Community Farm Education & Outreach Specialist

Life in Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great benefits package (medical,vision

Mileage reimbursement

Partial cell phone reimbursement

Job summary

Grow Pittsburgh is seeking a Farm Education and Outreach Coordinator to manage workshops, youth programming, and farm outreach across our sites. This community-facing role will coordinate farm visits, volunteer opportunities, and school programs, including evening and weekend events, to advance our mission of teaching food growing and garden benefits.

The position involves curriculum development, event planning, data collection for grants, social media content, and collaboration with partners.

Qualifications

• Experience with field-based educational programming required.
• Experience working with High School Age students preferred.
• Passion, experience and/or interest in food growing.
• Confident in public speaking and individual relationship building.
• Independent and organized self-starter.
• Experience working on teams with multiple internal and external partners.
• Passion for Grow Pittsburgh’s mission to teach people how to grow food and promote the benefits gardens bring to our neighborhoods.
• Physical needs of the job: Sitting, standing and lifting.
• Able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Able to work outdoors in all weather conditions (heat, humidity, rain and cold) for up to 8 hours.
• Strong computer skills with proficiency using in Google Suite.
• Ability to drive large (pick up truck and 15 passenger vehicle) company vehicles.
• Access to a personal vehicle.
• Valid Driver's License.

Responsibilities

• Collect program data for grant reporting that supports farm sites and experiential education programs.
• Participate in general Grow Pittsburgh meetings, committees and initiatives.
• Provide support to farms during the growing season.
• Coordinate with Farm Managers to identify volunteer opportunities.
• Field inquiries and coordinate on-site group volunteering and tours.
• Work with the Development Team to facilitate Corporate Volunteer opportunities.
• Coordinate and lead volunteers at farm sites.
• Coordinate and lead school aged tours and activities at farm sites.
• Coordinate with Urban Agriculture Program Manager on the planning and execution of our annual workshop programs.
• Coordinate and implement individual workshops.
• Identify presenter (internal and external teachers).
• Identify location.
• Represent Grow Pittsburgh at workshops.
• 2 - 6 events a month; includes evenings and weekends.
• Coordinate information and logistics. Responsible for communication between presenters, site managers and staff on the ground about workshop details.
• Send host or presenter attendance list and take care of any other needs for successful workshop.
• Provide up to date workshop information to internal stakeholders (i.e. communications).
• Teach gardening workshops (i.e., intro to gardening, disease & pest control, or cover crops).
• Update existing curriculum as needed.
• Create new workshop curriculum as needed.
• Maintain and operate Eventbrite listings.
• Create and update workshop events.
• Maintain database of Community Experts and Workshop Host sites.
• Responsible for workshop surveys and annual participant surveys.
• Draft and present annual workshop report.
• Coordinate with Urban Agriculture Program Manager on social media content creation and create posts (text with photos).
• Take photos for sharing.
• Film and edit videos for posting.
• Build content to promote workshops.
• Visit GP sites to capture photos, stories and content for social media.
• Hire seasonal crew leaders for UFIT.
• Work with partners to facilitate school year programming from January to April and October to December.
• Manage the development and implementation of youth workforce development programming.
• Coordinate lesson plans for summer programming.
• Convene the Annual Youth Garden Summit with regional partners and engage youth leadership.
• Establish and manage relationships with outside contractors, consultants, and partner organizations.
• Work closely with partner groups associated with production sites and workforce development programs.
• Assist on lessons about social and food justice.
• Coordinate with the School Garden team on the development of youth focused lesson plans and programming ideas.
• Help lead groups of high school students in farm work and educational workshops throughout the summer.
• Represent Grow Pittsburgh at tabling and other events by: Collecting stories that demonstrate program impacts.
• Assisting with farm events.
• Participating in the Fall Festival Planning Committee.
• Attend annual Grow Pittsburgh Open House and Volunteer Fair.
• Attend assigned community events as needed.

Skills

Field-based education programs

Public speaking

Youth engagement

Team collaboration

Volunteer coordination

Relationship building

Organizational skills

Event coordination

Data collection/assessment

Physical stamina

Tools

Google Suite

Job description

Grow Pittsburgh is seeking a Farm Education and Outreach Coordinator to manage workshops, youth programming, and farm outreach across our sites. This community-facing role will coordinate farm visits, volunteer opportunities, and school programs, including evening and weekend events, to advance our mission of teaching food growing and garden benefits.

The position involves curriculum development, event planning, data collection for grants, social media content, and collaboration with partners.