Job Opening | Garden Educator Manager
One Cool Earth is a non-profit organization with programs in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties. Our Program, Earth Genius, works with schools to champion garden education as a way of teaching students outdoor education, science, technology, and environmental literacy.
Locations: Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, and Cambria Area
Start Date: August 2019- 2020 school year
Hours/Duration: Part-time, 10-20 hours per week
Preferred Qualifications
The Garden Educator-Manager is self-directed and a self starter working alongside the Program Manager and Executive Director to:
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: The applicant must possess a valid driver’s license, a reliable vehicle with proof of insurance, and be able to pass a background check and TB test to work at schools;
Compensation & Benefits: Be part of a growing, mission-driven team; Change children’s lives for the better; Flexible scheduling; Optional 401(k); $13 - $14/hour DOE;
To Apply: Please send your resume and a cover letter to Dylan Jones at dylanj@onecoolearth.org.
Locations: Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, and Cambria Area
Start Date: August 2019- 2020 school year
Hours/Duration: Part-time, 10-20 hours per week
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience teaching, preferably in an outdoor environment.
- A strong understanding of nutrition,
- Familiarity and confidence working in a garden, or strong motivation to learn in a hands-on environment;
- Formal education or significant experience in nutrition, environmental studies, Master Gardener, permaculture or equivalent a plus.
- Excellent rapport with children, with at least one year experience in educational settings (summer camps, Sprout Up!, etc.);
- Demonstrated communications and interpersonal skills;
- Able to work with people of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds;
- Creative, flexible and hard working; able to manage your commitments responsibly;
- Enjoy learning new things and challenging yourself;
- A good sense of humor, wonder, and curiosity;
- Bilingual – English & Spanish
- Proficiency with Google Docs and Google Calendar
The Garden Educator-Manager is self-directed and a self starter working alongside the Program Manager and Executive Director to:
- Improve student science understanding by providing engaging, standards-based projects, experiments, and lessons based on ecology, earth, and life sciences, especially on the subjects of watersheds, food forests, and zero waste;
- Establish a short afterschool program in the Middle School, such as a Garden Club, or other learning opportunity.
- Increase student knowledge of food cycle, interest in growing fresh fruits and vegetables, and willingness to try new fruits and vegetables;
- Teach engaging garden classes (30 - 60 min.) to 25 students at a time (2 to 6 classes per day);
- Work effectively with teachers to coordinate curriculum and classroom instruction in the garden;
- Work effectively with community members, volunteers and others to coordinate the ongoing administration of the school gardens;
- Maintaining accurate and timely garden records and reports;
- Provide basic maintenance for gardens: planting, weeding, pruning, composting, minor irrigation adjustments and repairs;
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: The applicant must possess a valid driver’s license, a reliable vehicle with proof of insurance, and be able to pass a background check and TB test to work at schools;
Compensation & Benefits: Be part of a growing, mission-driven team; Change children’s lives for the better; Flexible scheduling; Optional 401(k); $13 - $14/hour DOE;
To Apply: Please send your resume and a cover letter to Dylan Jones at dylanj@onecoolearth.org.

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