Rooted in Wyoming

AmeriCorps & Senior Corps; Wyoming (OH); On-site; USD 13,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education award

Living allowance

Professional development

Stipend

Training

Job summary

AmeriCorps & Senior Corps is recruiting a dedicated member to support Rooted in Wyoming’s greenhouse, school gardens, and community programs across Sheridan and Johnson Counties. You will aid propagation, lead structured educational outreach, and help coordinate produce deliveries to local pantries.

The role emphasizes hands-on agricultural education, community outreach, and program compliance while building relationships with school partners and food pantries.

Qualifications

• Assist greenhouse propagation management including daily maintenance, seeding, and harvesting.
• Coordinate food security and education initiatives across partner pantries and community sites.
• Oversee school and community garden maintenance and program delivery.
• Lead afterschool and summer programs and Rooted’s Garden to Cafeteria program.
• Manage logistics to ensure fresh produce reaches regional food hubs and pantries.

Responsibilities

• AmeriCorps members support daily operations at the SCSD2 Greenhouse and gardens.
• Deliver hands-on agricultural education and maintain professional communication with site supervisors.
• Document service hours and attend required trainings.
• Assist with greenhouse propagation and harvesting operations.
• Coordinate, schedule, and rotate fresh produce deliveries to regional food hubs and pantries.

Skills

Agriculture education

Volunteer coordination

Program documentation

Communication with supervisors

Job description

Rooted in Wyoming AmeriCorps Members play a vital role in supporting community food security, hands-on agricultural education, and local food initiatives across Sheridan and Johnson Counties. This position balances seasonal responsibilities spanning from early greenhouse duties and intensive school garden cultivation to structured educational outreach and distribution networks. The Member will lead Rooted’s Garden to Cafeteria program and any afterschool and summer camp programs, assist with managing multiple school and partner garden sites during the peak summer and fall months, assist with food security and education initiatives across partner food pantries and community sites, execute crop harvests, and manage logistics to ensure fresh produce reaches local food pantries. Additionally, the Member is responsible for maintaining rigorous professional standards, program compliance, accurate service hour documentation, and positive community partner relationships.

Member Duties

AmeriCorps members will support daily operations at the SCSD2 Greenhouse and local school and community gardens across Sheridan and Johnson Counties. Members deliver hands-on agricultural education, maintain professional communication with site supervisors, document service hours, and attend required trainings.

• Assist with Greenhouse Propagation Management: Conduct daily maintenance, seeding, and harvesting operations at the SCSD2 Greenhouse.
• Assist with food security and education initiatives across partner food pantries and community sites.
• School and Community Garden Maintenance: Oversee the intensive care of school and community garden sites.
• Educational Support: Lead structured afterschool and summer programs, as well as Rooted’s Garden to Cafeteria program.
• Food Security Logistics: Coordinate, schedule, and rotate fresh produce deliveries to regional food hubs and pantries.

Program Benefits

• Education award upon successful completion of service
• Living Allowance
• Professional development
• Stipend
• Training.

Terms

• Car recommended.

Service Areas

• Community Outreach
• Children/Youth
• Education
• Health
• Hunger.