Garden Coordinator

The Salvation Army Southern California•Ewa Beach, HI

16h•Onsite

About The Position

The Garden Coordinator will coordinate and help maintain the Kroc Center community garden and establish educational programs and workshops. This position will teach program participants to grow food and promote the benefits of gardening and sustainability. Our ideal candidate is a person who is skilled in community organizing and has an interest in working with people of all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds to support their abilities to grow healthy and fresh foods. The Garden Coordinator will be responsible for managing all aspects of the Kroc Center community garden to include, cultivating vegetables, fruits, and plants, while developing, and providing general maintenance tasks related to the garden. The Garden Coordinator will coordinate program volunteers in maintaining the community garden, creating, and implementing the program workshops, demonstrations, curriculum, and outreach programs. The Community Gardener will interface with other Kroc programs and local community organizations and groups. This position requires strong interpersonal skills, community organizing experience and a passion for gardening education.

Requirements

Gardening and farming experience.
Minimum of two to five years of work in coordinating and maintaining a community garden, farm, or horticultural experience.
Must have knowledge & experience with regards to local plants & vegetable gardening
Experience of garden management and caretaking
Experienced in building relationships in diverse communities and working with families and children
Experience supervising volunteers. Promoting cooperation and team building
Ability to teach gardening workshops and educational classes to adults and children.
Strategic planning and long-range program planning
Must possess a valid Hawaii Driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of health and safety in respect of general gardening
Knowledge of indigenous plants, flora and fauna
Physical ability to walk, lift, bend and carry up to 50 pounds
Excellent documentation and organizational skills and computer skills including Word processing, spreadsheet, and data management
Flexibility to adjust work schedule as necessary to meet the work requirement.

Responsibilities

Organize and oversee community garden activities, volunteers, and participants
Maintains all Garden related documents and statistics.
Establish regular skills, and education sharing & training opportunities to sustain program engagement.
Coordinate special events on-site: monthly harvesting, garden demonstrations and community engagement
Develop program curriculum.
Maintain all participant registration forms, rosters, attendance, monthly statistical reports, purchase requests and other program data
Manage the development of marketing collaterals and program newsletters
Maintain working knowledge of The Kroc Center Hawaii programs and community resources to assist clients in achieving their goals. Facilitate access and provide linkage of these resources to clients.
Network and build relationships with community partners.
Serve as legally required Mandated Reporter, communicating immediately to supervisor, and completing Notice of Concerns when necessary.
Follow and ensure adherence to The Salvation Army Policies and Procedures.
Attend department meetings as assigned.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Management
Perform general maintenance of garden area and tools to ensure that it meets specific requirements and expectations. This will include basic maintenance such as watering, weeding, soil cultivation, pruning, mulching, composting, cover cropping, harvesting, emptying bins, managing weed control, and helping support other participants in garden maintenance.
Service all garden equipment, machinery and resources and keep pathways clear of debris.
Keep garden storage container neat and organized.
Plant and nurture new plants
Work with hand tools and basic light machinery and tools.
Maintain inventory & purchasing of materials and supplies
Lead regular garden activities & workshops and provide guidance and communication to program participants