Market Coordinator and Youth Program Educator position at Chicago Lights Urban Farm

[Ben Jaffe]

Hello AUA community,

 

The Chicago Lights Urban Farm is hiring a Market Coordinator and Youth Program Educator.  This position is part-time seasonal. Contact bja...@chicagolights.org with required materials.  

 

See attached for the full job description or follow this link: http://www.chicagolights.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Farmers-Market-YPM.pdf

 

Job Title:                                  Market Coordinator & Youth Program Educator

Application Due Date: April 13, 2015

Position Description

The Chicago Lights Urban Farm  is hiring a part-time, seasonal Market Coordinator/Youth Program Educator position. The position will focus on marketing produce and working with crews of high school age youth. It will also offer hands-on experience in farm and marketing skills, and Farm-based education practices. The position is integral part of the Farm, as he/she will be working alongside staff, child and youth program participants, and volunteers. The applicant will need to be comfortable working with people of all ages and need to be flexible and able to work in a dynamic, outdoor, and changing environment.

The Chicago Lights Urban Farm is a ¾ acre farm, 11 blocks from Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. The Farm empowers youth and community residents in the near north neighborhood to have inc creased economic opportunities through access to organic produce, nutritional education, work force training, and microenterprise development. It also provides a a safe sanctuary and programs for children and youth to learn about urban agriculture. The Farm grows a variety of annual and perennial crops, offers programming for children and youth ages 5 to 21, runs several microenterprises, including a CSA and Farmstand, holds several community events, and provides space for an allotment garden. It is accessible via the Chicago Brown Line CTA s stop-3 blocks away.

 

 

 

Ben Jaffe
Associate Director, Farm Operations and Workforce Development (Chicago Lights Urban Farm)
CHICAGO LIGHTS

A Nonprofit Organization at Fourth Presbyterian Church
126 E. Chestnut St. |Chicago, IL 60611

444 W Chicago Ave |Chicago, IL 60610 (Farm)
(p. office) 312.252.3597 | (p. farm) 312 274 3830 | (f) 312.787.4584 |www.chicagolights.org

Chicago Lights provides hope and opportunity to Chicago's children, youth, and adults who face the challenges of poverty. Through supportive relationships and diverse programs, Chicago Lights empowers people to thrive academically, secure economic stability, lead healthy lives, and build community. Learn more at www.chicagolights.org and www.facebook.com/chicagolights