Temporary ROOTS Planting Seeds Summer Intern

Middletown, DE - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 20 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Bailey College of the Environment is seeking interns to serve in food justice organizations across the state through our Planting Seeds program. The intern is managed by their on-site supervisor as well as a BCOE designated supervisor. The internship is part of a broader project building a network of food justice and environmental justice groups in CT and supporting student engagement. Interns will work on-site four days a week. One day a week they will engage in a food justice curriculum with the BCOE Project Coordinator (Malana Rogers-Bursen) and the Professor of the Practice (Christine Caruso). Transportation and lunch provided for this course.

New Britain ROOTS Mission: We cultivate community connections and equitable access to quality food through empowerment and learning with the people who grow prepare and eat food in New Britain.

The New Britain ROOTS intern will work in all facets of our summer programming and in partnership with our summer staff. The Summer Program Intern will work directly with and be supervised by ROOTS Program Manager Jenna Van Donselaar.

Responsibilities:

City Growers Youth Mentorship (30%)

Assist in supervising and mentoring high school-aged youth in ROOTS City Growers program.
Work alongside youth in the garden assigning garden tasks and working with youth to maintain our network of school gardens.
Support youth in staffing the farmers market assuring all produce is labeled for sale correctly.

Farmers Markets (15%)

Staff the Farmers Market Booth each Wednesday and assist those participating in our market Bee Bucks program.
Provide staffing assistance when needed on our mobile farmers market.
Pick up produce from local farm partners when needed using ROOTS vehicles.

Community Fridge Program (15%)

Coordinate volunteers for the community fridge program.
Coordinate donations for community fridge.
Create promotional materials for the community fridge.

School Garden Maintenance (15%)

Harvest produce from gardens for delivery to community fridges or Farmers Market.
Provide general upkeep and garden maintenance to 10 community and school gardens. Tasks include weeding watering planting pruning and garden planning.

Farm To Summer School (15%)

Gather curriculum materials and program supplies for staff at our 2 summer school locations.
Serve as a substitute in the event an assistant educator is absent from the program (Elementary and middle school).

Communications and Development (10%)

Create social media posts for the ROOTS social media pages.
Write a blog post at the end of your internship describing the experience.

The program intern will be expected to attend weekly staff meetings to discuss their progress goals and outcomes. The successful candidate will be someone who enjoys working with others outdoors. Candidates that have a passion for food and social justice will especially enjoy this experience.

Schedule & Availability:

The intern is required to work 37.5 hours a week with 30 hours at their site and 7.5 hours rotating around the state for the workshop times. The 30 hours at their site are flexible dependent on the sites needs.

Minimum Qualifications:

Ability to work independently and with groups of youth and adults
Willingness to learn new skills
Gardening/farming and customer service experience
Enjoys working with others outside
Passion for food justice and social justice
Valid drivers license

Additional Applicant Instructions:
Applicants must submit a cover letter and resume.

Pay Rate: $17.50/hr.

Work Location: On Campus

All offers to external applicants are contingent on the candidates completion of a pre-employment background check screening to the satisfaction of Wesleyan University.

Wesleyan University located in Middletown Connecticut does not discriminate on the basis of race color religious creed age gender gender identity or expression national origin marital status ancestry present or past history of mental disorder learning disability or physical disability political belief veteran status sexual orientation genetic information or non-position-related criminal record. We welcome applications from women and historically underrepresented minority groups. Inquiries regarding Title IX Section 504 or any other non-discrimination policies should be directed toVice President for Equity and Inclusion Title IX and ADA/504 Coordinator.

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