900-Hour AmeriCorps Youth Educator

The UCC AmeriCorps Youth Educator is responsible for teaching Wasatch Community Gardens' youth summer camps, field trips, and group visits. The Youth Educator will also assist in maintaining teaching gardens, support other WCG youth programs, and assist at WCG events.

This position requires strong communication and time management skills, self-motivation, the ability to work as part of a team, and a passion for teaching youth to grow and eat healthy, organic, local food. Through this position, the UCC AmeriCorps members will have the opportunity to learn about outdoor education, sustainable food production, and professional non-profit work through hands-on experience.

Key Responsibilities

Education – 80%

• Teach summer camps, field trips, and youth group visits in the gardens
• Provide a safe, active, and engaging environment for diverse youth participants
• Document outcomes of lessons and review with Youth & School Gardens Program team
• Collaborate on curriculum development for garden-based learning
• Work with partner agencies and community groups on garden and education projects

Gardening – 10%

• Assist in maintaining teaching gardens as outdoor classrooms that are safe, fun, and welcoming using sustainable and organic practices
• Assist in harvesting, recording, preserving, using, and distributing produce from the teaching gardens

Additional Responsibilities – 10%

• Participate in staff meetings, work days, and trainings
• Assist with Wasatch Community Gardens community events
• Collaborate with other WCG programs – Community Education; Community Gardens; Job Training Farm; Volunteers; Outreach/Marketing; Development/Fundraising

See the full position description, qualifications, and learn more about WCG on our website: https://wasatchgardens.org/who-we-are/employment-internships

How to apply:

Please send the following materials to openings@wasatchgardens.org with “900 hour UCC AmeriCorps Youth Educator” in the subject line:

1. Resume or work experience
2. Names, titles, and phone numbers of two professional references
3. Answers to the following questions:
   • Why are you interested in this position?
   • What strengths will you bring to this position and our team?

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Applications without references and answers to the questions above will not be considered.