Little Farmers Per Diem Educator
About The Position
Little Farmers Educators create and lead a new sensory place-based lesson inspired by seasonal changes on the farm. The program runs for 10 months and has two unique formats: Indoor cooking classes on Tuesdays (9:30-11:00 a.m.) from January through April, and Outdoor, on-farm classes on Sundays (11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.) and Tuesdays (9:30-10:30 a.m.) from May through October. Educators may teach on Tuesdays, Sundays, or both. The position averages approximately 5 hours per week from January through April (including planning and teaching time) and approximately 8 hours per week from May through October for educators teaching both days.
Requirements
- Experience teaching and developing lesson plans for early childhood students
- Enthusiasm for experiential, place-based, inclusive education
- Passion for sharing food, agriculture, and ecology with preschool students
- A willingness to engage with families and their children to establish long-lasting relationships with our community
- The physical and mental ability to teach outdoors in all types of weather
Responsibilities
- Design lesson plans in collaboration with the Education Department staff, which focus on the general themes of food, farming, and ecology
- Provide a welcoming, fun, and safe space for children and their caregivers
- Facilitate lesson plans in ways that encourage learners to use their senses to explore the farm and the surrounding ecosystem
- Gather and prepare materials needed for class and clean materials / facilities after class is complete each week
- Assist with class registration and managing rosters
Benefits
- paid leave
- fresh produce
- a 20% discount at our farmstand and cafe
- access to an employee assistance program
- a 403(b) retirement plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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