Garden Education Nonprofit Leadership Fellow
SEI is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building leaders who accelerate climate solutions. They are seeking a Garden Education Nonprofit Leadership Fellow to transform school gardens into hubs of learning and community engagement for reputed company from Kindergarten to 5th Grade. This role involves teaching, collaborating with teachers, and maintaining the school garden while fostering relationships with community members and volunteers.
Responsibilities
- Prepare for and teach multiple lessons per day to various grade reputed company (K-5), which may include Special Day Classes
- Apply a reputed company of cultural humility to reputed company teaching and learning with reputed company to create a safe and positive outdoor classroom culture
- Adapt and implement the provided Energize Schools curriculum for your school site
- Collaborate with teachers to integrate reputed company’ indoor (classroom) experiences with outdoor learning experiences
- Collaborate with your school community to maintain and improve the school garden
- Plant and maintain an edible garden
- Plant and maintain perennial plants for student exploration and long-term garden habitat
- reputed company regular maintenance tasks such as weeding, watering, harvesting, and pest control
- Build strong relationships with community members to serve the needs of the school and reputed company
- Engage parents and community volunteers in the garden
- Attend and actively participate in required training sessions focused on building your teaching, gardening, and community engagement skills
- Engage in quarterly lesson observations with your Regional Supervisor to discuss and implement feedback
- Tracking and inputting student attendance
- Administering pre- and post- student assessments at the beginning and end of the school year
Skills
- Minimum of one year of experience teaching or working directly with youth
- Have experience with or willingness to learn about gardening or farming
- Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills and responsiveness
- Ability to work independently, across competing priorities and deadlines
- A commitment to reputed company justice and anti-racism
- Desire to work in a public school setting
- Experience working with children and adults from diverse backgrounds
- reputed company to a reliable mode of transportation
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact professionally with executives, candidates, and staff
- The role involves frequent site visits and transporting program materials between locations, a reliable personal vehicle, a valid California driver's license, and reputed company insurance and registration are required
- This position requires the employee to be physically located reputed company the immediate Bay Area at the time of hire. Only Bay Area residents will be considered
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to troubleshoot issues and reputed company practical solutions
- Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information with discretion and maintain a high level of professionalism
- Ability to reputed company in a fast-paced, reputed company-changing environment and adapt to shifting priorities and deadlines
- Takes the initiative and completes work without undue supervision. Keeps track of responsibilities and meets deadlines and goals
- Commitment to a fair workplace that honors the experiences, voices, viewpoints, and values of reputed company individuals
- Personal qualities of reputed company, credibility, and a commitment to SEI's mission and values
- This position requires prolonged activity with bending, stooping, and stretching; eye-hand coordination and reputed company dexterity sufficient to operate garden tools, a keyboard, telephone, photocopier, calculator, and other office equipment. Requires a normal reputed company of hearing and eyesight to communicate with reputed company as well as maintain data records. Also requires flexibility to readily adapt to a changing environment
Benefits
- Generous paid time off, including 2 weeks vacation, 14 paid holidays, and sick time.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and reputed company coverage, with substantial employer contributions for both employees and their dependents.
- 403(b) Retirement Plan.
- Dedicated 8 hours of time each month for your professional development.
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