Join our team and build your environmental professional skills as a TerraCorps Youth Education Coordinator at Friends of Holly Hill Farm!
Friends of Holly Hill Farm (FHHF) will be hosting one TerraCorps service position as a Youth Education Coordinator (YEC)for the 2023-24 service term. As a Member, you would join up to 60 other members serving with nonprofit partner organizations across Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Service members are paired with a site supervisor who provides guidance and mentorship while they learn to manage community programs and projects to build capacity for FHHF.
TerraCorps is an AmeriCorps affiliated non-profit preparing and mobilizing emerging leaders for the environment. 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.
Members will serve in full-time positions (38 hour/week) from August 28, 2023 – July 26, 2024. These 1,700-hour AmeriCorps positions receive a living allowance ($1,066.68 biweekly / $26,667 full service term) and are eligible for health insurance coverage, childcare assistance, a $6,895 education award, federal loan forbearance, and other AmeriCorps benefits. Learn more about TerraCorps service here.
The Youth Education Coordinator will work with teens, kids, and adults through events and outdoor programs that connect people to nature, farming and the land. For more information about the opportunity at Friends of Holly Hill Farm, use this link:
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Required AmeriCorps Qualifications for All Positions:
A US citizen, US national, or Lawful Permanent Resident Alien of the U.S.
At least 18 years old
A minimum of a high school diploma or GED
Pass a criminal history background check, including an FBI check
HOW TO APPLY: To apply for this service opportunity, please visit the TerraCorps website here (https://terracorps.org/apply-to-serve-with-terracorps/).
Please DO NOT send applications directly to FHHF. Position offers and acceptances will be made on a rolling basis. The program aims to fill all positions by the end of July. For questions about FHHF’s service position, feel free to contact info@hollyhillfarm.org