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Garden Program Coordinator -Special Education School Garden

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ORGANIZATION: COMMUNITY CHILD GUIDANCE CLINIC INC

  • 9 people are interested

If you have experience gardening and working with children, we are looking for your help! We are seeking at least one volunteer interested in both the organization and implementation of a new gardening program at a small therapeutic school for children with mental health and special education needs.

What we have:

  • An 18-foot year-round greenhouse that also contains a fish pond with koi fish
  • The beginnings of an outdoor sensory garden and pollinator garden
  • A four-tiered indoor grow rack that is also used year-round
  • Several months' worth of curriculum and programming that we have designed around gardening and related topics

What we need:
  • Volunteers that are passionate about gardening and love working with kids who are interested in helping bring our gardening program to life!
With such a new program, we look forward to offering our volunteers the opportunity to be a part of building the program from the ground up (pun intended). Tasks will include helping to run the greenhouse, manage planting and harvesting, and implementing activities with small groups of children on a weekly basis, but we want this to be a volunteer role that grows with the program- just about every aspect will be flexible and we value our volunteers' opinions, expertise, and input!

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About COMMUNITY CHILD GUIDANCE CLINIC INC

Location:

317 N MAIN ST, MANCHESTER, CT 06042, US

Mission Statement

Our mission is to assist and support children with emotional and behavioral issues by providing a special education day school and a system of child and family-focused mental health services.

Description

The purpose of the Community Child Guidance Clinic is to provide multifaceted treatment approaches to children and their families. It is our hope that we strengthen the lives of our clients in order to help them reach their full potential. Our goal is to provide mental health services at the earliest possible time in a child’s life, with the least possible delay, and in the most time-and cost-efficient manner. Our programs and services are individually guided, highly efficient, accessible, and culturally sensitive.

The world of mental health is constantly evolving, and we strive as an organization to adapt and progress in order to best meet the needs of our ever changing world. Our efforts are geared towards excellence in everything we do. We are proud of the positive impact we have on the communities we serve.

CAUSE AREAS

Children & Youth
Environment
People with Disabilities
Children & Youth, Environment, People with Disabilities

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

317 North Main StreetManchester, CT 06042

(41.79556,-72.52737)
 

DATE POSTED

March 13, 2023

SKILLS

  • Youth Services
  • Child Care
  • Gardening
  • Horticulture
  • Special Needs
  • STEM

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 18
  • Orientation or Training
  • Shifts and number of hours will be flexible, but you must be available at least two hours during the school day, at least one day per week, to help run activities with the kids. Huge plus if you can attend committee meetings: biweekly Mondays at 1:00
  • Though volunteers will always have the support of teachers and teaching assistants while running activities, all applicants must be comfortable working with young students with special education and mental/behavioral health needs.

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