Resiliency Specialist, Agriculture and Community Development - 2025788

Community Garden Maintenance, Garden Volunteer Coordination, and Garden Community and Culture Development

• Assist with the day-to-day operations of WRWW’s 2-acre Paradise Parking Plots Community Garden, including maintenance of garden plots, restoration areas, and green stormwater infrastructure
• Upkeep garden facilities and equipment
• Cook garden events and volunteers
• Support with the design and facilitation of agricultural trainings for refugee-immigrant gardeners
• Aid the Garden Coordinator in setting and fulfilling the goals and objectives of the Community Garden and the development of new programming

Regional Food Systems

• Enhance WRWW’s role in the community as a food systems resource—specifically developing our presence in the local food systems sector
• Build bridges between regional agriculture resources (land organizations, donors, markets, etc.) and the refugee-immigrant community
• Support with World Relief’s American Culinary Federation (ACF)-approved Culinary Careers Programming and nutrition programming in the agricultural off-season, as well as food preservation classes during the agricultural season

Environmental Education

• Work with the Learning and Development Coordinator to design and implement place-based environmental education offerings for youth hosted at the community garden
• Facilitate onsite coordination and instructional time for participants in environmental education programs
• Workshops and classes currently center on stormwater management, food security and access, and plant biology, using Paradise Parking Plots Community Garden as a living classroom
• Creatively tell the story of WRWW’s work at the intersection of ecology and community resiliency through site tours, articles, and newsletters

Supporting Refugee and Immigrant Women

• Support outreach and orientation for women’s sewing classes
• Help ensure programming is meeting the psychosocial needs of women in the community by analyzing pre- and post-class data and providing feedback to volunteer instructors

Other Duties

• Collaborate with the Community Garden Coordinator, Commercial Teaching Kitchen Coordinator, and Learning & Development Coordinator to maximize the use of shared spaces for educational opportunities (garden area, commercial teaching kitchen, sewing classroom, etc.)
• Identify and organize technical experts and volunteer collaborators to support the instruction and implementation of programs
• Support with event planning

Job Requirements

• Mature and personal Christian faith
• Committed to the mission, vision, and values of World Relief
• Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities
• Able to affirm and/or acknowledge World Reliefs Core Beliefs, Statement of Faith, Christian Identity and National Association of Evangelicals' For the Health of The Nation document
• Valid drivers license, access to reliable vehicle and ability to pass MVR standards
• Curiosity, humility, and a love of learning
• Ability to work well with diverse groups of people - previous cross-cultural experience is required
• Previous experience working in gardening/agriculture
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
• Flexibility in schedule with some evening and weekend hours
• Mature and personal Christian faith
• Committed to serving immigrants and refugees in support of the mission, vision and values of World Relief
• Desire to serve and empower the Church to impact vulnerable communities
• Bachelor's Degree or 5 years minimum of equivalent experience