Hello, everyone!
Shelburne Farms is seeking seasonal Farmyard Educators to work in the Children’s Farmyard (CFY) from April 23, 2024 - October 23, 2024. The CFY is an outdoor educational space that is open to the public and school groups seven days a week, May through October. The goal of this public program is to educate and connect visitors to agriculture in a safe, engaging, and hands-on environment. The CFY is part of our campus that supports our mission to inspire and cultivate learning for a sustainable future.
If you are interested, please visit our website to see the complete job description as well as other available jobs.
https://shelburnefarms.org/about/join-our-team/seasonal-farm-based-educ…;
If you have any questions, please contact Cat Parrish at [email protected]
Hourly: $16
Work Schedule: 3-5 days a week (including weekends and holidays)
Application Deadline: Positions are open until filled.
The life of a Farm-Based Educator at the Children's Farmyard:
-Establish and foster connections to farm and food systems through safe, engaging, hands-on interactions with agriculture.
-Greet and orient diverse audiences to the farmyard including day visitors from around the world, overnight inn guests, school groups, and summer campers.
-Staff our cheesemaking and information hub, educating guests about our cheesemaking process and serving as a source of information for our day visitors.
-Lead Sun To Cheese tours which are a 2 hour behind the scenes look at our dairy and cheesemaking operations.
-Lead engaging and interactive presentations and activities for large groups throughout the day.
-Care for our Farmyard animals.
-Assist visitors with safe and educational animal interactions.
-Assist with garden tasks while engaging visitors in your work.
-Work with and mentor youth Work and Learn participants (ages 9-18) through positive role-modeling.