Job: Assistant Garden Teacher – The Edible Schoolyard, Berkeley, CA

Position Description: The Assistant Garden Teacher supports the Garden Manager/Teacher in all aspects of the Edible Schoolyard (ESY) program, assists in the leadership of daily garden classes for 6^th through 8^th grade students, participates in lesson and garden planning, and works with the ESY garden team to maintain our one-acre organic garden.

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Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Teaching

• Assist Garden Manager/Teacher in leadership of daily garden classes.
• Guide students through all aspects of garden propagation, planting, cultivation, and general maintenance.
• Mentor individual students in and out of class, model respect and curiosity for learning, and encourage students’ interests and talents.
• Participate in the development of garden lessons that are integrated into a standards-based curriculum.

Garden Care

• Participate in maintaining garden facilities, caring for equipment, garden planning, pruning, irrigation, pest and disease management, small-scale chicken husbandry, and general greenhouse tasks.
• Share the responsibility of caring for the summer garden.

Communication, Leadership, and Outreach

• Cultivate communication and relationships with ESY staff, King teachers, and administrative staff, as well as the extended community of parents, neighbors, school garden educators, and potential ESY affiliates.
• Assist in orientation, training, and supervision of AmeriCorps members, interns, and volunteers.
• Participate in ESY, community, and school-wide events.
• Participate in the planning and leadership of ESY summer academies.

Supervision and Reporting

• The Assistant Garden Teacher reports to the Garden Manager/Teacher and collaborates with the entire ESY staff.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years experience teaching youth.
• A minimum of 3 years experience with organic gardening and a desire to keep learning.
• Bilinguality is a plus.
• A sense of humor is a must.
• Experience with basic computer programs and writing is required.
• An ability to work outdoors in a physically demanding environment.

Application deadline: May 3rd, 2010;  Start date: August 23rd, 2010

To apply, Please email letter of interest and resume with subject ‘Assistant Garden Teacher’ to shaina@edibleschoolyard.org.