Garden Program Manager

School Support East Palo Alto, California

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ABOUT ASPIRE
Aspire Public Schools operates a network of high-performing, college preparatory charter schools serving TK-12 scholars in communities across California. Founded in 1998—in an effort to transform the inequitable racial, social, and gender outcomes that our communities persist through—Aspire is one of the largest and most forward-thinking open-enrollment public charter school systems in the nation.
Our purpose is to prepare our scholars for success in college, career, and life. At Aspire, we set a foundation for our scholars to gain knowledge, skills, and power to access and make choices for their families and post-secondary lives. Every day, our community of students, families, teachers and staff comes together to learn, work, and play in an environment grounded in our values of Bienestar (Well-Being), Culture of Belonging, Community Partnership, Agency & Self-Determination, and Joy.
JOB SUMMARY
The Garden Program Manager provide garden-based science and nutrition instruction to K-6th grade students at EPACS. In addition to teaching classes and after school enrichment clubs, the Garden Program Manager will oversee operations and maintenance of the 3 acre EPACS Organic Garden and coordinate community involvement in the garden.
  
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions
  • Design and implement garden-based science/nutrition classes for elementary students
  • Create class curriculum in conjunction with teachers at school site so the garden class complements what is being done in the classroom, including assessments, lesson plans, and material preparation
  • Facilitate family and community involvement in the garden, including hosting volunteer events and work days 
  • Coordinate parent volunteers
  • Responsible for garden maintenance, including weeding, harvesting, planting, pruning, etc.
  • Collaborate with teammates on interdisciplinary projects
  • Order supplies for maintaining the garden and for the classes

Additional:
  • Demonstrate knowledge of, and support, the Aspire Public Schools mission, vision, value statements including antiracism, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior 
  • Perform other related duties as required and assigned. 

QUALIFICATIONS

  1.   Competencies:
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to work in a positive way with students, parents, and community members
  • Ability to physically maintain the garden.
  • Ability to work with vendors, parents, and other school site co-workers.
  • Ability to provide leadership that assures student and volunteer safety.

  1. Minimum educational level:
  • Undergraduate degree in Environmental Science, Agriculture, or Nutrition.

  1. Licensing requirements:
  • California teaching credential, including English learner authorization, required

  1. Experience required:
  • Prior experience in positions with program design and management.
  • Prior experience with garden management.

  1. Physical requirements:
  • Stand, walk or bend over, kneel, crouch, reach overhead, grasp, push, and pull. Move, lift and/or carry up to 30 pounds to shoulder height
  • Repetitive use of hands (i.e. fine manipulation, simple grasping, and power grasping)
  • Demonstrate normal depth perception
  • Sitting, walking or standing for extended periods of time
  • Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, operate standard office equipment, and use a telephone
  • See and read a computer screen and printed matter with or without vision aids
  • Hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone with or without auditory aides

  1. Work authorization requirements: 
  • Clear the Department of Justice background screening
  • Authorized to work in the United States
  • Provide health (TB) clearance (most update every four years)

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics are representative of those in a normal office, classroom/school setting which one might encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

  • Work indoors in a standard office environment, computer lab, and/or classroom environment
  • Work is performed in indoor and outdoor environments
  • Exposure to dust, oils, and cleaning chemicals
  • Some exposure to childhood and other diseases in a school environment
  • May be required to work outside of typical work days and office hours to meet operational deadlines
Compensation:
Aspire Public Schools is dedicated to our teammate's well-being!  In addition to a competitive base salary that is benchmarked against local districts and charter schools, we offer employees exceptional benefits, including paid time off, 100% core health benefits coverage on select plans, life insurance/long-term disability, participation in a CA state retirement plan, tuition reimbursement plan, and adoption assistance program.
The hourly rate for this role is $45.00-$87.00 depending on years of experience. 

Aspire Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Aspire promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.
 
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