator.  This position is for an  AmeriCorps member to serve a three quarter term: full time from March through October 2022 through the Healthy Futures AmeriCorps program.  

The Garden Educator will work in Guidestone's Farm to School program to:
- Build, maintain, and expand school gardens through a start-to-finish growing season. 
- Design and deliver summer camps, field trips and garden classes with hands-on curriculum on nutrition, gardens, food sources, environmental science, cooking, and sustainability with students grades K-12; with a focus on grades K-5.
- Introduce fresh local foods through tastings, summer programs, and other activities.
- Community outreach/engagement, such as expanding volunteer involvement in the school gardens, organizing events, developing promotional strategies, coordinating and leading community workdays. 
- Support City of Salida Community Gardens at garden sites through community engagement, education, technical support and partnership development.
- Support production activities at the Community & School Farm in the spring and fall, and as needed on an emergency basis. 

How to apply:

The full position description is attached. As a three quarter term AmeriCorps member through Healthy Futures, this position offers a living allowance of $12,000 and an education award of $4,546.50 upon completion of the term. 

Please learn more about the Healthy Futures AmeriCorps program and apply through https://www.mountainrootsfoodproject.org/healthy-futures and select the "Farm to School Educator" category on the application. 

Reach out to Monica at monica@guidestonecolorado.org with questions.

Read about all of Guidestone's 2022 AmeriCorps opportunities here: https://guidestonecolorado.org/about-us/americorps-positions/