Job Openings

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Summer Internships:  We welcome all interested individuals to read through the unpaid internship opportunities open at Groundwork Somerville this summer.  Please take a moment to look through our website to learn more about our programs, events, and staff before submitting your application.  If you have additional questions please contact the appropriate coordinator listed below.  To apply, please email a cover letter and resume to the staff member indicated after your preferred position.

Adam, Green Team Coordinator, adam@groundworksomerville.org
LeighAnna (LA Dwyer), Gardens Coordinator, LADwyer@groundworksomerville.org
Ronald, CCP Community Organizer, ronald@groundworksomerville.org
Other, admin@groundworksomerville.org or check “about” or “contact us” website pages

Farmers’ Market Intern: Open
Months: May-October (Preference will be given to individuals who are available to start in late May and are able to continue through the fall. We will also consider candidates available only for the summer months.) Hours: 12-15/week, must be available on Saturday market days.

Farmer’s Market Intern will manage weekly youth-led farmer’s market booths at the Union Square Farmer’s Market and Mystic Mobile Market. Farmer’s Market Intern may also assist with pre-market harvest on Fridays and Saturday mornings. Desired qualifications: bi-lingual and/or bi-cultural, experience working with urban youth, experience with farming and/or basic horticultural knowledge, customer service experience, documentation and detailed oriented person. Groundwork can train on basic horticultural skills and documentation systems. (Adam)

Green Team Assistant: Open
Months: June-August, Hours: 30-35/week
Groundwork Somerville is currently seeking a Green Team Assistant for the 2012 summer season. The Green Team is an environmental jobs program for high school youth in Somerville. This summer the Green Team will focus on improving a riverside park in Somerville (Blessing of the Bay) and maintaining Groundwork Somerville’s new urban agriculture site, the South Street Farm. Desired qualifications: experience working with urban youth, bi-lingual and/or bi-cultural, experience with park maintenance, horticulture, and/or outdoor work, commitment to youth empowerment. Additional skills: comfot riding a bicycle in the city (the Green Team rides bikes as a main form of transportation during the summer months) and must be available to attend a 3 day, 2 night camping trip the second week of June. (Adam)

Garden Education Intern: Multiple Spots Open
Months: mid June-mid August (10 weeks), Hours: 12-24 hours/week
Garden Education Interns will help plan and run nature/gardens programming for elementary school students in the Somerville Community Schools Adventure Summer Camp. Interns will join a team to plan, run, and evaluate the success of these programs, fostering a stronger connection between Somerville youth and their natural environments and engaging them in the process of growing and harvesting local produce. Interns should have a strong interest in working with students age 5-12, teaching about nature and gardening, and getting their hands dirty! They should be available for full day programs on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for the full 8-10 weeks (depending on day/program) of the summer camp. Interns may also assist in running various summer garden workshops and garden clubs based at Somerville elementary schools, libraries, and the Community Growing Center. (LA Dwyer)

Garden Youth Crew Leader (1 opening)
Months: May-August (15 weeks), Hours: 24 hours/week
Garden Youth Crew Assistant/Co-Leader (1 opening)
Months: Late June-August (8 weeks), Hours: 15 hours/week
The Garden Youth Crew Leader will work to plan and coordinate the Garden Youth Crew, composed of middle school-aged youth from Groundwork Somerville’s Garden Internship Program. From July to mid August, s/he will take a lead supervisor role, leading the Garden Youth Crew with advisory help from Groundwork Somerville’s Gardens Coordinator and on-the-ground support from the GYC Assistant Intern. With the members of the Crew, Garden Youth Crew Interns will be in charge of maintaining two school gardens and promoting positive youth development through outdoor environmental team work. The Garden Youth Crew Assistant/Co-Leader will work with the team and the Garden Youth Crew Leader for the 6 weeks of programming and meet weekly with Gardens Coordinator and Crew Leader to plan and improve each week’s programming (LA Dwyer)

 

 

AFarmers’ Market Intern: OpenMonths: May-October (Preference will be given to individuals who are available to start in late May and are able to continue through the fall.  We will also consider candidates available only for the summer months.) Hours: 12-15/week, must be available on Saturday market days.Farmer’s Market Intern will manage weekly youth-led farmer’s market booths at the Union Square Farmer’s Market and Mystic Mobile Market.  Farmer’s Market Intern may also assist with pre-market harvest on Fridays and Saturday mornings.  Desired qualifications: bi-lingual and/or bi-cultural, experience working with urban youth, experience with farming and/or basic horticultural knowledge, customer service experience, documentation and detailed oriented person.  Groundwork can train on basic horticultural skills and documentation systems.  (Adam)

 

Green Team Assistant: Open

Months: June-August, Hours: 30-35/week

Groundwork Somerville is currently seeking a Green Team Assistant for the 2012 summer season. The Green Team is an environmental jobs program for high school youth in Somerville.  This summer the Green Team will focus on improving a riverside park in Somerville (Blessing of the Bay) and maintaining Groundwork Somerville’s new urban agriculture site, the South Street Farm.  Desired qualifications: experience working with urban youth, bi-lingual and/or bi-cultural, experience with park maintenance, horticulture, and/or outdoor work, commitment to youth empowerment.  Additional skills: comfot riding a bicycle in the city (the Green Team rides bikes as a main form of transportation during the summer months) and must be available to attend a 3 day, 2 night camping trip the second week of June. (Adam)

 

 

Garden Education Intern: Multiple Spots Open

Months: mid June-mid August (10 weeks), Hours: 12-24 hours/week

Garden Education Interns will help plan and run nature/gardens programming for elementary school students in the Somerville Community Schools Adventure Summer Camp. Interns will join a team to plan, run, and evaluate the success of these programs, fostering a stronger connection between Somerville youth and their natural environments and engaging them in the process of growing and harvesting local produce.  Interns should have a strong interest in working with students age 5-12, teaching about nature and gardening, and getting their hands dirty! They should be available for full day programs on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for the full 8-10 weeks (depending on day/program) of the summer camp.   Interns may also assist in running various summer garden workshops and garden clubs based at Somerville elementary schools, libraries, and the Community Growing Center.   (LA Dwyer)

 

Garden Youth Crew Leader (1 opening)

Months: May-August (15 weeks), Hours: 24 hours/week

Garden Youth Crew Assistant/Co-Leader (1 opening)

            Months: Late June-August (8 weeks), Hours: 15 hours/week

The Garden Youth Crew Leader will work to plan and coordinate the Garden Youth Crew, composed of middle school-aged youth from Groundwork Somerville’s Garden Internship Program.  From July to mid August, s/he will take a lead supervisor role, leading the Garden Youth Crew with advisory help from Groundwork Somerville’s Gardens Coordinator and on-the-ground support from the GYC Assistant Intern.  With the members of the Crew, Garden Youth Crew Interns will be in charge of maintaining two school gardens and promoting positive youth development through outdoor environmental team work. The Garden Youth Crew Assistant/Co-Leader will work with the team and the Garden Youth Crew Leader for the 6 weeks of programming and meet weekly with Gardens Coordinator and Crew Leader to plan and improve each week’s programming (LA Dwyer)

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