Farm Educator

Schedule: Monday – Friday from 9:30am – 5:30pm or 10am – 6pm (July – August 8:30am-4:30pm)

Location: Primarily Riverton After-School with time on farms/greenhouse/offices.

Job Overview

Harlem Grown cultivates deep community roots by growing fresh food, strong youth, and lasting relationships. We meet children where they live, learn, and grow—offering opportunities that extend beyond our farms to the classroom and into their futures. Through Food and Farm Education, we help youth build healthy habits, leadership skills, and a deeper connection to their community. Our urban farms provide free produce and nutritious meals for families while creating joyful spaces for connection and support. Through 14 urban farms and year-round programming, we provide free produce, nutritious meals, and cooking lessons while creating joyful spaces for connection and support. In addition, our programs increase economic opportunity for families and develop leadership and advocacy skills so participants can drive transformational change in their communities.

At Harlem Grown, we grow healthy children and communities through hands-on education, access to resources, and long-term youth support. Our Food and Farm Education —including summer camp, in-school and after-school programs, mobile education, service learning, and farm tours—provides farm-based lessons to children in our community. We offer free community resources like farmstands, Saturdays on the farm, and events that provide fresh food and create spaces for support and connection. Through academic support, internships, and career readiness programs, we help our young people build confidence and skills to thrive from elementary school through adulthood.

Responsibilities:

• Lead Riverton After-School (School Year) for Riverton Square residents with approximately 13 participants (grades K-8) Write, facilitate, prepare, and differentiate daily food and farming after-school lessons, including weekly cooking lessons, and maintain organized spaces
  • Partner closely with the Riverton Group Leader to support routines, engagement, and positive behavior strategies
  • Create a safe, inclusive, culturally responsive learning environment
  • Maintain child safety and classroom management
  • Build strong relationships with youth and contribute to a supportive community program space
  • Manage interpersonal relationships between students
• Maintain the Riverton Garden, Geodome, and hydroponic tower (year-round), support crop planning, and integrate the green spaces into the curriculum
• Teach and/or co-teach engaging, age-appropriate food and farm education programs for children and their families in our partner schools, on our farms, holiday camps, summer camp, and at community-based organizations
• Lead and prepare Educational Farm Tours (April – October), service-learning experiences, and farm- and community-based programming for groups of 30 participants varying in age, with support from Farm Education Manager
• Administrative and Operational Tasks
• Document program and tour sessions as required (e.g., Salesforce or Harlem Grown systems)
• Participate in team meetings, trainings, and professional development
• Communicate proactively with the youth programming team
• Represent Harlem Grown at occasional community events as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• HS Diploma
• 2+ years' experience working with youth in gardening and/or 2+ years' experience working with youth
• Comfort working outdoors and doing hands-on garden work in varied weather and walking between sites
• Ability to bend, kneel, and lift up to 50 pounds of gardening and programming supplies
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• Flexible spending account (FSA) and dependent care FSA
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Commuter benefits
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Sick leave
• Family leave
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Life insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Professional development support
• Access to Harlem Grown programming and events

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Bilingual +