Guidestone Colorado - Ranch & Homestead Experiential Educator

Service Description

The Ranch & Homestead Experiential Educator will run education programs at the Hutchinson Homestead & Learning Center and is a good fit for an individual who is passionate about working with youth, supporting local agriculture, ranching, agricultural history, traditional arts and experiential education, and building connections in the community. The position offers space for a member’s creativity, through opportunities to help with agriculture-focused programs and incorporate arts and hands-on traditional skills into the ranching curriculum. The position is focused on pioneer, homestead, and ranching education and includes exposure to fundraising, marketing, and farm and ranch production.

Guidestone operates the Hutchinson Homestead & Learning Center with the vision of bringing the story of the land and history to life through events, programs, and community celebrations to create a dynamic living, historical, and cultural interpretation and agriculture education center that bridges the past to the future of agriculture in our community. The Hutchinson Homestead & Learning Center provides a home base for Guidestone operations, is a primary site for Farmhands Youth Education Programs and will continue to grow to support community events and agritourism opportunities in the Upper Arkansas Region.

AmeriCorps Member Primary Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

●      Support in all aspects of  summer program planning and implementation.

●      Support the development and implementation of Little Spurs and fall after-school programs.

●      Support school field trip programming.

●      Assist with the development of teaching and interpretation materials.

●      Ensure a safe, effective and positive learning environment, and empower students to connect to the land and learn about history, traditional arts and agriculture.

●      Provide tours and visitor center support when open to the public.

●      Assist with the development and implementation of community events, including Pumpkin Patch, Music at the Mill, and other events at the Hutchinson Homestead and Hutchinson Ranch.

●      Support production activities at the Community & School Farm in the fall and as needed on an emergency basis.

●      Support farm events and adult education, such as plant sales, open houses and the High Altitude Gardening Series.