High Rocks - Gardens, Food, and Wellness Education

AmeriCorps; Hillsboro (WV); On-site; USD 11,000 - 16,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Coverage

Living Allowance

Training

Childcare assistance

Education award

Job summary

AmeriCorps is seeking a member for the High Rocks - Gardens, Food, and Wellness Education program in WEST VIRGINIA. This full-time role involves growing fresh food, mentoring youth, leading workshops, and coordinating garden activities across multiple community sites.

The position emphasizes community engagement, teaching youth about gardening, nutrition, and market skills, with opportunities to contribute to wellness education and environmental practices.

Qualifications

• Experience is a bonus but not required.
• Ability to work with youth and community members.
• Willingness to learn about gardening, nutrition, and program delivery.

Responsibilities

• Recruit students and volunteers and coordinate outreach.
• Plant, care for gardens, harvest and process produce.
• Mentor students and lead workshops and wellness activities.
• Support market garden development and post-harvest handling.
• Document attendance and supplies for program records.

Skills

Youth Development

Teaching/Tutoring

Leadership

Community Organization

Computers/Technology

Education

Some college

Job description

This AmeriCorps member will help support our gardens, high tunnels, and local foods programs while working directly with community members and young people. They’ll help grow fresh, healthy food for youth programs and teach young people how to grow, market, and sell nutritious food. They’ll also be involved in our Grow Appalachia program, where community members learn how to grow and cook food. Experience is a bonus, but not required — what we’re looking for is someone who loves working with community members and young people and is excited about growing and sharing healthy, delicious food.

Member Duties

• Recruit students and volunteers, distribute flyers, contact them by phone and social media, assist with transportation.
• Plant and care for gardens.
• Mentor students.
• Harvest, pack, store, and process produce.
• Lead students and volunteers in menu planning and food preparation for healthy snacks and meals at all programs and events including camp.
• Wellness programming.
• Lead students and volunteers in developing a market garden, including production planning, communicating with buyers, post-harvest handling and transportation to market.
• Coordinate gardening workshops.
• Communicate by email and phone with and assist with distributing gardening supplies to 30 local gardens.
• Keep records of workshop attendance, supply distribution, and harvest.
• Share environmentally conscious practices including recycling and composting.
• Clear or remove invasive species and build or improve trails.
• Writing and photography for blog.

Program Benefits

• Health Coverage
• Living Allowance
• Training
• Childcare assistance if eligible
• Education award upon successful completion of service.

Terms

• Permits working at another job during off hours
• Car recommended
• Permits attendance at school during off hours.

Service Areas

• Hunger
• Community and Economic Development
• Community Outreach
• Children/Youth
• Education.

Skills

• Computers/Technology
• Youth Development
• General Skills
• Teaching/Tutoring
• Leadership
• Community Organization.

Summary

Program Type: AmeriCorps State / National

Program: High Rocks - Gardens, Food, and Wellness Education

Program Start/End Date: 09/16/2026 - 08/31/2027

Work Schedule: Full Time

Education level: Some college

Age Requirement: Minimum: 17 Maximum: 99

Program Locations: WEST VIRGINIA

Accepting Applications: From 08/16/2026 To 08/27/2027

Contact: Brooke Burns

195 Thompson Rd

Hillsboro WV 24946

3046534891

[e-mail]

highrocks.org