Seasonal Children's Farmyard Educator at Shelburne Farms

Read complete details and how to apply here: https://shelburnefarms.org/about/join-our-team/seasonal-farm-based-educator-childrens-farmyard

What You’ll Do

• Work as a farm-based educator in the Children’s Farmyard to establish and foster connections to farm and food systems through safe, engaging, hands-on interactions with agriculture. 
• Greet and orient diverse audiences to the farmyard including day visitors from around the world, overnight inn guests, school groups, and summer campers. 
• Staff our cheesemaking and information hub, educating guests about our cheesemaking process and serving as a source of information for our day visitors.  
• Lead Sun To Cheese tours which are a 2 hour behind the scenes look at our dairy and cheesemaking operations.
• Lead engaging and interactive presentations and activities for large groups throughout the day.
• Clean animal yards, barns, and pens as well as visitor spaces around the Farmyard.
• Assist visitors with safe and educational animal interactions. 
• Assist with garden tasks while engaging visitors in your work. 
• Support ongoing maintenance projects.
• Set up education spaces and plan and implement activities. 
• Work with and mentor youth Work and Learn participants (ages 9-18) through positive role-modeling. 
• Support a continuous effort to foster a culturally aware learning community, open to multiple perspectives.
• Communicate effectively with the team to create a respectful and open work environment. 
• Attend orientation, training, and staff meetings as required. 
• Provide information about the Shelburne Farms campus, history, products, and services.
   

To Apply

After reading the complete job description,  submit a resume, cover letter, and contacts for three references to ChildrensFarmyard@shelburnefarms.org. Please include “Farm-Based Educator at the Children’s Farmyard” in the subject line.

All submissions will be acknowledged and are confidential.

In your cover letter, please address:

• Why are you interested in this position?
• What stands out about the Farm’s commitment to Equity & Inclusion, and how do you see your role contributing to this ongoing work?
• How did you hear about the position?