The Children's Farm, Inc. POSITION: This job combines the actual work of maintaining a complete and well-established vegetable garden, with helping children and teachers’ plant, harvest and cook the vegeta... bles, as well as planning educational activities involving the garden and nature trails for children ages 3-10 in the summer classes at the Children’s Farm School. Afternoon classes for kindergarten through 4th grade offer opportunities to contribute to the Nature classes, cooking classes and the History on the Farm classes. This position does involve weeding and watering as well.
SITE: The Children’s Farm, a preschool near Lake Elmo, MN, operates a summer program for children ages 3-10. The school is located on a 60-acre farm. Please feel free to visit our website at www.childrensfarm.org to learn more about us.
PROGRAM: The Children’s Farm summer enrichment program has been in operation for 50 summers offering a well-developed curriculum that takes place in the out of doors. The garden/nature intern will communicate daily information to teachers on educational opportunities and strategies for improving children’s understanding of growing things and the environment.
QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants should enjoy children, animals, farms, and the outdoors. One-year post-secondary experience or more; majoring in Agricultural education, Horticulture, Environmental science, etc.
DATES: June 10th-August 22nd. Hours: 8 am to noon, 4 days a week. Afternoon hours on Fridays for 3 hours and other afternoon hours as curriculum and weather permits.
Total hours -20 hours per week, depending on background and interests
Stillwater Public Library Stillwater Public Library and Bayport Public Library are seeking a Naturalist-in-Residence to lead a programming series in libraries and outdoor spaces for eight weeks during Augu... st–September 2024. The intended audience will be youth and families.
The Naturalist-in-Residence will offer 8-10 educational programs and workshops focusing on the ecosystem of the St. Croix River Valley in the cities of Stillwater and Bayport. The residency will include time spent collaborating on an expansion of the circulating nature backpack collection and associated resources.
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Philanthropy Coordinator
Conservation Legacy The Philanthropy Coordinator is responsible for supporting the organization’s fundraising plan, including government, corporate and foundation funding. The position will work c... losely with the Director of Philanthropy and program staff to identify funding opportunities, write, and submit grant proposals, and assist programs with proposal development and submission. The Philanthropy Coordinator also assists with fundraising campaigns and gift acknowledgements.
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National Wildlife Federation To support our mission, we are seeking a Sacred Grounds Conservation Fellow to join our Conservation Department in Washington D.C. Sacred Grounds is a program of the Garden ... for Wildlife program (www.nwf.org/sacredgrounds). Sacred Grounds works with the faith community to care for creation through gardening with native plants. Planting native plants helps people and wildlife by providing food for birds, butterflies, and native bees which in turn pollinate our own food. Additionally, they slow the flow of polluted stormwater, keeping our waterways clean and safe, especially important in an era of climate change. With Sacred Grounds we work with congregations of a variety of faiths to both help create a native plant garden on their grounds and engage/educate their members to plant native plants at home. We conduct a 12–18-month educational program that we co-facilitate with the congregations’ green teams and our faith-based and watershed partners (e.g. Interfaith Power and Light and Interfaith Partners for Chesapeake). It is a positive, community building and engaging program for congregations that serves to assist them in putting their faith into practice.
Trust for Public Land The Associate Director for Training and Capacity Building role is an exciting and important position at the organization. The position will own and manage a dynamic workstream tha... t supports the organization’s national research and advocacy efforts to leverage the community programs embedded within America’s city parks for their capacity to mitigate the impacts of polarization, social isolation, and division. The role will focus on three core areas to enable parks and green spaces in the U.S. to deliver their full range of social and community impacts:
Design and implement technical assistance programs, capacity-building resources, and project pilots across TPL’s network of park practitioners and advocates Provide program leadership and business development for the Community Strategies program at TPL Produce high-quality educational, evaluative, and strategic communications products that allow leaders across TPL to share our expertise with park practitioners, philanthropic partners, and policymakers.
Casey Family Programa Job Summary: The Social Worker is primarily responsible for the coordination and delivery of services to youth, young adults and families who are in the child welfare system, h... ave been involved with the child welfare system or are at risk of entering the child welfare system. The service interventions designed by the Social Worker result in safety and improved outcomes in permanency and well being which impact reduction of entry into foster care, reduction of length of stay in foster care and increased exits foster care. In collaboration with field office staff, this position assists in assuring that the CFS workforce is focused on achieving organizational goals through their direct practice and consultation roles. The Social Worker provides clinical case management and works closely with public child welfare system staff, supervisors and court personnel to identify and mitigate barriers to timely permanency. The Social Worker is on call 24 hours per day, subject to each field office’s mode of ensuring coverage.
Utilizing a collaborative, innovative, evidence-informed, trauma and healing approach to practice, we engage families and community partners in the urgent, rele... ntless pursuit of legal and relational permanency and well-being for all children and families so that no youth ages out of foster care. Our clinical case management and support activities primarily occur within homes and in the community, with virtual options available, as necessary. The Family Developer, in partnership with Social Workers, is responsible for recruiting, maintaining, supporting, coaching, educating, and retaining a culturally diverse complement of quality caregivers (e.g., licensed, kinship, fictive kin, and court ordered placements) who are available as permanency resources. In compliance with CFS practice standards and state licensing requirements, the Family Developer completes family assessments and home studies. The Family Developer also helps families provide quality family care, and identifies specific needs that will achieve the outcomes of legal and relational permanency and enhanced youth and family well-being. The Family Developer applies these same skills with birth families to prevent entry or re-entry into the child welfare system. This position requires a strong and flexible teaming approach both internally and externally to meet the needs of families served.
Utilizing a collaborative, innovative, evidence-informed, trauma and healing approach to practice, we engage families and community partners in the urgent, rele... ntless pursuit of legal and relational permanency and well-being for all children and families so that no youth ages out of foster care. Our clinical case management and support activities primarily occur within homes and in the community, with virtual options available, as necessary. The Family Engagement Liaison leads and expedites services, supports and tools to promote permanency and enhance overall well-being. Family Group Conferencing is one of the tools utilized by the FEL. Other tools used may include family finding and engagement, facilitating several types of family gatherings/meetings, (i.e., multi-disciplinary meetings, ILTPs, Child and Family Team meetings) and other meetings that meet the needs of the family. Family engagement is a critical component of the FEL role. The goal of all these interventions is to enhance the likelihood of achieving legal and relational permanency for youth/families served by CFS. The FEL has other substantial responsibilities as a liaison between staff, management, and community partners. The FEL facilitates engagement of families and community partners when it is necessary and participates in constituent engagement. The FEL is actively involved in prevention work with families and partners and contributes to the efforts toward building Communities of Hope.
