TerraCorps Youth Education Coordinator with Aquidneck Community Table

TerraCorps is an AmeriCorps affiliated environmental nonprofit preparing and mobilizing emerging leaders to help communities gain access to and conserve land for people and nature.

Aquidneck Community Table is a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to building a healthy local food system accessible to all.

The TerraCorps Youth Education Coordinator will build the long-term capacity of their service site, Aquidneck Community Table, by:

• using experiential education and service learning techniques to enhance school gardens and teach students to plant, grow, harvest, and eat vegetables.
• partnering with youth groups to lead land stewardship-focused service learning projects.
• partnering with public schools to lead students in interpretive and inquiry-based lessons to investigate local flora and fauna and evaluate environmental conditions.

Members serve in full-time (38 hour/week), 11-month positions from August 26th, 2024- July 25th, 2025.

Applications for this position must be submitted via the TerraCorps online application. Position descriptions and application specifics can be found at

 https://terracorps.my.site.com/terracorps/s/available-member-positions

To learn more about the service site, Aquidneck Community Table, visit aquidneckcommunitytable.org