Educator, Adult & Continuing Education

Role:
Educator

Reports To:

Director of Education

FSLA Status:
Salaried, Exempt, Part-time (24 hours, Tuesday, Wednesday & Saturday)

Location:

Onsite, New Canaan, Connecticut

About Grace Farms

Grace Farms is a cultural and humanitarian center in New Canaan, Connecticut, that brings people together across sectors to explore nature, arts, justice, community, and faith at the SANAA-designed River building and Barns on 80 acres of publicly accessible natural landscape. Since opening in 2015, it has garnered numerous prestigious awards for contributions to architecture, environmental sustainability, and social good and has become a destination for arts, culture, and community.

Grace Farms has welcomed 1 million visitors from around the world to experience innovative programming in music, visual and performing arts, while fostering contemplation and connection through architecture and nature.

Grace Farms' humanitarian work includes leading the Design for Freedom movement to eliminate forced labor in the building materials supply chain and advancing initiatives to foster more grace and peace locally and globally. This commitment extends to Grace Farms Tea and Coffee, a certified B Corp that models ethical and sustainable sourcing while supporting Design for Freedom.

The integration of cultural programming and humanitarian action reflects Grace Farms' collaborative approach to generating new outcomes and meaningful change.

The Role:

The Educator interacts daily with the visitors at Grace Farms Foundation to facilitate visitor education & engagement programming which includes but is not limited to: daily engagement programs for intergenerational audiences, school-based field trip programs, adult & student tours, and early childhood programming. These programs, tours and engagements take place on site throughout each day as the means to interpret, share, and invite the visiting public into the work of Grace Farms Foundation.

Through meaningful interactions, the Educator inspires casual visitors to become allies, advocates, partners and supporters of Grace Farms Foundation and the work that it does advancing good in the world. Educators create welcoming, engaging, and inclusive learning experiences while demonstrating exceptional hospitality and a passion for lifelong learning. This role will continually expand their knowledge of the Foundation's work and contribute

Responsibilities:

• Delivers and facilitates daily programming on site. Creatively and graciously invites visitor/student participation and interaction with questions prompts, physical props and activities that make programming accessible and inviting to all. Utilizes appropriate positive reinforcement, humor and kindness to encourage visitor/student participation and build relationships.
• Present and facilitate engaging, live demonstrations and experiences such as pop-up talks, hands-on activities, brief mini-programs, school-based field trip programs, adult & student tours, and early childhood programming pertaining to the Work and ethos of Grace Farms Foundation on a daily basis to the general public which includes adults, children, intergenerational families, individuals and groups.
• Observe visitors' ability to follow along and their reactions to content and then adjust properly when needed to ensure the most effective delivery of content tailored to each audience of varying age, background, and familiarity levels with each topic.
• Constantly learn and seek new knowledge about Grace Farms, and the Design for Freedom Movement, and Grace Farms Tea & Coffee. Stays up-to-date on all new and upcoming events, exhibitions and programming available to the public, the benefits of Membership and all other aspects about the Foundation, in order to effectively and efficiently communicate it to the visiting public on a regular basis.
• Assist in the development and delivery of programs and experiences themed to support the dissemination of information about new and existing work of the Foundation. Constantly offer insight and suggestions to improve existing programming based on audience response and feedback.
• Responsible for the set up and clean-up of the live daily programming each day, starting and ending each program on time in the proper location, and communicating any necessary changes in schedule to the supervisor on duty in a timely manner. Organize and maintain the live demonstration materials.
• Serve as part of the larger Operations team in various visitor experience capacities to extend hospitality to guests at public and private events at Grace Farms including, but not limited to greeting, registration check-in, way finding, and providing necessary information to guests to ensure a welcoming and meaningful event and experience for all.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of instructional strategies and best practices in education and informal learning environments.
• Experience teaching or facilitating learning for students of all ages in a formal or informal…