Volunteer Positions
Garden Educator AssistantWork with students and assist a One Cool Earth Garden Educator Manager (GEM) to prepare and teach lessons to students in school gardens. Activities may also include planting, weeding, harvesting, watering, or general garden maintenance tasks.
Time Commitment: 3 to 5 hours, weekly on the weekdays, on campus Minimum Age: 18 years |
Waste Audit VolunteerAssist a One Cool Earth Garden Educator Manager (GEM) to educate students at school-wide waste audits. These audits include having students sort, track and measure all of the “trash” produced on campus in a 24-hour period.
Time Commitment: Schedule: 3 to 8 hours, per audit (8:30am to 2pm) on the weekdays Minimum Age: 18 years |
Garden Workday VolunteerAttend scheduled workdays and help out the One Cool Earth team. Tasks including planting, weeding, building, digging and moving soil/compost, and more.
Time Commitment: 2 to 4 hours per workday, on the weekdays Minimum Age: 15 years |
Family Cooking Night VolunteerWork with the Family Cooking Night Lead Organizer to encourage families to adopt cooking and eating together.
Time commitment: 4 hours per event - the time of the event is 5pm-7pm, plus an hour of set-up and an hour of clean up before and after, on the weeknights Minimum Age: 15 years |
Office VolunteerPerform administrative tasks under the supervision of the Executive Director or Volunteer Coordinator. Duties may include data entry, research, social networking, or organizing. Communication abilities and basic computer proficiency required.
Time Commitment: Regular 2-4 hour commitment required; weekly or monthly, on the weekdays Minimum Age: 18 years |
Special Events VolunteerAvailable on an ‘as needed’ basis to help with weekend engagements. Duties may include setting up and tearing down special events displays or representing One Cool Earth by tabling at a school site and community events.
Time Commitment: Variable (1-5 hours) on the weekend Minimum Age: 15 years |