AmeriCorps Service Member Position with TerraCorps & Friends of Holly Hill Farm
TerraCorps cultivates an ecosystem of people and organizations that center community land ownership, access, and stewardship to support a diversity of interests that benefit human health and environmental sustainability. We value the power of local nonprofits to best understand and serve their communities. Our goal is to help them succeed by providing them access to the AmeriCorps national service model to build organizational capacity.
TerraCorps partners with a network of 40+ nonprofits in Massachusetts and Rhode Island focused on community needs related to local land conservation and sustainable agriculture. These partners act as service sites for a new cohort of up to 60 AmeriCorps service members annually. Service members are paired with a site supervisor who provides guidance and mentorship while they learn to manage community programs and projects over an 11-month, 1,700-hour service term.
Friends of Holly Hill Farm is interviewing candidates for a Community Engagement Coordinator (CEC). The CEC will engage with the Education Director to manage volunteers on community service projects, educate or train individuals in environmental stewardship or environmentally conscious practices, and complete three capacity building projects. Potential projects include:
Serve with the education director and community outreach director to create, organize and facilitate year-round adult workshops and presentations on sustainability (environmental, climate, energy, and food insecurity.
Serve with the education director and community outreach director to reorganize the teen and adult volunteer program that supports the Farm to Food Pantry Program.
Serve with the education director, community outreach director, and the executive director to create an event that invites partner organizations to educate the community on different aspects of sustainability. Applications for this position must be submitted via the TerraCorps online application. The position description for the CEC at Friends of Holly Hill Farm can be found at TerraCorps Available Member Positions.