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Garden Educators

Part time or Full time 10-40 hours per week; year-round

Are you passionate about food, health, and outdoor education? Do you love working with kids and volunteers? If so, we want you to join the Green Heart Project team as a part-time or full-time Garden Educator!

The Green Heart Project seeks skilled educators to lead its Farm to School programs at select partner schools. Green Heart’s Farm to School programs are conducted in partnership with 18 school and community partners in the Charleston area.

The Garden Educator’s primary responsibilities are to lead garden-based learning activities for elementary school, middle, and high school students, including garden and culinary lessons, maintain school gardens and to build strong relationships with all members of the school community. The Garden Educator also manages volunteers to help them complete their scope of work. Garden Educator Job Description.

QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate for this position is:

• Experienced and trained as a teacher, with a focus on food, health, or outdoor, hands-on education programs
• Passionate about growing, eating, and celebrating food
• Knowledgeable about farming and gardening
• A collaborative teammate
• Organized and can manage multiple tasks with competing deadlines
• Interested in growing their own knowledge and skills in their work
• Excited to share their passion for food and gardening with the community

If you are interested in joining our team, please send your resume and a cover letter to careers@greenheartsc.org. 

Apply TODAY – we can’t wait to hear from you!

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