OPEN POSITIONS WITH BACKYARD GROWERS!!

~ backyardgrowersgloucester

Dream of building gardens, organizing tomato workshops, or teaching students to harvest lettuce?  Think you’d fit right in with the crew below? Backyard Growers is looking for our next MassLIFT-AmeriCorps service members for the 2016-2017 school year!!

We have positions open for a Youth Education Coordinator and a Community Engagement Coordinator. Please check out our website (backyardgrowers.org) and masslift.org for more full details about the positions, partners, and how to apply!

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The Massachusetts Land Initiative for Tomorrow (MassLIFT), an AmeriCorps program managed by Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust, is a collaborative effort of regional conservation organizations (including urban conservation and gardening efforts). Members carry out capacity building projects; educate or train individuals in environmental stewardship; manage community volunteers engaged in land conservation activities; and identify new people to participate in education, recreation, or service opportunities that address land conservation needs.

Members serve as: Land Stewardship Coordinator, Regional Conservation Coordinator, Youth Education Coordinator, or Community Engagement Coordinator.  These full-time AmeriCorps positions get a living stipend, an education award, and other benefits. Our 2016-17 program runs from 8/29/16 – 7/28/17.  Application specifics, position descriptions, and info about organizations hosting MassLIFT members can be found at masslift.org. Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled. Interviews begin mid-May, and we aim to fill all positions by July 29th.

AmeriCorps programs provide equal service opportunities. MassLIFT will recruit and select persons in all positions to ensure a diverse and inclusive climate without regard to any particular status. We encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations for interviews and service upon request. MassLIFT-AmeriCorps is a grant program of the Corporation for National and Community Service: nationalservice.gov.