Community Garden Coordinator

The Community Garden Coordinator is responsible for facilitating garden groups in starting and maintaining community gardens. The Community Garden Coordinator will be able to draw from the wealth of experience and curricula. The Community Garden Coordinator will be under the supervision of the Community Garden Program Manager, who will provide guidance and support. The primary role of the Community Garden Coordinator will be to support the gardens that are participating in the Community Food Project and community garden programs in Illinois by coordinating community outreach and garden volunteer days, facilitating meetings, and providing on-site educational programming and technical assistance to the garden community.

The position requires strong interpersonal skills, community organizing experience and a passion for gardening education and food justice. The Community Garden Coordinator will also be responsible for implementing some of the projects accepted to the Funding Resource Consultant, and funding sources that provide support to established community gardens throughout the State.

Significant experience with community organizing and community outreach required

• Demonstrated ability to engage with individuals of many demographics and histories i.e. youth, elders, immigrants, economically diverse, people of color
• Excellent planning and organizational skills, including the ability to plan events and organize volunteers
• Ability to manage several task lists at once and adapt to changing conditions (weather, volunteer cancellations)
• A minimum of 3 years' experience in food growing
• Ability to teach gardening concepts to a variety of learners
• Some experience in carpentry and/or landscaping
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather (heat, humidity, rain and cold) and do manual labor