Youth Food Educator (AmeriCorps)

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Passionate about food, gardening, and food justice? We're looking for four people to join the Community Food Education program at Solid Ground as AmeriCorps members, beginning October 1, 2019.

Community Food Education at Solid Ground supports the health and wellness of communities experiencing poverty and oppressions. We provide hands-on educational opportunities for youth and adults to learn about growing, buying, cooking, and eating nutritious foods while on a budget. Solid Ground’s anti-racism lens frames how we approach this service. Our team of AmeriCorps educators leads classes, workshops, and events, to empower communities to navigate their food environments.

Community Food Education at Solid Ground supports the health and wellness of communities experiencing poverty and oppressions. We provide hands-on educational opportunities for youth and adults to learn about growing, buying, cooking, and eating nutritious foods. Solid Ground’s anti-racism lens frames how we approach this service. Our team of AmeriCorps educators lead classes, workshops, and events, to empower communities to navigate their food environments.

Youth Food Educators will:

• Coordinate and teach food/nutrition classes with Kindergarten through 6th-grade students using engaging, hands-on curricula for Seattle Public Schools students experiencing food insecurity
• Deliver dynamic lessons in variable settings: elementary school classrooms, afterschool programming, and in garden spaces
• Coordinate and teach food/garden classes with diverse groups of youth at Solid Ground’s giving garden at Marra
• Steward school garden spaces and assist with Marra Farm maintenance and production
• Collaborate with Community Food Education Staff to coordinate events, promotions, and community level systems changes for health
• Administer and grade survey assessments, enter and track data, complete reports in a timely manner
• Coordinate and manage volunteers in delivering programming in alignment with Solid Ground antiracism approach
• Perform program duties as it applies to the AmeriCorps position, including weekly food ordering, laundry, dishes, and inventory
• Participate in professional development, Anti-Racism Initiative work, and contribute to program development
• Assist in other Community Food Education direct education including Cooking Matters classes for teens, adults, and families.

This position is contingent on funding.

You are really applying to two organizations-Solid Ground and the AmeriCorps program.

You are really applying to two organizations-Solid Ground and the AmeriCorps program.

1. To apply to Solid Ground we will need the following:

• Resume
• Cover letter that demonstrates your passion and fit for this service, and indicates your interest for this position.

2. To qualify for this AmeriCorps position, you must also complete the application through the AmeriCorps portal, found here. (Note that the Solid Ground application at the bottom of this page is NOT needed for AmeriCorps positions.)

You must provide all of the documents listed above to be considered for this position. Positions dates: October 1, 2019 - August 15, 2020.