[UrbanCropCircle] Job Available - Garden Mentor Program Assistant

[Rhonda Brown]

Garden Mentor Program Assistant

Part-Time

10-12 hours/week April - August



The Garden Mentor Program is a new offering from Community Harvest of SW
Seattle and
Seattle Tilth which trains community members to be garden mentors. The
Garden Mentor
program consists of an intensive 30 hour training over the course of 5 weeks.
Following the training, mentors are asked to help new gardeners start
their own
vegetable gardens.



We are looking for a Program Assistant who will work with the Project
Manager in
making this program a success.   The Assistant will work 10-12 hours/week
from
mid-April through August.  The location is West Seattle.  There will be
some weekend
and evening work, but otherwise the work hours are flexible.  Compensation:
$15/hour.



Responsibilities:

  a.. Design outreach materials
  b.. Help recruit mentor participants
  c.. Help recruit families for mentoring
  d.. Liason with Seattle Tilth
  e.. Schedule post-class mentor meetings
  f.. Support the program in other administrative ways




Qualifications and Skills

  a.. Basic knowledge of organic gardening
  b.. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  c.. Good computer skills – graphic design skills a plus
  d.. Friendly and enthusiastic
  e.. Organized
  f.. Able to work with a diverse population
  g.. Creative and self-motivated
  h.. Reliable transportation


If you are interested, please respond with a resume and letter to
info at gleanit.org.
We are looking to hire someone by April 15th.



This program is funded by a grant from the Seattle Department of
Neighborhoods.





Aviva Furman

Founding Director, Community Harvest of Southwest Seattle

www.gleanit.org

206-762-0604