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MUSE Garden Educator and Manager Job Description
Position Overview
This is a full time position. The Garden Educator and Manager will oversee
all aspects of the MUSE Garden Program. The Garden Educator and Manager will
be responsible for planting and caring for the vegetable and native species
gardens with children; planting and caring for a production garden and
greenhouse; maintaining a kitchen/garden classroom; developing garden,
nutrition, and food literacy curriculum that is MUSE standards based; acting
as an on-site naturalist; helping develop teamwork, responsibility, and
organization with groups of students through garden activities and
maintenance; communicating with MUSE staff on a weekly basis; and being an
integral part of the MUSE community.
RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to:
Teaching, Lesson Development, and Documentation
 Design and conduct daily garden and/or kitchen classes 
Guidestudentsthroughpropagation,planting,cultivation,andmaintenanceof
the garden
 Organize, set up, and break down all garden lessons
 Mentor individual students in and out of class, model respect, curiosity
for learning and encourage students’ interests and talents
 Coordinateinformaleducationopportunitiesincluding:assembliesthathighlight
the project, noontime work days in the garden with snacking/simple cooking,
parent education, garden work days, field trips, and cooking events
 Creategarden,nutrition,gardentoplate,andfoodliteracybasedlessonsand
activities that are integrated into classroom teaching and the MUSE
standards
 Maintainayearlylistofgardenhighlightstocontributetoannualreportingand
history section of website
 Participate in ongoing documentation of children’s projects through
photographs, transcriptions of children’s words, and display panels
 SupporttheReggioEmiliaphilosophyoftheschool Garden
 Managepropagationandgreenhousework,soilfertility,composting,crop rotation,
garden planning, pruning, irrigation, organic pest and disease control, and
animal husbandry
 Ensure and oversee planting, cultivation, and maintenance of children’s
and production gardens
 Managethegardensatalevelofproductionthatensuresasmuchproduceas possible
for the MUSE cafeteria
 CoordinateweeklywithMUSEchefforvegetablecontributionstoschoollunch and
snacks
 Maintain garden maps and harvest sheets 
Overseeseedordering,solicitingseeddonations,andorganizationofseedlibrary
 Manage maintenance of garden facilities and equipment  Coordinate and
manage volunteers as needed
Communication and Outreach
 Upholdandmodelvaluesthatareconsistentwiththemission,vision,beliefsand
values of MUSE School
 Represent MUSE Garden program to the wider community to include public
speaking, attendance and/or participation in related meetings or conferences
 MaintainhealthyrelationshipswithMUSEstaff,aswellastheextended community of
parents, neighbors, and other school garden educators
 StayabreastofMUSEeventsandactivities;beanactivepresenceintheschool
community
 ParticipateinMUSEstaffmeetingsandprogramdevelopmentmeetings
 Maintain awareness of school, individual, and media visits
 LiaisewithMUSEteachersregardingcurriculumandlessonplanning,including
follow up
 OverseeorganizationofMUSEGardenworkdays General Administration
 CommunicateregularlywithMUSEstaff  Attend weekly staff meetings and any
other meetings as appropriate 
ReporttoHeadofSchoolandworkcloselywiththeExecutiveChef
 Facilitateregularkitchenstaffmeetingstoidentifyandprioritizekitchen
maintenance, class preparation, and other relevant tasks as related to the
garden program
 Serveasaliaisonbetweenthegardenandlocalfarmers,surroundingcommunity, and
MUSE Garden Program
 Maintainaworkingknowledgeofthegardenbudgetandbudgetmanagement 
Preparealldocumentationandmaintainrequiredrecords 
WorkcloselywithMUSEstaffintheongoingevolutionofgardenprogramgoals  Assist
Grant Writing team as needed
 Perform other related duties as assigned REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
 Bachelor’s degree
 A minimum of 2 years experience teaching youth (ages 3-11), including a
familiarity with the Reggio Emilia philosophy. Ability to supervise and
engage preK-5th grade students in a kitchen and garden setting. Inspired to
create food and garden based lessons/activities (experience developing
curricula a plus).
 A minimum of 3 years experience with organic gardening/farming, organic
horticulture, permaculture, or equivalent. Ability to care for a diverse
array of plantings including annuals and perennials, food and native plants.
 Workingknowledgeofchickenandgoatcare.
 Highly creative with a flexible approach to teaching.
 Abilitytoorganizeworkandtofunctionindependently.
 Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to work with children and staff
from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
 Excellentwritten&oralcommunicationskills(Bilingualism&grantwritinga plus).
 Self-starter and motivated to help design and implement an innovative
garden program.
 Experiencemanagingabudget. 
Anabilitytoworkoutdoorsinaphysicallydemandingenvironment. 
Highlyorganizedandabletomanagemultipleresponsibilities.  Excellent computer
literacy.  Experience with bee keeping and/or minor carpentry skills a
plus.
Position Information
Salary: $18-25 per hour (Based on experience) Hours: Full time Location:
MUSE School- Malibu Canyon, CA Start Date: early July
TO APPLY: Please email a cover letter detailing your interest in this
position and a current resume to resumes at MuseSchool.org; subject: GEM
position
Application Deadline: June 3, 2011
-- 
Camille Cimino
"The Nature of Things"
(213) 924-5238
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