Ranch & Homestead Experiential Educator - HF

Not found for 'AmeriCorps; Gunnison (CO); Sur place; USD 15 000 - 21 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Housing

Health Coverage

Education award

Living Allowance

Stipend

Childcare assistance if eligible

Résumé du poste

Guidestone seeks an Educator for the Ranch & Homestead program in Colorado to run hands-on youth activities focused on ranching, homesteading, and traditional arts. This role builds connections with local agriculture, history, and community events.

You will help develop curricula, lead camps and field trips, and support interpretive materials while promoting safety and inclusivity in learning experiences. The program runs 03/01/2027–10/24/2027 with full-time hours and housing benefits.

Qualifications

• ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: develop and support youth-focused programs across ranching, homesteading, and traditional arts.
• Assist with teaching materials, field trips, and interpretive content for visitors and students.
• Ensure a safe, engaging learning environment and strong community engagement.

Responsabilités

• Support summer camps (1- and 3-day) for ages 5-11 with hands-on activities.
• Help plan Spring Break, Friday enrichment, and after-school programs.
• Lead tours and provide visitor center support during open hours.

Connaissances

Communications

Community Organization

Public Speaking

Teaching/Tutoring

Youth Development

Team Work

Writing/Editing

Formation

Some college

Description du poste

The Ranch & Homestead Experiential Educator will run education programs at the Hutchinson Homestead & Learning Center and is a good fit for a member who is passionate about working with youth, supporting local agriculture, ranching, agricultural history, traditional arts and experiential education, and building connections in the community. The position offers space for a member’s creativity, through opportunities to help with agriculture-focused programs and incorporate arts and hands‑on traditional skills into the ranching curriculum. The position is focused on pioneer, homestead, and ranching education and includes exposure to fundraising, marketing, and farm and ranch production. Guidestone operates the Hutchinson Homestead & Learning Center with the vision of bringing the story of the land and history to life through events, programs, and community celebrations to create a dynamic living, historical, and cultural interpretation and agriculture education center that bridges the past to the future of agriculture in our community. The Hutchinson Homestead & Learning Center provides a home base for Guidestone operations, is a primary site for Farmhands Youth Education Programs, and will continue to grow to support community events and agritourism opportunities in the Upper Arkansas Region.

Member Duties

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Support summer camp development; descriptions, scheduling & implementation for 1-day & 3-day camps for ages 5-11 engaging kids in ranching, homesteading, traditional arts, history, storytelling & animals. Connecting them with land & agricultural traditions. Support the development & implementation of Spring Break programs, Friday enrichment, Little Spurs preschool programs, after-school programs, & school field trip programming at the Homestead. Assist with the development of teaching & interpretation materials. Ensure a safe, effective & positive learning environment. Empower students to connect to the land, its history, traditional arts & agriculture. Provide tours & visitor center support when open to the public. Assist with the development & implementation of community events, including AgriSummit, Pumpkin Patch, Music at the Mill, and other events at the Hutchinson Homestead & Ranch.

Program Benefits

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

Terms

Car recommended , Permits working at another job during off hours.

Service Areas

Education , Environment , Health , Hunger.

Skills

Communications , Community Organization , Computers/Technology , Education , First Aid , Leadership , Public Speaking , Teaching/Tutoring , Trade/Construction , Writing/Editing , Youth Development , General Skills , Environment , Social Services , Team Work.

Program Type

AmeriCorps State / National

Program

Ranch & Homestead Experiential Educator - HF

Program Start/End Date

03/01/2027 - 10/24/2027

Work Schedule

Full Time

Education level

Some college

Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: 54

Program Locations

COLORADO

Languages

English
Spanish

Accepting Applications

From 09/25/2026 To 10/23/2026

Contact

Marisela Ballesteros
PO Box 323
Gunnison CO 81230
9705964135
https://www.mountainrootsfoodproject.org/healthy-futures