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Youth Gardening Instructor
ORGANIZATION: Washington Parks & People
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1 person is interested
Title: Youth Gardening Instructor
Part Time: 2 hours/week minimum (paid) on Wednesdays from 5pm to 7pm.
Location: Marvin Gaye Greening Center. 5000 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave NE
Main Responsibilities (Under the guidance of the Farm and Food and Green Corps Coordinators):
Lead and direct an after-school program for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students.
Develop an engaging curriculum for weekly seminars (until December 13).
Collaborate with staff to gather attendance information and an after-action report.
Required and Desired Skills
Must be able to start immediately.
Must be able to withstand typical demands for farm labor, such as walking, standing, reaching, and working outdoors in various weather
Must be able to pass a background check and TB test.
Resourceful, flexible, and a self starter.
Passionate about youth and the mission of Parks & People.
Please, send a cover letter detailing why you're interested in becoming a Youth Gardening Instructor and your resume to volunteer@washingtonparks.net
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About Washington Parks & People
Location:
2437 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009, US
Mission Statement
To grow city-wide park-based community health, equity, and justice through innnovation and partnerships across DC.
Description
Parks & People is DC's award-winning city-wide community parks partnership. Founded in 1990 to reclaim Meridian Hill/ Malcolm X Park, the organization led the transformation of that park from the most crime-ridden national park in the area to one of the safest. Parks & People has now helped advance over 250 parks, trails, streams, playgrounds, schoolyards, and community gardens and farms. Our facilities include the Josephine Butler Parks Center, an award-winning 40-room "greenhouse" for revitalizing DC greenspaces; the historic Riverside Healthy Living Center, providing park programming, youth development, and healthy park-based business incubation; the Marvin Gaye Community Greening Center, a year-round community farm, native reforestation hub, and base of park reclamation and job training through our DC Green Corps; the Piney Spring Green; and the North Columbia Heights Green, a once-blighted vacant lot that serves as a hands-on outdoor classroom for year-round healthy food production. Parks & People has led the community reclamation and transformation of Marvin Gaye Park, DC's longest municipal park, for 23 years. It also helps the Escarpment Ridge and Fort Circle network of parks, Walter Pierce Park (where 8,428 African Americans were buried after the Civil War), the east side of Rock Creek park, and numerous schoolyards. Since its founding a generation ago, Parks & People has mobilized over 300,000 volunteers for parks and green spaces of all kinds. Parks & People volunteers work hard, have fun, and make a massive difference.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
5000 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave NEWashington, DC 20019
DATE POSTED
October 9, 2017
SKILLS
- Child Care
- Teaching / Instruction
- Gardening
- Youth Services
- Farming
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- TB test